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Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 17:22:37 +0000 From: Matthew Revell <matthew.revell@...1798...> To: warthogs <warthogs@...1799...> Subject: Launchpad 1.2.2: faster PPA builds, enhanced bug subscriptions and more karma! X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.6 required=5.0 tests=AWL,EMPTY_MESSAGE autolearn=no version=3.2.4

It's time for another Launchpad release and this is one with something for just about everyone!

* Karma fiends take note: registering branches and linking branches to bugs or blueprints now earns you karma! Want to know more about karma? Take a look at https://help.launchpad.net/KarmaCalculation

* Faster PPA builds: we've cut the time it takes to build packages in PPAs. The moment you upload your source, Launchpad starts building.

* More bug notifications: now you can subscribe to get bug mail about any milestone, project, package or distribution.

* Savannah bug watches: keep an eye on bugs tracked at savannah.gnu.org and savannah.nognu.org

* Improved branch registration page: it's now easier to register a branch in Launchpad.

There's also exciting news for Launchpad beta testers! You can now apply to use Launchpad to run a mailing list for a team you're involved with. Find out more at https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp

Not a beta tester yet? You're missing out on first looks at new features and the chance to shape the future of Launchpad. Learn more at https://help.launchpad.net/BetaTesting

Read on for more of what's new in Launchpad 1.2.2.

Package management and PPAs (Soyuz) ===================================

* PPA build times have been cut by up to an hour. Now, the build process starts as soon as you upload a package.

* Packages in PPAs now have a changelog and details of the resultant binary packages. Visit https://launchpad.net/~mythbuntu/+archive and expand one of the packages listed to see an example. (Bug 181323)

* Ubuntu's unapproved package queue is now visible to all Launchpad users. Visit https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/hardy/+queue?queue_state=1 (Bug 181297)

* Rejecting language packs from the upload queue previously caused a UI OOPS or queue-tool crash. This is now fixed. (Bug 187285)

* If a package fails to build because it depends on a binary that is not available, DEPWAIT will now retry the build only if it can fulfil all dependencies from a compatible component. This will result in cleaner build logs and more build slots for other packages. (Bug 177827)

* Packages synced from Debian are now automatically overridden to the correct Ubuntu component. Packages from Debian main enter Ubuntu universe, while packages from Debian's contrib and non-free enter Ubuntu's multiverse. (Bug 120052)

Launchpad Code ==============

* We've overhauled the "Register branch" page to make it easier and quicker to register a new branch. Improvements include: a drop-down list to choose the branch owner, which is populated by yourself and the teams of which you're a member and a preview of the branch URL, if you're registering a hosted branch, which is updated as you change the branch details (such as the owner). If you're registering a hosted branch, you'll also notice that the branch URL field is disabled. Mail feedback@...1881... with your comments on these changes! (Bugs 184707 and 184708)

* You can propose a merger between two branches that are tracked by Launchpad. For example: if someone wants to add a new feature to your code, they can create a new branch, hack on it, upload it back to Launchpad and then propose it for merger with your original branch. As the owner of that original branch, you can now review and either accept or reject the proposed merger directly in the Launchpad UI. Find out more at https://help.launchpad.net/BranchMergeProposals (Blueprint branch-merge-signoff)

* More karma! Registering branches and linking branches to bugs or blueprints now adds to your karma. These activities also now show up on your Launchpad profile page as participation in the relevant project.

* When browsing a branch's recent revisions, the name of a revision's author is now linked to that person's Launchpad profile page, where available. Launchpad makes the link by matching the email portion of the revision author information with email addresses registered against Launchpad people profiles. (Bug 144062)

* When searching for a branch - for example, to create a bug-branch link - you can now search for the full unique name of the branch, such as ~bzr/bzr/trunk. (Bug 173121)

Bug Tracker ===========

* Staying informed of the latest bugs associated with something that interests you is now supremely easy. Simply click "Subscribe to bugmail" in the Actions menu on the overview page of a milestone, project, distribution package or a distribution itself. Subscriptions for project-groups (e.g. https://launchpad.net/mozilla) will come later this year. (Bugs 186607, 186611, 186612, 186616 and 186619)

* You can now use Launchpad to watch bugs that are tracked on savannah.gnu.org and savannah.nognu.org. (Bug 45386)

* Using the bug tracker's email interface? Now you can attach files to a bug report without having to use the web interface. Simply attach the file to an email and send it to the bug tracker. Certain types of file, such as email signatures, are ignored. (Bug 30225)

* Bug notification emails have two new headers: X-Launchpad-Bug-Private and X-Launchpad-Bug-Security-Vulnerability. Their value can be either "yes" or "no". Also, notifications about new security-related bugs have a prominent notice at the top of the message: "*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***" (Bug 45583)

* Want help using the bug tracker's email interface? Send a blank mail from one of your Launchpad-registered email addresses to help@...1882... and you'll get a reply with instructions. (Bug 158700)

* Launchpad logs unexpected errors as "OOPS reports". Now, if such an error occurs while you're using the bug email interface, Launchpad will email you with the OOPS report number to let you know that there was a problem. If the error is blocking your work, you can file a support request at https://answers.launchpad.net/launchpad/+addquestion (Bug 126949)

Translations ============

* It's now easier to browse someone's translations, which is useful if you're evaluating their work. Currently you can visit their translations overview page and see a list of all the applications and distribution packages they've helped translate. Clicking on an application and package name now reveals the full list of strings they've contributed. Previously this would display the list of other translators for that application. Take a look at https://translations.launchpad.net/people/+me to try it out if you're an active translator. (Blueprint easy-translator-evaluation-view)

* Launchpad supports up to four plural forms in each language. We are working to extend that to six but, in the meantime, Launchpad will email you an error message to explain the problem if it occurs. (Bugs 181707 and 189880)

* You will now get more helpful error messages if a translation file import fails. (Bug 35430)

* You can now use PO files that have escaped newlines. (Bug 185841)

* In languages with multiple plural forms, omitting one or more forms from a translation previously caused an error. We've now fixed this. (Bug 186548)

* We fixed a bug where a translation's last contributor (the "Last-Translator" field) was not updated when the translation changed. (Bug 190145)

* Searching for the name of a language at https://translations.launchpad.net/+languages is now case insensitive. You can also search using parts of a language name. For example: searching for "pani" will return "Spanish". (Bug 127901)

* Searching translations will now also search for parts of words. For example: search for "download" and you'll also receive results for "downloading", "downloadable", etc.