Re: Where to report RC bugs
Peter Sampson <[email protected]> Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:52:52 +0100
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--===============3858486975140206120== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="00000000000012601d05c5fce2bf" --00000000000012601d05c5fce2bf Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 3:40 PM Steve Fiddle <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 at 14:55, Peter Sampson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 12:06 PM Steve Fiddle <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Where should bugs in RCs be reported? >>> >>> Reporting here for now: >>> >>> Testing on Xubuntu 20.04 with audacity-linux-3.0.3-RC2-x86_64.AppImage >>> When >>> UpdateScheduledTime= >>> is set to an invalid value (such as nothing, as shown above), the >>> Audacity splash screen opens, then nothing - the main Audacity window does >>> not open, though Audacity is running. There's no error message, and no >>> message in the terminal. >>> The Audacity process has to be killed. >>> >> >> Is this really a bug? >> > > I think it is, because care has been taken with other settings to ensure > that Audacity still launches if settings are invalid. > > >> >> The civilian user is not supposed to go around editing audacity.cfg. >> > > True, but what if the audacity.cfg file gets corrupted somehow, or if a > user does mess with it, or if a bug elsewhere writes an invalid value, .... > Better if Audacity is more robust and can survive an invalid setting by > (automatically) dropping back to the default, (as it does with other > settings). > > >> If you do feel it is a bug I would log it as an RC bug on GitHub and fag >> it as "Re;ease 3.0.3" in the Projects >> and as "Audacity 3.0.3 in the Milestone field. >> > > You mean add it as an "Issue"? ( > https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues) > Yepper, that's my understanding of the MUSE protocol as it stands right now. Peter. > Steve > > > >> >> Peter. >> >> >> >>> I've tested a few other setting in audacity.cfg, and they appear to >>> correctly revert to default settings when invalid. >>> >>> Steve >>> _______________________________________________ >>> audacity-devel mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> audacity-devel mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel >> > --00000000000012601d05c5fce2bf Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 3:40 PM Steve= Fiddle <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">stevethefiddle@gmai= l.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"ma= rgin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:= 1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:small"><br><= /div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_a= ttr">On Wed, 30 Jun 2021 at 14:55, Peter Sampson <<a href=3D"mailto:pete= [email protected]" target=3D"_blank">[email protected]= m</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin= :0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"= ><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"= ><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Jun 30, 2021 at 12:06 PM Ste= ve Fiddle <<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank"= >[email protected]</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmai= l_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,20= 4,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:small">Wh= ere should bugs in RCs be reported?</div><div style=3D"font-size:small"><br= ></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">Reporting here for now:</div><div sty= le=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">Testing on = Xubuntu 20.04 with audacity-linux-3.0.3-RC2-x86_64.AppImage</div><div style= =3D"font-size:small">When</div><div style=3D"font-size:small">UpdateSchedul= edTime=3D</div><div style=3D"font-size:small">is set to an invalid value (s= uch as nothing, as shown above), the Audacity splash screen opens, then not= hing - the main Audacity window does not open, though Audacity is running. = There's no error message, and no message in the terminal.<br></div><div= style=3D"font-size:small">The Audacity process has to be killed.</div></di= v></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Is this really a bug?=C2=A0 <br></div></= div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:small">I= think it is, because care has been taken with other settings to ensure tha= t Audacity still launches if settings are invalid.</div></div><div>=C2=A0</= div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;bor= der-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div= class=3D"gmail_quote"><div></div><div><br></div><div>The civilian user is = not supposed to go around editing audacity.cfg.</div></div></div></blockquo= te><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:small">True, but what if the= audacity.cfg file gets corrupted somehow, or if a user does mess with it, = or if a bug elsewhere writes an invalid value, .... <br></div><div style=3D= "font-size:small">Better if Audacity is more robust and can survive an inva= lid setting by (automatically) dropping back to the default, (as it does wi= th other settings).<br></div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" st= yle=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padd= ing-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><br></div><d= iv>If you do feel it is a bug I would log it as an RC bug on GitHub and fag= it as "Re;ease 3.0.3" in the Projects</div><div>and as "Aud= acity 3.0.3 in the Milestone field.</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br>= </div><div><div style=3D"font-size:small">You mean add it as an "Issue= "? (<a href=3D"https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues" target=3D"= _blank">https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues</a>)</div></div></div><= /div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yepper, that's my understanding o= f the MUSE protocol=C2=A0 as it stands right now.</div><div><br></div><div>= Peter.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote"= style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);p= adding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><div styl= e=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">Steve</div><= br></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin= :0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"= ><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>Peter.</di= v><div><br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"= margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-lef= t:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div style= =3D"font-size:small">I've tested a few other setting in audacity.cfg, a= nd they appear to correctly revert to default settings when invalid.<br></d= iv><div style=3D"font-size:small"><br></div><div style=3D"font-size:small">= Steve<br></div></div> _______________________________________________<br> audacity-devel mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">a= [email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listi= nfo/audacity-devel</a><br> </blockquote></div></div> _______________________________________________<br> audacity-devel mailing list<br> <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">a= [email protected]</a><br> <a href=3D"https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel" rel= =3D"noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listi= nfo/audacity-devel</a><br> </blockquote></div></div> </blockquote></div></div> --00000000000012601d05c5fce2bf-- --===============3858486975140206120== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline --===============3858486975140206120== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ audacity-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/audacity-devel --===============3858486975140206120==--