If the policy is to wait for the release to be stable to update hplip, it means that hplip will always be one release off and won't work on the latest release until the changes are SRUed. Besides SRUing large set of changes is huge and much more work than releasing a new version to the development release. Which changes also have to be approved by the SRU team. Finally, hplip is on Ubuntu and several flavors's ISO which won't be recreated after the release and will include a broken version of hplip.
IMHO it would make sense to release hplip on the latest development release even if it's late in the cycle. ** Tags added: rls-cc-incoming -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to hplip in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1789184 Title: toolbox.py crashed with AttributeError in initUI(): 'DevMgr5' object has no attribute 'DiagnoseQueueAction' Status in HPLIP: In Progress Status in hplip package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: This crash happened when I chose "Device Manager" from the HP icon in the taskbar. ProblemType: Crash DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10 Package: hplip-data 3.18.7+dfsg1-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.17.0-6.7-generic 4.17.9 Uname: Linux 4.17.0-6-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu9 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME Date: Mon Aug 27 11:06:37 2018 Dependencies: gcc-8-base 8.2.0-4ubuntu1 libc6 2.27-3ubuntu1 libgcc1 1:8.2.0-4ubuntu1 liblzma5 5.2.2-1.3 xz-utils 5.2.2-1.3 ExecutablePath: /usr/share/hplip/toolbox.py InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-15 (1504 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140520) InterpreterPath: /usr/bin/python3.6 Lpstat: device for HP-Deskjet-D5500-series-2: dnssd://Deskjet%20D5500%20series%20%5BF53AD4%5D._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/ device for MP210-series: usb://Canon/MP210%20series?serial=638BE0&interface=1 device for PDF: cups-pdf:/ MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-890GPA-UD3H PackageArchitecture: all Papersize: a4 PpdFiles: Error: command ['fgrep', '-H', '*NickName', '/etc/cups/ppd/MP210-series.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/PDF.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/HP-Deskjet-D5500-series-2.ppd'] failed with exit code 2: grep: /etc/cups/ppd/MP210-series.ppd: Permission denied grep: /etc/cups/ppd/PDF.ppd: Permission denied grep: /etc/cups/ppd/HP-Deskjet-D5500-series-2.ppd: Permission denied ProcCmdline: /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/hp-toolbox ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.17.0-6-generic root=UUID=0889d734-ea91-4bdb-9d16-2a0a923ad3d1 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1 Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6+, python3-minimal, 3.6.6-1 PythonArgs: ['/usr/bin/hp-toolbox'] PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15, python-minimal, 2.7.15-3 SourcePackage: hplip Title: toolbox.py crashed with AttributeError in initUI(): 'DevMgr5' object has no attribute 'DiagnoseQueueAction' UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-03-24 (155 days ago) UserGroups: adm cdrom dip docker kvm libvirt libvirtd lpadmin lxd plugdev sambashare sudo dmi.bios.date: 07/23/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: FD dmi.board.name: GA-890GPA-UD3H dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFD:bd07/23/2010:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-890GPA-UD3H:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-890GPA-UD3H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-890GPA-UD3H dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hplip/+bug/1789184/+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
