Re: Gramps 6.0.5 released

On 7/9/25 10:04, Bret Busby wrote:
> On 7/9/25 09:48, Bret Busby wrote:
>> On 7/9/25 05:19, Nick Hall via Gramps-users wrote:
>>> Version 6.0.5 - a new maintenance release, has been released 2025-09-06.
>>>
>>> Make sure to backup before you upgrade.
>>>
>>> See:
>>> https://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_make_a_backup
>>>
>>> Changes since v6.0.4:
>>>
>>> * Update translations: bg, ca, cs, da, de, es, fi, fr, ga, he, hr, 
>>> hu, it, lt, pl, pt_PT, ru, sk, sv, uk.
>>> * Added Weblate translations for Georgian and Latvian.
>>> * Add Irish (ga) to the list of supported languages.
>>> * Update Catalan relationship calculator.
>>> * Fix MatchesPersonFilter. Fixes #13947.
>>> * Suppress file not found error if not available at end of gpkg 
>>> import. Fixes #12311.
>>> * Fix typos in the Welcome gramplet.
>>> * Bump version for macOS.
>>>
>>> See the changelog for more details.
>>> https://gramps-project.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=128
>>>
>>> You can obtain Gramps 6.0.5 from the GitHub release page.
>>> https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/releases/tag/v6.0.5
>>>
>>
>> It is unfortunate that the 6.x versions are not compatible with 
>> supported Linux versions such as Linux Mint 21.x and its repository 
>> base being Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, where dependencies such as the pigobject 
>> are shown to be simply not available.
>>
>> I have a problem with the latest available version of GRAMPS for my 
>> system; 5.1.5, and, the problem probably has no solution for my 
>> operating system, as the version appears to be no longer supported.
>>
>> The problem is with the text Descendants Report, where descendants are 
>> ordered not by the birthdate, but, by the sequence of adding the 
>> descendants to the application.
>>
>> ..
>> Bret Busby
>> Armadale
>> West Australia
>> (UTC+0800)
>> ..............
> 
> In addition to the pigobject not being present or available, similarly 
> with another dependency; GTK.
> 
>  From the About window for the installed GRAMPS;
> 
> "
> GRAMPS: 5.1.5
> Python: 3.10.12 (main, Aug 15 2025, 14:32:43) [G...
> BSDDB: 6.2.9 (5, 3, 28)
> sqlite: 3.37.2 (2.6.0)
> LANG: en_GB.UTF-8
> OS: Linux
> Distribution: 5.15.0-153-generic
> "
> 
> Apparently, 6.x is not compatible, and, bugs and possibilities for 
> improvements in 5.1.5, flourish.
> 
> ..
> Bret Busby
> Armadale
> West Australia
> (UTC+0800)
> ..............
> 
> 

I do not know whether the design error has been fixed since the version 
of GRAMPS that I am using, but, the design error is that the ordering in 
the listing of the descendants, appears to be in order of increasing 
Person ID, rather than in order of increasing (earlier to later) Date Of 
Birth, which the more correct and appropriate ordering.

..
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
(UTC+0800)
..............


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