Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2016-09-20

Thunderbird notes 2016-09-20. NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

Jorg K, marcoagpinto, rkent,Paenglab, ba, mkmelin,wsmwk,MakeMyDay

MAIN FOCUS OF MEETING

Action items from last meetings

• clean up module owners and peers for https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/Thunderbird
  • cleaned!! Changes should be live in a day or so

Current status / Announcements

Current Release Critical Issues

• tracking matrix: http://hg.mozilla.org/users/kent_caspia.com/drivertools/raw-file/default/bugtracking/index.html
  • leftovers of nominated 38(?) : http://tinyurl.com/pgwflyg
• Tree issues: https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/thunderbird-tree-status

blocking

• none

important (but not top critical) (most of these will be removed for next meeting)

• FIXED 2016-08-24 bug 1224846 (esr45) - TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | toolkit/components/osfile/tests/xpcshell/test_read_write.js
• not fixed - bug 1182629 - update to 38.1.0 from 38.0.1 re-enables disabled Lightning
• still gets reports (2 dups in last month) - bug 1176399 - Multiple master password when GMail OAuth2 is enabled
• no progress - users told to migrate using old versions - bug 1176748 - fix main thread proxies to the migration code (jorgk and m_kato helped in past)
• no progress - proxy (eg causing foxyproxy problems)
• topcrash list in high state of flux due to socorro recent changes to signature composition - will be sorted out by next meeting
• topcrash bug 1149287 is ** 31% of our crashes** - see below (where?)
• seems not impacting large numbers of users Template:Bug1211291 (esr38, unknown in esr45 -- therefore obsolete? Can this be removed? I think so) - Folders visible, but messages are not. (?related to bug 1211358 lightning chrome.manifest not updated in 38.3.0 ?) -- nobody has a clue what to do with this
• seems not impacting large numbers of users bug 1249894 Problems updating to 38.6 b/c Lighting. Two users attached their extensions folder. --fixed in 45?
  • Isn't this the same as the one above, bug 1211291?

Version 52

• tracking-tb52 flags: unfixed ?/+ - http://mzl.la/?????

Releases

• Past
  • 45.2.0
  • 48.0beta (skipped)
  • 49.0beta
  • 45.3.0

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • 50.0beta
  • 45.4.0 (after 50 beta)
  • next merge date: 2016-11-07

Lightning

Past releases:

• 4.0.8 (bundled)
• 4.7.1.1 (bundled)

Upcoming releases:

• 4.7.2

Round Table

Jorg K

20/09/2016

• Landed:
  • bug 1021843 Transition to cache2
  • bug 669073 Bad quotation marks in reply to plaintext quotes
  • bug 1301885 Bustage fix (some Xpcshell failure)
  • bug 1301706 Bustage fix (check return value of GetSpec())
  • bug 1289149 and bug 1301987 Cleanup in nsMailApp.cpp
  • bug 1302005 Display build architecture (32-bit or 64-bit) to the About dialog
  • bug 1302651 Fix Troubleshooting Information (accessibility info)
  • bug 1302701 Fix Troubleshooting Information (graphics errors display)
  • bug 1287726 Mailing lists in Mailing list (together with French government, Jerome Ploquin)
  • bug 1303602 Bustage fix with FRG and Richard (public destructor on ref-countable class)
  • bug 1303304 Finally fixed autocomplete

• In progress:
  • bug 1263357 M-C: caret confusion in paragraph mode (shift enter)
• Awaiting review:
  • bug 1287268 Recognise own draft or template
  • bug 629738 Caching logic problem for parts

wsmwk

• automatic updates to 45.3.0 are stalled bug 1304045
• went on a triage tear - http://imgur.com/onZ2VTc - with an eye toward what things need attention to v52
• shipped 45.3.0, 49.0b1

Question Time

Other

Friends of the tree

Action Items

Help Wanted

• Accessibility lead
• Person comfortable (not necessarily technical experts) with Core type issues. Example, graphics to guide bug 1195947 Thunderbird hardware acceleration (HWA) issues to be resolved
• Lead to run the donation campaign after TB 45 is released.