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transmission package

Please update to 1.06

Bug #196138 reported by Wouter Stomp
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transmission (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: transmission

Bugfix release. Changes:

All Platforms:
+ Fix support for multitracker torrents
+ Improvements and bugfixes to "Verify Local Data"
+ Use less CPU
+ Updated UPnP code to miniupnpc-1.0
+ Fix two shutdown memory errors
GTK+
+ Fix small memory leak
+ GUI error when verifying local data
CLI:
+ Torrent creation error on non-absolute pathnames

Tags: upgrade
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John Dong (jdong) wrote :

Feature Freeze is in effect: Please supply the information listed at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreezeExceptionProcess

The changelog looks decent and I will likely advocate it :)

Changed in transmission:
status: New → Incomplete
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Charles Kerr (charlesk) wrote :

1.06 is a bugfix-only release to fix the more common forum complaints.

We're actually not that far away from a 1.10 beta. The rationale for 1.06 was to have a "safe" release too.

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John Dong (jdong) wrote :

Yes, informally, we three all understand that. However, the policy for uploading a new version of something to main at this point requires diffstats, and build and install logs.

I will be happy to supply the relevant information but I don't have the time to do it until this weekend.

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John Dong (jdong) wrote :
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John Dong (jdong) wrote :

Tested locally to build in an up to date Hardy pbuilder, and I briefly ran the cli, GTK, and the clutch webUI and all appeared without regression.

I support this FF exception.

Changed in transmission:
status: Incomplete → New
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Sarah Kowalik (hobbsee-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Approving. Please get this uploaded, being careful to avoid the alpha 6 freeze.

Changed in transmission:
status: New → Confirmed
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John Dong (jdong) wrote :

Whoo! Thanks :)

dgettable: http://jdong.mit.edu/~jdong/motu/transmission_1.06-0ubuntu1.dsc

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package transmission - 1.06-0ubuntu1

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transmission (1.06-0ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

  * New upstream release (LP: #196138)
   - Reduced CPU usage
   - Numerous fixes for crashers, bugs, memory leaks

 -- John Dong <email address hidden> Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:31:03 -0500

Changed in transmission:
status: Confirmed → Fix Released
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