Bug#606478: unblock: update-notifier/0.99.3debian8

[Julian Andres Klode <jak@debian.org>]

On Sa, 2010-12-18 at 15:42 +0100, Julien Cristau wrote:
> On Thu, Dec  9, 2010 at 16:45:54 +0100, Julian Andres Klode wrote:
> 
> > Package: release.debian.org
> > Severity: normal
> > User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
> > Usertags: freeze-exception
> > 
> > Please unblock package update-notifier
> > 
> > This release includes the prior not-in-testing 0.99.3debian7 which:
> > 
> >   * Adapts to the new 'sudo' group
> >   * Fixes the detection of security updates
> >   * Fixes the reboot action (see changelog)
> >   * Allows ordinary users to see package manager activity
> > 
> What is this hunk about:
> 
> --- update-notifier-0.99.3debian6/src/update-notifier.c 2010-08-02 13:12:47.000000000 +0000
> +++ update-notifier-0.99.3debian8/src/update-notifier.c 2010-11-22 18:46:05.000000000 +0000
> @@ -397,8 +397,8 @@
>     /* new upates tray icon */
>     un->update = g_new0 (TrayApplet, 1);
>  
> -   // check if the updates icon should be displayed
> -   if (in_admin_group() || FORCE_START) {
> +   // check if the updates icon should be displayed /* Debian: yes */
> +   if (TRUE || in_admin_group() || FORCE_START) {
>        trayapplet_create(un->update, "software-update-available");
>        update_tray_icon_init(un->update);
>     } else 
> 
> ?
> 
It allows ordinary users to see the icon. We're then filtering out
ordinary users at other places, allowing us to display the icon to those
users when the package manager runs, but hide it otherwise.

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Julian Andres Klode  - Debian Developer, Ubuntu Member

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