Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2017-09-05

Thunderbird notes 2017-09-05 NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

Jorg K, Paenglab, mkmelin, sancus,

MAIN FOCUS OF MEETING

Action items from last meetings

Current status / Announcements

Current Release Critical Issues

• tracking matrix: (broken) 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 (somewhat abandoned)
  • dashboard: https://mozilla.kewis.ch/treestatus/#/tb-treestatus
  • c-c looking good except for linux infra problems - Perma-red/orange: https://mzl.la/2lrQTHC

Blocking

• Complete test failure on C-C on Linux, bug 1393344
• No Daily updates, bug 1386230
• No Daily L10n builds and therefore no updates, bug 1396563
• Failed TB 56 beta 4 build on Windows, maybe related to bug 1387239 or bug 1387227

Version 52

• tracking-tbesr52+tb52 flags: unfixed ?/+ - https://mzl.la/2pULYoU (tracking-tb52: https://mzl.la/2dVQYjg)
• most needed for ESR52:
  • Unfixed regressions: https://mzl.la/2pQmPYI among them

Releases

• Past
  • 52.1.0 ESR (2017-04-30) (rush job for gmail problem)
  • 52.1.1 ESR (2017-05-15 - plan to enable automatic updates from 45.x)
  • 54.0b1 (2017-05-19)
  • 54.0b2 (2017-05-25)
  • 54.0b3 (2017-06-02)
  • TB 52.2 (2017-06-14)
  • TB 52.2.1 (2017-06-23) - Fixing Gmail issue
  • TB 55 beta 2 (2017-07-15)
  • TB 56 beta 1 (2017-08-07)
  • TB 56 beta 2 (2017-08-10)
  • 52.3.0 (2017-08-16)
  • TB 56 beta 3 (2017-08-21)

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • Branching: next branch: 2017-09-20
  • TB 56 beta 4 (build problems)

Lightning

Past releases:

• 4.7.8 (bundled)
• 5.4 (TB 52 ESR)

Upcoming releases:

News:

• arshad will be saying a few words on the calendar gsoc project he is wrapping up. See a demo here.

Round Table

Jorg K

• Landed:
  • 23/8-29/8
  • bug 1393088 bustage-fix (nsIDOMHTMLBodyElement)
  • bug 1392937 bustage-fix: helped identify SQLite problem
  • bug 1393228 Clean-up nsMsgNewURL()
  • bug 1392052 Improve text to HTML conversion for "Edit as new" and friends
  • bug 1393704 bustage-fix (test_gdata_provider.js, disabled test)
  • bug 1394081 bustage-fix (xhr.send)
  • bug 1393692 future bustage-fix: nsIAtomservice removal, debugging, patches by Nicholas Nethercote
  • bug 1392371 new pref mail.override_list_reply_to
  • bug 1334834 future bustage-fix: remove nsIAtom use in nsIFolder*.idl
  • bug 1394203 Port: Package hyphenation
  • bug 1394215 future bustage-fix: remove remaining nsIAtom use in mailnews.
  • bug 394216} Multiple identities IMAP confusion (finished contributor's patch with Aceman)
  • bug 1394772 Small regression from nsIAtom removal
  • bug 1386587 Trivial comment change (request from localiser)

30/8-5/9

• • bug 1395252 FilePicker Show regression
  • bug 1395481 bustage-fix (strict bustage) with Aceman
  • bug 1396218 Mozmill bustage (fixed by M-C backout)
  • bug 1395620 fix chunking in IMAP download

• Prepared patches now awaiting review:
  • bug 1380799 Date/time formatting in chat logging to use mozIntl (since 2017-07-17)
  • bug 1320191 Hotmail Deleted folder (since 2017-08-09)
  • bug 1389173 LDAP URLs

• Ongoing:
  • bug 388584 Calendar: Message hidden after invitation accepted
  • bug 144230 bug 1377836 tabs in flowed messages
  • bug 1242030 Assisting Chiaki with a set of patches to improve error handling

mkmelin

• thunderbird donate faq page, now localizable. https://donate.mozilla.org/thunderbird/faq

sancus

http://lists.thunderbird.net/pipermail/maildev_lists.thunderbird.net/2017-August/000186.html

• Mozilla agreed to host an instance of addons-server for us to use.
• working on code changes necessary for our version. These aren't too significant.
• Might disable collections since it appears that hardly anyone uses them.
• More details in upcoming maildev post.

wsmwk

aceman

Paenglab

Fallen

rkent

Tom

Question Time

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