[Bug 1872667] Re: Upgrade gummi package to version 0.8.1

Mon Jun 1 12:50:52 UTC 2020

Sponsored 0.8.1-1ubuntu0.20.04.1 to the focal-proposed Unapproved queue.
Now we need someone from the SRU team to review and accept the package.

Setting the devel series to Fix Released as 0.8.1 has been auto-synced
into groovy.

** Description changed:

  [Impact]

  The package in focal is based on an unofficial, not to be used in
  production version of the package. Because of that it suffers from a
  critical bug and multiple other issues. Backporting a single fix is not
  feasible, as the synced version is in overall not in production-ready
  state. The best option to proceed is to backport the whole version
  before people actually lose their data by using the deprecated software.

+ The bug in mention is a racing/thread safety problem, as reported here:
+ https://github.com/alexandervdm/gummi/issues/126
+ 
  [Test Case]

- TODO
+ The original critical bug is hard to reproduce. Users can randomly
+ encounter the segfault after some time of regular usage.
+ 
+ As part of validation, since this is a new upstream release, regular usage of the -proposed package is required for longer periods of time (let's say, up to 45 minutes). This means checking for the basic functionality:
+  * Opening and saving LaTeX documents
+  * Inserting graphics
+  * Live preview check
+ 
+ The upstream maintainer will help performing the required validation.

  [Regression Potential]

- TODO
+ As this is a new upstream release, there is always chance of regression.
+ That being said, the current version has been deemed more risky and
+ dangerous than 0.8.1 as it is not an 'officially tagged' release. As
+ such, it was not meant to be used in production, so the situation can't
+ actually get much worse.

  [Original Description]

  Dear Maintainer,

  I am the upstream developer for gummi. After a long hiatus I have in
  recent months resumed development. Unfortunately the gummi package that
  was imported from Debian sid for this Ubuntu release is a development
  build that suffers from a critical bug.

  I hereby request to:

  1. Update the package to stable release 0.8.1 (see [2])
  2. Remove the package from ubuntu universe/tex

  Thanks in advance and with kind regards,

  alexandervdm

  [1] https://github.com/alexandervdm/gummi/issues/33
  [2] https://github.com/alexandervdm/gummi/releases/tag/0.8.1

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: gummi 0.7.999-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-18.22-generic 5.4.24
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Tue Apr 14 10:54:35 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-24 (49 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200211)
  SourcePackage: gummi
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

** Changed in: gummi (Ubuntu Focal)
   Importance: Low => High

** Changed in: gummi (Ubuntu Focal)
       Status: New => Confirmed

** Changed in: gummi (Ubuntu)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  Upgrade gummi package to version 0.8.1

Status in gummi package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in gummi source package in Focal:
  Confirmed
Status in gummi package in Debian:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]

  The package in focal is based on an unofficial, not to be used in
  production version of the package. Because of that it suffers from a
  critical bug and multiple other issues. Backporting a single fix is
  not feasible, as the synced version is in overall not in production-
  ready state. The best option to proceed is to backport the whole
  version before people actually lose their data by using the deprecated
  software.

  The bug in mention is a racing/thread safety problem, as reported here:
  https://github.com/alexandervdm/gummi/issues/126

  [Test Case]

  The original critical bug is hard to reproduce. Users can randomly
  encounter the segfault after some time of regular usage.

  As part of validation, since this is a new upstream release, regular usage of the -proposed package is required for longer periods of time (let's say, up to 45 minutes). This means checking for the basic functionality:
   * Opening and saving LaTeX documents
   * Inserting graphics
   * Live preview check

  The upstream maintainer will help performing the required validation.

  [Regression Potential]

  As this is a new upstream release, there is always chance of
  regression. That being said, the current version has been deemed more
  risky and dangerous than 0.8.1 as it is not an 'officially tagged'
  release. As such, it was not meant to be used in production, so the
  situation can't actually get much worse.

  [Original Description]

  Dear Maintainer,

  I am the upstream developer for gummi. After a long hiatus I have in
  recent months resumed development. Unfortunately the gummi package
  that was imported from Debian sid for this Ubuntu release is a
  development build that suffers from a critical bug.

  I hereby request to:

  1. Update the package to stable release 0.8.1 (see [2])
  2. Remove the package from ubuntu universe/tex

  Thanks in advance and with kind regards,

  alexandervdm

  [1] https://github.com/alexandervdm/gummi/issues/33
  [2] https://github.com/alexandervdm/gummi/releases/tag/0.8.1

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
  Package: gummi 0.7.999-1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-18.22-generic 5.4.24
  Uname: Linux 5.4.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu26
  Architecture: amd64
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: MATE
  Date: Tue Apr 14 10:54:35 2020
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-24 (49 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Alpha amd64 (20200211)
  SourcePackage: gummi
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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