Thunderbird/StatusMeetings/2016-05-03

Thunderbird notes 2016-05-03. NOON PT (Pacific). For meeting time, previous notes and call-in details see https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/StatusMeetings

Attendees

• yournick, , marcoagpinto, aceman, Paenglab, ba, Jorg K, rkent, wsmwk

MAIN FOCUS OF MEETING

Phipps report https://blog.mozilla.org/thunderbird/files/2016/04/Finding-a-Home-for-Thunderbird.pdf https://marksurman.commons.ca/2016/04/25/firefox-and-thunderbird-a-fork-in-the-road/

Action items from last meetings

• clean up module owners and peers https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/MailNews_Core and https://wiki.mozilla.org/Modules/Thunderbird. Candidates for removal: Bienvenu, standard8, sid0, JosiahOne. rkent to attempt to update with defacto peers
  • jcranmer??

Current status / Announcements

• update your info at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird/Community_Members

Current Release Critical Issues

Leave critical bugs here until confirmed fixed. If confirmed, then remove.

• tracking-tb38 flags: approved(+)+unfixed in ESR: http://mzl.la/1LDrkxP nominated(?): http://tinyurl.com/pgwflyg
• tracking matrix: 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
  • Please help green up the tree - including not only c-c but also esr38, beta, and aurora

blocking

• Bug 1162148 - Warning: Identity file /builds/.ssh/{ffxbld_rsa,tbirdbld_dsa} not accessible: No such file or directory (won't be needed after esr38, fixed in 42) - status? (DUP of [[bug|1173459} -> Fixed?)
• what is holding up Linux builds on trunk? Edmund Wong looking at it.

important (but not top critical)

• bug 1224846 (esr45) - TEST-UNEXPECTED-FAIL | toolkit/components/osfile/tests/xpcshell/test_read_write.js
  • Fallen?
• status TBD - bug 1182629 - update to 38.1.0 from 38.0.1 re-enables disabled Lightning
• status TBD - bug 1176399 - Multiple master password when GMail OAuth2 is enabled
• status TBD - bug 1176748 - fix main thread proxies to the migration code (jorgk and m_kato helped in past)
• proxy (eg causing foxyproxy problems)
• topcrash bug 1149287 is ** 31% of our crashes** - see below (where?)
• bug 1211291 (esr38, unknown in esr45) - Folders are visible, but messages are not. (?related to bug 1211358 lightning chrome.manifest not updated in 38.3.0 ?)
  • nobody has a clue about what to do with this, leaning toward shipping 38.7.0 with not fix. (wsmwk) agree, ship without fixing it
• Problems updating to 38.6 to do with Lightning bug 1249894 and its five duplicates. Two users attached their extensions folder.
  • Isn't this the same as the one above, bug 1211291?

Version 45

• tracking-tb45 flags: unfixed ?/+ - http://mzl.la/1PMzNiK
• any add-ons we should block?

Releases

• Past
  • 45.0
  • 45.1beta (on beta channel)
  • 38.7.1 (shelved)
  • 38.7.2

• Upcoming - https://wiki.mozilla.org/RapidRelease/Calendar#Future_branch_dates
  • 45.1
  • 38.8.0
  • 47.0beta

Lightning

Past releases:

• 4.0.7.2 (bundled)
• 4.0.5.2 (AMO)

Upcoming releases:

• 4.0.8 (bundled) (TB 38.6)
• 4.7.0 - bug 1225778 (TB 45 tracking) Is this on AMO yet?

Round Table

Paenglab

bug 1246500 Security errors when watching a message.

• Please can someone with debug skills debug what is suggested in comment 34?

Jorg K

• Bug triaging
• Landed
  • bug 1265326 bug 1267069 Font indicator
  • bug 1266794 bug 1267612 bug 1269316 Bustage fixes (kinto prefs, webextensions, nsCOMPtr with FRG)
  • bug 1267804 Drag&Drop regression
  • bug 1268325 Correspondents column

mkmelin

• now mentoring Anindya Pandey who is our GSoC student implementing the mbox->maildir converter

Question Time

Other

Friends of the tree

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
• Lead to run the donation campaign after TB 45 is released.