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FS#16815 - [mythtv] MythTV 0.22 should use the -fixes branch and be rebuild periodically

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Kenni Lund (Kenni) - Saturday, 24 October 2009, 01:24 GMT
Last edited by Giovanni Scafora (giovanni) - Saturday, 06 February 2010, 11:56 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Jürgen Hötzel (juergen)
Giovanni Scafora (giovanni)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 6
Private No

Details

Description:
Since MythTV has such a slow release cycle (MythTV 0.21 was released in May 2008 and 0.22RC just got out in October 2009), the upcoming mythtv 0.22 package should really be rebuild from the stable (-fixes) branch "once in a while" to eliminate the most common bugs found upstream. Rebuilding perhaps 4 times a year would be perfect, as it would eliminate A LOT of annoying bugs, which were fixed ages ago in the -fixes branch.

The Ubuntu-based distribution "MythBuntu" also rebuild the mythtv package from mythtv-fixes.

I just checked the MythTV bugtracker, 402 bugs has been closed in 0.21-fixes since the initial release of 0.21 (which is the current version in Arch Linux), of which 72 bugs are rated "major priority" or higher. This is really a lot..and I see several of these bugs on a daily basis in Arch Linux.

I hope this is possible, as it will make MythTV on Arch Linux a better userexperience in the future :)
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Closed by  Giovanni Scafora (giovanni)
Saturday, 06 February 2010, 11:56 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Jürgen Hötzel (juergen) - Saturday, 07 November 2009, 13:04 GMT
in avoidance of of duplicated efforts:

I cannot participate on Bug Squashing Day. But will do a 0.22 release tomorrow and hope to get rid of most bugs.

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