14:31 <kenvandine> #startmeeting Desktop Team Weekly Meeting - 2018-01-23
14:31 <meetingology> Meeting started Tue Jan 23 14:31:35 2018 UTC.  The chair is kenvandine. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology.
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14:31 <oSoMoN> bad karma for you Ken
14:31 <didrocks> hey hey
14:31 <jbicha> o/
14:31 <oSoMoN> o/
14:31 <kenvandine> Roll call: andyrock, dgadomski, didrocks, duflu (out), jbicha, jamesh (out), jibel/heber, kenvandine, laney, oSoMoN, seb128, tkamppeter (out), trevinho, robert_ancell (out)
14:31 <seb128> hey :)
14:31 <andyrock> o/
14:31 <Trevinho> o/
14:32 <Trevinho> /o/
14:32 <jibel> o/
14:32 <heber> o/
14:32 <kenvandine> #topic andyrock
14:33 <andyrock> 1. Fixed udisks patch to remove a deadlock that was causing failing tests (the problem was already there but never triggered)
14:33 <andyrock> 2. Working on integrating canonical-livepatch in the installer
14:33 <andyrock> 3. Investigating what needs to be done in order to provide a Ubuntu SSO experience with gnome-online-accounts
14:33 <andyrock> eow
14:33 <kenvandine> thanks
14:34 <kenvandine> #topic dgadomski
14:34 <dgadomski> hey
14:34 <dgadomski> working on bug #1644662 and bug #1743422
14:34 <ubot5> bug 1644662 in unity-control-center (Ubuntu) "Icons missing when appearance setting is "high contrast"" [Undecided,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1644662
14:34 <ubot5> bug 1743422 in unity (Ubuntu) "The launcher reveal doesn't always work when moving the pointer to the defined hot spot" [Undecided,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1743422
14:34 <dgadomski> eof
14:34 <kenvandine> cool
14:34 <kenvandine> #topic didrocks
14:34 <didrocks> * Rebased ubuntu dock on latest master + some bug fixes. Uploaded to bionic.
14:34 <didrocks> * Contributed to travis.debian.net to support ubuntu! Hook that up in the communitheme work (to ensure every PR can at least build the sass code): https://github.com/lamby/travis.debian.net/pull/56 and https://github.com/lamby/travis.debian.net/pull/55.
14:34 <didrocks> * Pinged on the session discussion, didn't hear back yet. Meanwhile, implemented the "can disable session mode extension" instead of forcing them, and ensure -prefs reflect the correct status. This was the minimal agreement. Also, the widgets are disabled in -prefs if the gsettings keys aren't writable. Will need to update Tweaks and chrome extensions for this, but wait on upstream's feedback.
14:34 <didrocks> * Was pinged by Google as our codelab markdown support (https://tutorials.ubuntu.com) is better than their. They want it for Google I/O. I didn't have time to write tests at the time that's why I didn't contribute it back (I have other contributions to upstream codelabs). They will write the tests, so rebased and opened https://github.com/googlecodelabs/tools/pull/33.
14:34 <didrocks> * Got an icon and pinged again upstream for sound above 100%. Now, it's on the GNOME Shell review list!
14:34 <didrocks> * Look and read various changes proposed at GNOME Shell design hackfest.
14:34 <didrocks> * GCI finale reviews and help and cast my vote for winners.
14:34 <didrocks> * GNOME Todos MIR.
14:34 <didrocks> ?
14:34 <didrocks> . ;)
14:35 <kenvandine> thx didrocks
14:35 <kenvandine> #topic duflu (out)
14:35 <kenvandine> * PulseAudio update 1:11.1-1ubuntu4
14:35 <kenvandine> - Stuck in proposed due to never-ending testing? http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-archive/proposed-migration/bionic/update_excuses.html#pulseaudio
14:35 <kenvandine> * Bluetooth:
14:35 <kenvandine> - Not really bluez, but FYI a major fix for Bluetooth on artful with Intel 8260/8265 (ie. impacting many systems) was released this week: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1729389
14:35 <ubot5> Ubuntu bug 1729389 in linux (Ubuntu) "[Intel 8260/8265] Bluetooth peripherals work for a few seconds, then don't react" [High,Confirmed]
14:35 <kenvandine> * Unresponsive touchpads (https://launchpad.net/bugs/1696929)
14:35 <ubot5> Ubuntu bug 1696929 in libinput (Ubuntu Bionic) "Touchpads are unresponsive and laggy for small finger movements" [High,In progress]
14:35 <kenvandine> - Put together a new patch for bionic, and tested on some laptops.
14:35 <kenvandine> - Now in proposed!, again: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libinput
14:35 <kenvandine> * Gnome Shell performance work:
14:35 <kenvandine> - Great progress this week in reducing gnome-shell's CPU usage. Proposed two upstream fixes: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1743976
14:35 <ubot5> Ubuntu bug 1743976 in gnome-shell-extension-ubuntu-dock (Ubuntu) "gnome-shell is wasting CPU repainting unchanging panels" [Medium,In progress]
14:35 <kenvandine> - Stuttering: Annoyingly I've found app stuttering is completely consistent, but also machine-specific and app-specific. Each machine stutters reliably on its own period, different to other machines. So I'm still trying to narrow down all the variables. Also still considering the possibility that high CPU (or realtime blockage) is related.
14:35 <kenvandine> * Gnome Shell minor visual fixes:
14:35 <kenvandine> - Upstream fix pending (also helps reduce CPU usage): https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-shell/+bug/1744001
14:35 <ubot5> Ubuntu bug 1744001 in gnome-shell (Ubuntu) "Expanded panel menus don't fade out cleanly on close" [Low,In progress]
14:35 <kenvandine> * Daily bug management across gnome-shell, mutter, gdm3, ubuntu-themes, bluez, pulseaudio, dkms, mir, wayland, totem, mpv, libinput.
14:35 <kenvandine> * HELP: Fixes still awaiting sponsorship:
14:35 <kenvandine> - https://code.launchpad.net/~vanvugt/gtk/fix-1698270/+merge/331846
14:36 <kenvandine> - https://code.launchpad.net/~vanvugt/totem/fix-1502476/+merge/333195
14:36 <kenvandine> whoops... that was racy :)
14:36 <kenvandine> #topic jbicha
14:36 <jbicha> • Migrated Debian GNOME git repos from Alioth to https://salsa.debian.org/gnome-team/
14:36 <jbicha> • Also helped Debian Fonts team with migration to Salsa
14:36 <jbicha> • Renamed d-conf source package to dconf to match upstream name and hopefully eventually reduce confusion. Same for gnome-orca → orca (in bionic NEW)
14:36 <jbicha> • Uploaded gnome-terminal 3.26 after Egmont Koblinger fixed our pcre2-revert patch for vte2.91 0.50.
14:36 <jbicha> • Packaged woff2 and filed MIR LP: #1742743 (needed for webkit2gtk soon)
14:36 <ubot5> Launchpad bug 1742743 in woff2 (Ubuntu) "[MIR] woff2" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1742743
14:36 <jbicha> • Debian GNOME team has adopted bijiben, geary, and gnote
14:36 <jbicha> • Sponsored the ibus-libpinyin and friends packages that GunnarHj requested last week
14:36 <jbicha> • Looking into libnm-glib issue with NetworkManager VPN plugins LP: #1744619
14:36 <ubot5> Launchpad bug 1744619 in network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu) "libnm-glib removal transition" [Undecided,New] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1744619
14:36 <jbicha> eof
14:36 <kenvandine> thx
14:36 <kenvandine> #topic jamesh (out)
14:36 <kenvandine> - At linux.conf.au this week, and snapcraft summit next week
14:37 <kenvandine> #topic jibel/heber
14:37 <jibel> -Investigated bug 1648534 and concluded that part of the problem is caused by out of date packages. The theory is that part of the problem is due to update notifications not triggered when there are updates availabled. Verified the fix proposed by seb128. Waiting for publication to the security pocket
14:37 <jibel> - Bootspeed: Looking into gnome-shell startup time.
14:37 <jibel> - Users of EOL releases with third party source configured cannot updated to a newer release. Triaged upgrade bug 1744722 and working on a fix. It’s preventing users of EOL release with third party sources configured to upgrade to a newer release.
14:37 <ubot5> bug 1648534 in gnome-software (Ubuntu Xenial) "gnome-software crashed with SIGTRAP in g_wakeup_new from g_main_context_new from g_dbus_connection_send_message_with_reply_sync from g_dbus_connection_call_sync_internal from g_dbus_connection_call_sync" [Critical,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1648534
14:37 <jibel> - When ubiquity crashes during installation, the apport hook fails to attach syslog. Fixed it (bug 1582950)
14:37 <jibel> Fixing/making more stable gnome-software tests submitted by GCI  (we have a total of 19 new tests from participants)
14:37 <ubot5> bug 1744722 in ubuntu-release-upgrader (Ubuntu) "Unknown bad source brings up during 'zesty' to 'artful' upgrade and It break the process" [High,Triaged] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1744722
14:37 <jibel> Test new version of bluez snap 5.48
14:37 <ubot5> bug 1582950 in apport (Ubuntu) "broken apport hook: TypeError: a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'" [Medium,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1582950
14:37 <jibel> - Daily bug triage
14:37 <jibel> ..
14:38 <seb128> jibel, did you write down your gnome-shell/startup finding somewhere?
14:38 <seb128> is that g-s session or just the shell binary?
14:38 <jibel> seb128, not yet, I just started last week
14:38 <jibel> seb128, just the shell binary
14:39 <jibel> it's the main consumer from boot charts
14:39 <seb128> k
14:39 <kenvandine> thx
14:39 <kenvandine> #topic kenvandine
14:39 <kenvandine> -  Updated the gnome-software SRU fixing bug 1690280
14:39 <kenvandine> - Worked on getting builds of the reverse depends needed for a gnome-software classic snap
14:39 <kenvandine> - Backported gtkmm and depends to the gnome-3-26 PPA to ease getting the new gtk3 inkscape snap built and in the store
14:39 <ubot5> bug 1690280 in GNOME Software "Classic confined snaps don't install" [Medium,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1690280
14:39 <kenvandine> #topic laney
14:40 <Laney> o Finished build system / integration work for systemd user session stuff, pushed branches upstream, waiting for some (any!) comments
14:40 <Laney> o Started investigating gnome clocks alarm systemd stuff which should work when the above is integrated, some outstanding questions around timezones but can get going on this
14:40 <Laney> o Bit of autopkgtest maintenance, turned s390x back on, waiting for rest of the clouds to be fixed before we can turn the other arches on again. proposed is going to be a bit of a mess, should probably help cleaning that out
14:40 <Laney> o Some random discussions on using git in the team
14:40 <Laney> ?
14:41 <kenvandine> thx
14:41 <kenvandine> #topic oSoMoN
14:41 <oSoMoN> hey
14:41 <oSoMoN> • firefox
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ tested latest snap build, looks good except for localization (regression, already fixed in master)
14:41 <oSoMoN> • chromium
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ updated stable to 63.0.3239.132 in bionic, still waiting on autopkgtests for arm* to run before it migrates from -proposed
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ updated snap in candidate channel and issued call for testing: https://forum.snapcraft.io/t/call-for-testing-chromium-63-0-3239-132/3627
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ updated beta to 64.0.3282.99 and snap in beta channel
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ updated dev to 65.0.3322.3 and snap in edge channel
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ finished patch to allow searching for the widevine CDM libs in $HOME/.local/lib, to make this mechanism snap-friendly (currently beta and dev branches)
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ fixed bug #1742653
14:41 <ubot5> bug 1742653 in chromium-browser (Ubuntu) "chromium-browser 63+ packages 50+ MB of binaries only needed at build time" [High,In progress] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1742653
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ tested again accessibility with local build of 65.0.3315.3, still not working (no ATK events at all seen on chromium application), reported to upstream
14:41 <oSoMoN> • libreoffice
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ tested snap build of 6.0.0, need to investigate further some unit test failures
14:41 <oSoMoN> ∘ looking into 5.4.4 bionic autopkgtest failures, it appears my apparmor profile fixes are to blame
14:41 <oSoMoN> That's all folks 🐰
14:41 <kenvandine> :)
14:42 <kenvandine> #topic seb128
14:42 <seb128> • travelled to CapeTown with the flu, that was no fun
14:42 <seb128> • mid-cycle sprint/review of the plans, no surprises but some new work added to our list (mostly reasonable installer changes, see trello)
14:42 <seb128> • looked at why we are still getting report from an old gnome-software/xenial version, SRUed a potential update-notifier fix that should resolves cases where users don't get update-manager auto-opened
14:42 <seb128> • travelled back without the flu this time, that was better ;)
14:42 <seb128> • reported some of the .config dir permissions issues upstream, they are not convinced it makes a difference if .config is readable or not if other user dirs are
14:42 <seb128> • post-travelling emails/catchup
14:42 <seb128> • irc discussions (git workflow,
14:42 <seb128> nmglib, etc)
14:42 <seb128> </week>
14:42 <kenvandine> the flu... yuck!  glad you're feeling better now!
14:42 <seb128> thx!
14:42 <kenvandine> #topic tkamppeter (out)
14:42 <kenvandine> - systemd: Tests for finding out why auto setup of USB printers stopped working in Artful. Problem was that device does not get unregistered from systemd when unplugging. Updated to Bionic and problem went away.
14:42 <kenvandine> - system-config-printer: Updated UDEV rules and systemd unit file to upstream-supplied ones as these work around the quoting/unquoting problem of systemd (bug 1721839).
14:42 <kenvandine> - system-config-printer: Updated ippusbxd support patch to only start ippusbxd when printer is not HP (HPs get set up with HPLIP to make scanning work) and to not create a queue when ippusbxd is used as cups-browsed or CUPS creates a queue then.
14:42 <kenvandine> - ippusbxd: Released upstream version 1.32: Minor changes, mostly bug fixes and documentation.
14:42 <ubot5> bug 1721839 in systemd (Ubuntu) "[REGRESSION] Services asked for by UDEV do not get triggered" [Low,Confirmed] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1721839
14:42 <kenvandine> - CUPS/cups-filters: Tests and fixes on color space and color depth support in auto-generated PPD files for driverless printers. Reported bugs to CUPS upstream, they are fixed now.
14:43 <kenvandine> - Bugs.
14:43 <kenvandine> #topic trevinho
14:43 <Trevinho> · Fixed a glib-appstream crash:
14:43 <Trevinho> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/appstream/+bug/1744941
14:43 <Trevinho> · Rework for various JS fixes patch:
14:43 <Trevinho> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=791233
14:43 <Trevinho> · Fixed various workspace and and thumbnails positioning issues:
14:43 <Trevinho> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=792687
14:43 <Trevinho> · Fixed bug causing a window to be wrongly positioned in activities
14:43 <Trevinho> https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=792681
14:43 <Trevinho> · Fingerprint: prepared some pam settings, doing some testing
14:43 <ubot5> Ubuntu bug 1744941 in appstream (Ubuntu) "gnome-software crashes in as_app_parse_desktop_file" [High,In progress]
14:43 <Trevinho> · Fixed a GtkCssProvider issue ignoring theme changes when using named
14:43 <Trevinho> themes (for mutter frame theming)
14:43 <ubot5> Gnome bug 791233 in general "Various Javascript errors in accessing deleted object properties" [Normal,New]
14:43 <Trevinho> · Reload mutter frames on theme changes
14:43 <ubot5> Gnome bug 792687 in general "workspaceThumbnail: only update _porthole if the overview is visible" [Normal,Assigned]
14:43 <ubot5> Gnome bug 792681 in general "Window is wrongly positioned in activities when just opened and replaced" [Normal,Assigned]
14:43 <Trevinho> 🏓
14:43 <kenvandine> thx
14:44 <kenvandine> #topic robert_ancell (out)
14:44 <kenvandine> - Guest session work
14:44 <kenvandine> - GNOME Software work
14:44 <kenvandine> - LightDM 1.18.4, 1.24.1, 1.25.1 releases
14:44 <kenvandine> - Simple Scan 3.26.3 release
14:44 <kenvandine> #topic aob
14:44 <jbicha> seb128: do you plan to enable bionic langpacks soon?
14:45 <seb128> jibel, I was waiting on the launchpad team to do an export, I emailed them a few weeks ago
14:45 <seb128> seems like they didn't reply to my email but did an export on thursday now
14:46 <seb128> so I'm add that to my list for this week
14:46 <jbicha> thanks
14:46 <seb128> yw, thanks for pointing that out
14:46 <kenvandine> anything else?
14:46 <sil2100> Sorry to interrupt
14:46 <kenvandine> hey sil2100!
14:47 <kenvandine> #endmeeting