I have uploaded a patched package for Mageia 2. You can test this by simply starting skychart and verifying that there are no application freezes. Trying to test it a bit more deeply should be a good choice just to be sure that there are no other crashes/freeze. Suggested advisory: ======================== Patched skychart package fixes bug 6298: This bug causes an application freeze at startup characterized by a blank window. It is related to fpc 2.6.0 that is not accepting the previous way of calling overloaded routines. Note please that the current version of skychart is not usable due to this bug. ======================== Updated packages in {core}/updates_testing: ======================== skychart-3.4-1.2.mga2 (both x86_64 and i586 arch) skychart-wikidoc-3.4-1.2.mga2 (noarch) Source RPM: skychart-3.4-1.2.mga2.src.rpm Regards, matteo
Testing complete on i586, MGA2. I could reproduce the problem, the update fixes it. However, I found another minor bug: the application is categorized differently in rpmdrake (graphics section) and the launch menu (science -> astronomy section). This should be fixed. Please comment when you pushed an updated version to updates/testing. Thanks. SRPM: skychart-3.4-1.2.mga2.src.rpm --- Setting Severity to Normal, as I don't see a reason for this being Critical. Feel free to correct if this is not correct.
Keywords: (none) => Junior_jobCC: (none) => wassiSeverity: critical => normal
I set the severity to critical because the current version of skychart wasn't working at all, but I see no problem to set it to Normal. Category fixed: now is Sciences/Astronomy. Package skychart-3.4-1.3.mga2 available into core/updates_testing. SRPM: skychart-3.4-1.3.mga2.src.rpm
Not sure if Mageia handles this in a different way, but IIRC Critical is typically used for bugs which result in data loss/corruption, broken systems or even hardware (driver bugs)... Anyway, back to topic; --- Testing complete on i586, MGA2. The program itself still works fine, it is correctly localized, and the package is now correctly categorized (in Sciences/Astronomy). SRPM: skychart-3.4-1.3.mga2.src.rpm Thanks for your quick response!
Whiteboard: (none) => MGA2-32-OK
Tested on Mageia 2 x86_64. Works fine. I could reproduce the bug, and the update fixes it. I played a bit with the software and had no issue (apart that it runs a bit slowly on my notebook, but this should be related to my basic hardware). -- Validating update. -- Advisory: ========= Patched skychart package fixes bug 6298: This bug causes an application freeze at startup characterized by a blank window. It is related to fpc 2.6.0 that is not accepting the previous way of calling overloaded routines. Please note that the current version of skychart is not usable due to this bug. Category fixed: now in Sciences/Astronomy. SRPM: ===== skychart-3.4-1.3.mga2.src.rpm -- Could a sysadmin push the update from core/updates_testing to core/updates? Thanks in advance!
Keywords: Junior_job => validated_updateCC: (none) => sysadmin-bugsSummary: skychart-3.4-1.2.mga2 in core/updates_testing to validate => skychart-3.4-1.3.mga2 in core/updates_testing to validateSource RPM: skychart-3.4-1.2.mga2.src.rpm => skychart-3.4-1.3.mga2.src.rpmWhiteboard: MGA2-32-OK => mga2-32-OK mga2-64-OK
Blocks: (none) => 6298
Update pushed: https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGAA-2012-0094
Status: NEW => RESOLVEDCC: (none) => tmbResolution: (none) => FIXED