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Gdm allows you to log +</I>>>>><i> into your system with the X Window System running and supports running +</I>>>>><i> several different X sessions on your local machine at the same time. +</I>>>>><i> +</I>>>>><i> wally <wally> 3.2.1-1.mga2: +</I>>>>><i> + Revision: 156474 +</I>>>>><i> - new version 3.2.1 +</I>>>>><i> - create own subpackage for gir .typelib +</I>>>>><i> - clean .spec a bit +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> For packages that have a pretty high impact, you probably should test it +</I>>>><i> before updating. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> In this case 3.2.1 introduces a new dconf system which totally breaks if +</I>>>><i> you don't do some %post stuff to update the actual data file. +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> These instructions were clearly documented and if you'd tested the +</I>>>><i> package even minimally, you'd have seen the problem and no doubt found +</I>>>><i> this commit quickly (I saw the problem, did a temporary fix), logged in, +</I>>>><i> looked in git and found the commit immediately and then fixed the spec +</I>>>><i> accordingly). +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> <A HREF="http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?h=gnome-3-2&id=25004e4d11bbd2e8a22d5bcf49f294e9f63d2ce5">http://git.gnome.org/browse/gdm/commit/?h=gnome-3-2&id=25004e4d11bbd2e8a22d5bcf49f294e9f63d2ce5</A> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> +</I>>>><i> So please in future, be considerate and test these packages before +</I>>>><i> pushing otherwise you'll get a lot of unhappy users who cannot log in! +</I>>>><i> +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Sorry, my bad. I'll do more thorough testing next time. I did read +</I>>><i> NEWS and all, but didn't notice anything "abnormal" so I didn't test +</I>>><i> the pkg enough. +</I>>><i> +</I>>><i> Luckily you were awake and fixed package pretty fast. Thx for that. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Yeah I've asked Ray on IRC to add a bit more info about that change (it +</I>><i> should have been in NEWS IMO)... +</I> +Just for reference, I spoke to Ray a bit and it seems the whole +mechanism is a bit rubbish (he says so himself) and will change soon, so +we should keep our eyes open for the next release and any changes it brings. + +Discussion on the matter here: +<A HREF="https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662168">https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=662168</A> + +Col + +-- + +Colin Guthrie +colin(at)mageia.org +<A HREF="http://colin.guthr.ie/">http://colin.guthr.ie/</A> + +Day Job: + Tribalogic Limited <A HREF="http://www.tribalogic.net/">http://www.tribalogic.net/</A> +Open Source: + Mageia Contributor <A HREF="http://www.mageia.org/">http://www.mageia.org/</A> + PulseAudio Hacker <A HREF="http://www.pulseaudio.org/">http://www.pulseaudio.org/</A> + Trac Hacker <A HREF="http://trac.edgewall.org/">http://trac.edgewall.org/</A> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="008981.html">[Mageia-dev] [changelog] cauldron core/release gdm-3.2.1-1.mga2 +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="008989.html">[Mageia-dev] [changelog] cauldron core/release gdm-3.2.1-1.mga2 +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#8985">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#8985">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#8985">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#8985">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |