Package: release.debian.org
Severity: normal
X-Debbugs-Cc: polari@packages.debian.org, kapouer@melix.org
Control: affects -1 + src:polari
User: release.debian.org@packages.debian.org
Usertags: unblock
Please consider unblocking package polari.
[ Reason ]
Backport an upstream patch fixing ability to join a channel: #1095989
(https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/polari/-/issues/232 upstream)
[ Impact ]
If not fixed, the UI becomes unresponsive when joining a channel.
[ Tests ]
I haven't tested this (I don't use this IRC client myself) but
presumably the uploader, Jérémy Lal, did. (Jérémy, please could you
follow up here with details of tests you did?)
Yes, I can reproduce the bug, and once the patch is applied,
the bug goes away (adding a channel no longer freezes the UI).
I think it is safe to unblock.
[ Risks ]
Not a key package, but it used to be pulled in by GNOME metapackages
(before 2020) and might still be present on older installations.
The impact/visibility of the issue fixed here suggests that few developers
are using this package regularly. But the fix is simple and
narrowly-targeted (a 1-line change backported from upstream, explicitly
closing a dialog instead of trying to trigger its destructor
prematurely) so it seems low-risk; it's hard to see how it could cause a
regression worse than the issue it's fixing.
[ Checklist ]
[x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog
[x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[x] attach debdiff against the package in testing
unblock polari/46.0-5