Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2017-12-12

Thunderbird notes 2017-12-12 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, aceman, wsmwk

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

Blocking

• FIXED bug 1414398 - extensions can't define preferences in detaults/preferences/xx.js any more
• bug 1419145 - inline options
• bug 1418914 - enable embedded WebExtensions, assigned and with r? patch. Likely to be fixed soon.

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
  • TB 52.4.0 ESR (2017-10-06)
  • TB 56 beta 4 (2017-10-17)
  • TB 57 beta 1 (2017-11-10)
  • TB 57 beta 2 (2017-11-20)
  • TB 52.5 ESR (2017-11-23)
  • TB 58 beta 1 (2017-11-27)
  • TB 58 beta 2 (2017-12-10)

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • Branching: next branch: 2018-01-22
  • TB 52.5.1 to ship Mailsploit fix
  • TB 52.6 in January 2018 unless there are problems in TB 52.5

Lightning

Past releases:

• 4.7.8 (bundled)
• 5.4 (TB 52 ESR)

Upcoming releases:

Round Table

Jorg K

• • bug 1401528 bustage fix (fix password failure tests)
  • bug 1320191 Hotmail Deleted folder
  • bug 1409458 Privacy issue
  • bug 1423532 general.useragent.locale removal
  • bug 1422541 bustage fix (nsIURIMutator setters)
  • bug 1408175 fix crash: pass nsCString to MsgStripQuotedPrintable()
  • bug 1416033 trivial: removed include of nsAlgorithm.h
  • bug 1423432 Mailsploit - remove null characters from headers
  • bug 1424350 temporarily disable failing test_datetime.js
  • bug 1424421 Update tooltool manifests with rust 1.22.1
  • bug 1424552 port bug 1423798 to mailnews: Add include of nsMemory.h
  • bug 1414398 Some testing/debugging for default prefs issue, patch by Philipp, FRG, Aceman
• Released TB 58 beta 2.

mkmelin

• fix bug 1411745 - svg crash
• reviews

ryanleesipes

sancus

• database running on addons.thunderbird.net
• Probably no further work/progress on this in December due to Mozilla being on holiday until January.

wsmwk

aceman

• Basic fix for bug 1414398 - default addon prefs:)
• Some fixes in bug 1401528 so we could finally enable jsloader.sharedGlobal = true (and get synced with Firefox).

==== 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