Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2018-08-21

Thunderbird notes 2018-08-21 NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

Jorg K, marcoagpinto, sancus, Paenglab, mkmelin, wayne

Ryan's Links

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

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

• Tracking TB 60 - https://mzl.la/2JNuc07

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?
  • FIXED bug 1456988 - Make dictionaries compatible by default
  • bug 1471326 - Provider for Google Calendar not built any more - Philipp will build and publish on ATN (Add-ons @ Thunderbird.net)

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)
• TB 60 beta 7 in TaskCluster (2018-06-08)
• TB 60 beta 8 (2018-06-21)
• TB 60 beta 9 (2018-06-26)
• TB 52.9.0 (2018-07-03, had to be withdrawn)
• TB 60 beta 10 (2018-07-10)
• TB 52.9.1 (2018-07-10)
• TB 60 ESR, shipped build 4 (2018-08-06)

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • Branching: next branch to TB 64: 2018-09-04

Lightning

Past releases:

• 6.2 (TB 60 ESR)

Upcoming releases:

• TB 62 beta (will not happen since Calendar's overlay loader doesn't work in TB 62 due to M-C's loader still being present)
• TB 60.0 beta 11, followed by TB 60.1 ESR (or TB 60.2 ESR?)
• TB 63 beta (after the branch day in early September)

Round Table

Jorg K

• Bustage fixes, regression fixes, crash fixes and sheriffing
• Prepared TB 60.0 beta 11
  • bug 1484957 temporarily disable Calendar.
  • bug 1484867 Replace remaining use of XPCOMUtils.generateQI() in ldap, editor, mailnews
  • bug 1484645 Re-enable table/image resizers
  • bug 1484449 temporarily disable failing test test-font-chooser.js on Linux
  • bug 1483403 Port bug 1468225 replace use of nsICertificateDialogs.viewCert
  • bug 1484434 Port bug 1478813 add cbindgen to TaskCluster files
  • bug 1484388 Silence clang-cl warnings
  • bug 1484372 Port bug 1484109 replace use of NS_NewRelativeFilePref() and fork nsRelativeFilePref
  • bug 1460871 Follow-up: Changed print format specifier from PRIx32 to PRIu32 in logging call
  • bug 1475598 make signed Windows builds work on try-comm-central
  • bug 1483332 Follow-up: Add calendar-widgets.css to allowed-dupes.mn
  • bug 1483324 Port bug 1402247: {Append|Copy}{ASCII|UTF*}toUTF*() no longer take raw strings
  • bug 1482720 always check status of SetSpecInternal() so bad specs don't cause a crash
  • No bug - Keep TaskCluster files in sync: add 'enable-full-crashsymbols: true' to nightly builds

Geoff (not attending, 7 AM in NZ)

• Landed:
  • bug 1481160 Fix alignment of timezone labels in attendee dialog
  • bug 1481941 Resync selected preference pane after calendar pane added
  • bug 1473294 Load default pref files in reverse order to match original behaviour
  • bug 1480025 Upload screenshots as TaskCluster artifacts on failed MozMill tests
  • bug 1484449 Prevent two panes from being selected at preference tab start-up; remove left-over bits of preference window code
  • bug 1481094 Skip all downloads tests on Thunderbird
  • bug 1176399 Multiple requests for master password when GMail OAuth2 is enabled
• Working on:
  • bug 1469238 Address Book WebExtensions API
  • bug 1482040 Add GUID property to address book interfaces
  • bug 1484636 Revive and enable all the mozmill tests in calendar/test/mozmill
  • bug 1483087 Add-on manager UI for legacy extensions needs improvement (r?)
  • bug 1480338 Event/task dialog should always be big enough for the iframe it contains
  • bug 1481777 Remove "Thunderbird now contains calendaring functionality…" message at startup (r?)
• Bugs (all awaiting review):
  • bug 682474 Lightning hides Thunderbird master password prompt + multiple password prompts
  • bug 1008735 changing application timezone does not update times in active view.
  • bug 1482351 preferences not shown if they were selected last time
  • bug 1480393 Lots of ESLint failures, fallout from bug 1478305
  • bug 1482817 Closing attendee dialog by pressing the ok button doesn't work anymore

mkmelin

• looking at the status of security bugs
• reviews, needinfos
• helping new staff getting productive

• bug 1293378 - get s/mime cert status showing in the security dialog
• bug 1482373 - make date and time formatting use "regional settings locale" by default for thunderbird
• poked at bug 1482439 - titlebar UI
• bug 1483870 - Flatten mail/components/shell and rename nsMail*Integration to ns*ShellService (matching firefox)
  • making it easier to fix a flatpak bug: bug 1471420
• poked at bug 1469117
• bug 1482058 - identity.email can be null

sancus

• Fixed a lot of website issues. (See: https://github.com/thundernest/thunderbird-website/compare/90bb0561f1f8a0937ac1333fc6d1f7706e237f84...master )
  • Shortcuts to sysreqs and release notes.
  • Several iterations of redirect to donate, and banner on donate.mozilla.org.
  • Updated logos on website.
• Next: Addons Manager related issues in TB: bug 1482342 etc.

wsmwk

• new crash reports
  • bug 1482659 - startup crash in soundInitWavHdr (topcrash)
  • bug 1482680 - Crash in mozilla::ipc::SerializeURI (topcrash)
  • bug 1482850 - Crash in MimeDecoderWrite

Help Wanted

• Add-on review on ATN