** Description changed: [Impact] - * LibreOffice 5.4.4 is the fourth bugfix release of the still 5.4 line. Version 5.4.2 is currently in 17.10. - For a list of fixed bugs compared to 5.4.2 see the list of bugs fixed in the RC1 and RC2 for 5.4.3 and the RC1 and RC2 for 5.4.4: - https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.3/RC1#List_of_fixed_bugs - https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.3/RC2#List_of_fixed_bugs - https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.4/RC1#List_of_fixed_bugs - https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.4/RC2#List_of_fixed_bugs + * LibreOffice 5.4.4 is the fourth bugfix release of the still 5.4 line. Version 5.4.2 is currently in 17.10. + For a list of fixed bugs compared to 5.4.2 see the list of bugs fixed in the RC1 and RC2 for 5.4.3 and the RC1 and RC2 for 5.4.4: + https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.3/RC1#List_of_fixed_bugs + https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.3/RC2#List_of_fixed_bugs + https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.4/RC1#List_of_fixed_bugs + https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.4/RC2#List_of_fixed_bugs - * Given the nature of the project, the complexity of the codebase and + * Given the nature of the project, the complexity of the codebase and the high level of quality assurance upstream, it is preferable to SRU a minor release rather than cherry-pick selected bug fixes. - * Libreoffice 5.4.4 (RC2, which is effectively the final release) has - been available for users to test since 2017-12-13 in the official - "LibreOffice Pre-Releases" PPA - (https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/libreoffice- - prereleases/+packages), and it is in bionic-proposed since 2018-01-26. + * Libreoffice 5.4.4 (RC2, which is effectively the final release) has + been available for users to test since 2017-12-24 in the official + "LibreOffice Fresh" PPA + (https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+packages), and + it is in bionic-proposed since 2018-01-26. [Test Case] - * No specific test case, bugs fixed upstream hopefully come with + * No specific test case, bugs fixed upstream hopefully come with unit/regression tests, and the release itself is extensively exercised upstream (both in an automated manner and manually) by a community of testers. Each minor release went through 2 release candidates. - * The libreoffice packages include autopkgtests, those should be run + * The libreoffice packages include autopkgtests, those should be run and verified to pass. - * General smoke testing of all the applications in the office suite + * General smoke testing of all the applications in the office suite should be carried out. [Regression Potential] - * Two new minor releases with a total of 134 bug fixes always carry the + * Two new minor releases with a total of 134 bug fixes always carry the potential for introducing regressions, even though they are bugfix-only releases, meaning that no new features were added, and no existing features were removed. - * A combination of autopkgtests and careful smoke testing as described + * A combination of autopkgtests and careful smoke testing as described above should provide reasonable confidence that no regressions sneaked in.
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to libreoffice in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1746757 Title: [SRU] libreoffice 5.4.4 for artful Status in libreoffice package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: [Impact] * LibreOffice 5.4.4 is the fourth bugfix release of the still 5.4 line. Version 5.4.2 is currently in 17.10. For a list of fixed bugs compared to 5.4.2 see the list of bugs fixed in the RC1 and RC2 for 5.4.3 and the RC1 and RC2 for 5.4.4: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.3/RC1#List_of_fixed_bugs https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.3/RC2#List_of_fixed_bugs https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.4/RC1#List_of_fixed_bugs https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Releases/5.4.4/RC2#List_of_fixed_bugs * Given the nature of the project, the complexity of the codebase and the high level of quality assurance upstream, it is preferable to SRU a minor release rather than cherry-pick selected bug fixes. * Libreoffice 5.4.4 (RC2, which is effectively the final release) has been available for users to test since 2017-12-24 in the official "LibreOffice Fresh" PPA (https://launchpad.net/~libreoffice/+archive/ubuntu/ppa/+packages), and it is in bionic-proposed since 2018-01-26. [Test Case] * No specific test case, bugs fixed upstream hopefully come with unit/regression tests, and the release itself is extensively exercised upstream (both in an automated manner and manually) by a community of testers. Each minor release went through 2 release candidates. * The libreoffice packages include autopkgtests, those should be run and verified to pass. * General smoke testing of all the applications in the office suite should be carried out. [Regression Potential] * Two new minor releases with a total of 134 bug fixes always carry the potential for introducing regressions, even though they are bugfix-only releases, meaning that no new features were added, and no existing features were removed. * A combination of autopkgtests and careful smoke testing as described above should provide reasonable confidence that no regressions sneaked in. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libreoffice/+bug/1746757/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
