Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2018-05-29

Thunderbird notes 2018-05-29 NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

Jorg K, mkmelin, Paenglab, Wayne, sancus

MAIN FOCUS OF MEETING

Ryan's Links

http://ryanleesipes.me/a-new-future-for-thunderbird/

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
• 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 - Perma-red/orange: https://mzl.la/2gS72WO - Disabled tests: https://mzl.la/2vZEjFe - Temp fixes: https://mzl.la/2iwY3dH

Blocking

• Partly fixed - bug 1425962 Subscribe dialog broken due to M-C removal of XUL templates, also see bug 1454658
• Partly fixed - bug 1439021 - Source view not working: 1) For message (fixed by fork), 2) for JS/XML/etc. files linked in dev console
• non-bootstrapped add-ons not working, incl. Lightning - bug 1449487, overlay loader bug 1448808.
• Font chooser not working in preferences - bug 1460721, related to Fluent and maintenance burden of stand-alone options window
• Tracking TB 60 - https://mzl.la/2oih8TG

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

Version 60

• https://public.etherpad-mozilla.org/p/tb60rollout
• tracking-tbesr60 (NA) + tb60 flags: unfixed ?/+ - https://mzl.la/2rdsnPA (including prior release tracking-tb52: https://mzl.la/2oih8TG )
• plus?
  • bug 1456988 - Make dictionaries compatible by default

Releases

• Past
• TB 52.7 (2018-03-23)
• TB 60 beta 1 (2018-03-26)
• TB 60 beta 2 (2018-04-06)
• TB 60 beta 3 (2018-04-16)
• TB 60 beta 4 (2018-04-23)
• TB 60 beta 5 (2018-04-30)
• TB 60 beta 6 (2018-05-04)
• TB 52.8.0 ESR (2018-05-18)

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • Branching: next branch to TB 63: 2018-06-25

Lightning

Past releases:

• 5.4 (TB 52 ESR)

Upcoming releases:

• TB 60 beta 7 on TaskCluster (planned, no ETA)
• TB 61 beta (planned, no ETA, waiting for Calendar)
• TB 60 ESR (late May 2018, early June 2018)
• TB 52.8.1 (no ETA, more efail fixes)

Round Table

Jorg K

• Bustage fixes, regression fixes, crash fixes and sheriffing
  • bug 1464689 temporarily add en-US dictionary to built_in_addons.json
  • bug 1462895 fix insertion of div class="moz-text-html" lang="..."
  • bug 1464391 Use appropriate flags when serialising HTML in mimeTextHTMLParsed.cpp
  • bug 1458057 Replace use of nsIDOMNode in nsMsgCompose.cpp
  • bug 1463133 Remove unnecessary MIME preludes
  • bug 1462799 Port bug 1461345 Add search order to list.json and remove from preferences
  • bug 1419417 Clean-up in security bug
  • bug 1457713 Port bug 1456035 Change XPCOMUtils.generateQI to ChromeUtils.generateQI
  • bug 1462481 Clean-up in security bug
  • bug 1460721 temporarily disable failing test test-font-chooser.js
  • Port bug 1451050 fix paths of blocklists, pinning, add main, allowed-dupes.mn
  • bug 1462160 Add preference extensions.systemAddon.update.enabled needed in toolkit tests
  • bug 1459748 Follow-up: add comm/rdf to TaskCluster configuration
  • bug 1462004 Port bug 1430023: Use hard-coded string instead of NS_APP_LOCALSTORE_50_FILE

mkmelin

• efail related issues

ryanleesipes

sancus

• got all background services working and addons.thunderbird.net in testing with TB.
• Met with AMO team and planned out migration, completion by end of June.

wsmwk

aceman

Paenglab

Fallen

Tom

Question Time

Action Items

Help Wanted