[Bug 227547] Re: ubuntu wordpress should suppress the "please update" warning

Rolf Leggewie launchpad.net at rolf.leggewie.biz
Mon Nov 24 15:39:27 UTC 2008


** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: wordpress
  
  I let ubuntu manage my wordpress install and I want to continue doing
  that.  Thus, I don't think the built-in function from wordpress to
  inform about a new upstream release makes any sense and can easily be
  counterproductive.  Somebody who is not so well-versed with the whole
  FOSS-process of upstream->debian->ubuntu might well be irritated that
  the software keeps telling about the available upgrade when "sudo
  aptitude" disagrees.
  
  executive summary (as per SRU wiki page, subheading "Procedure"):
  2.1 impact:
  blog admin users are instructed to update which runs counter to the idea of a distribution to manage packages
  
- 2.2 upstream dev branch:
- this is not applicable upstream, the aim is to disable a feature which has a purpose but not in the context of a managed distribution
+ 2.2 dev branch:
+ fixed since version 2.5.1-5ubuntu1 in Intrepid, but there is a more elegant solution put forth here and suggested for the next Jaunty merge in bug 301340.  The fix currently in Intrepid and Jaunty is only partial.
  
  2.3 minimal patch
  see attached debdiffs.  I worked together with james_w to iron out a few minor kinks still present in even the latest versions.  To keep the bug-spam low, I did not attach them here.
  
  2.4 TEST CASE:
  install and configure wordpress in hardy (I think the same thing should already be observable in Intrepid, too).  log in as a blog admin.  You are presented with a message that your installation of wordpress is out of date and you should update.
  
  2.5 regression potential
  
  low.  The patch disables certain portions of a page only visible to wiki
  admins.  I guess the worst case would be that something becomes
  unbalanced and the page would not validate as HTML (I assume this indeed
  happened with the patch as it is now applied in Intrepid) for those
  users on administrative pages.  Browsers are usually quite tolerant of
  incorrect HTML.  pages served to regular visitors are completely
  unchanged.

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: wordpress
  
  I let ubuntu manage my wordpress install and I want to continue doing
  that.  Thus, I don't think the built-in function from wordpress to
  inform about a new upstream release makes any sense and can easily be
  counterproductive.  Somebody who is not so well-versed with the whole
  FOSS-process of upstream->debian->ubuntu might well be irritated that
  the software keeps telling about the available upgrade when "sudo
  aptitude" disagrees.
  
- executive summary (as per SRU wiki page, subheading "Procedure"):
+ 
+ *** executive summary *** (as per SRU wiki page, subheading
+ "Procedure"):
+ 
  2.1 impact:
  blog admin users are instructed to update which runs counter to the idea of a distribution to manage packages
  
  2.2 dev branch:
  fixed since version 2.5.1-5ubuntu1 in Intrepid, but there is a more elegant solution put forth here and suggested for the next Jaunty merge in bug 301340.  The fix currently in Intrepid and Jaunty is only partial.
  
  2.3 minimal patch
  see attached debdiffs.  I worked together with james_w to iron out a few minor kinks still present in even the latest versions.  To keep the bug-spam low, I did not attach them here.
  
  2.4 TEST CASE:
  install and configure wordpress in hardy (I think the same thing should already be observable in Intrepid, too).  log in as a blog admin.  You are presented with a message that your installation of wordpress is out of date and you should update.
  
  2.5 regression potential
  
- low.  The patch disables certain portions of a page only visible to wiki
+ low.  The patch disables certain portions of a page only visible to blog
  admins.  I guess the worst case would be that something becomes
  unbalanced and the page would not validate as HTML (I assume this indeed
  happened with the patch as it is now applied in Intrepid) for those
  users on administrative pages.  Browsers are usually quite tolerant of
  incorrect HTML.  pages served to regular visitors are completely
  unchanged.

-- 
ubuntu wordpress should suppress the "please update" warning
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227547
You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu
Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

-- 
ubuntu-bugs mailing list
ubuntu-bugs at lists.ubuntu.com
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs




More information about the universe-bugs mailing list