Control: tags -1 confirmed moreinfo On 2025-06-13 09:25:46 +0100, Simon McVittie wrote: > Package: release.debian.org > Severity: normal > X-Debbugs-Cc: mut...@packages.debian.org > Control: affects -1 + src:mutter > User: release.debian....@packages.debian.org > Usertags: unblock > > [ Reason ] > New upstream bug fix release
Please go ahead and remove the moreinfo tag once the package is available in unstable. > > [ Impact ] > If not accepted we'll be missing several known bug fixes (memory leaks, > performance fixes, behaviour fixes, etc.) and it will be harder to do > subsequent stable updates. > > I'm also hoping that some of the fixes in the new upstream release will > address, or at least help, the flakiness of mutter's test suite and > autopkgtests (#1093969) - but that's difficult to determine because it's > always been a probabilistic thing, with the failures being most frequent > on slower architectures that don't run autopkgtests on experimental > packages. > > [ Tests ] > A functionally equivalent package has been in experimental for a while. > I've been running that on my GNOME laptop since it was uploaded without > observing any problems. > > There is also autopkgtest coverage, which passed so far. > > [ Risks ] > High-visibility key package, a core part of our default desktop > environment. > > This is from an upstream maintenance branch, and they have a schedule > for maintenance branch updates (the next one will be in early August). > In my experience this upstream has generally been good at avoiding > regressions. All changes are targeted and can be reverted if necessary. > > There is one known bug related to the changes, mutter#4033 upstream: > the proposed version improves tracking of drag-and-drop cursors in some > situaions (ensuring that the cursor changes between pointer, drag hand, > or "cannot drop" when appropriate), but this is known not to work for > older versions of GTK (most commonly from Flatpak or Snap apps that use > an outdated runtime). A fix has been proposed upstream, but not yet > reviewed or merged. If I'm reading correctly, 48.1 in trixie already > has this bug, so it is not a regression in the proposed version. ACK. This issue can be fied in a later update (if upstream comes up with a fix). Cheers > > [ Checklist ] > [x] all changes are documented in the d/changelog > [x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them > [x] attach debdiff against the package in testing > - debdiff is testing vs. experimental, what I'm proposing is > the same plus a changelog update. I've excluded the changelog > from the debdiff and pasted a draft changelog below. > > -------- > > mutter (48.3.1-2) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium > > * Add a detailed list of changes to the previous changelog entry > > -- Simon McVittie <s...@debian.org> Sun, 08 Jun 2025 17:55:09 +0100 > > mutter (48.3.1-1) experimental; urgency=medium > > * New upstream bugfix release > - Improve performance of use-cases like fullscreen video playback > on older GPUs such as the one in the Pinebook Pro, by substituting > opaque dmabuf formats for their equivalents with alpha, such as > XRGB for ARGB (mutter#2471 upstream) > - Allocate the correct height for members of a vertical layout by > updating size request mode when changing orientation > (mutter!4339 upstream) > - Only check for xkbfile when supporting X11 > (no practical effect on Debian, where we do support X11) > (mutter!4409 upstream) > - Fix several memory leaks, while ensuring objects are still destroyed > in the correct order > (mutter!4432 upstream) > - Don't log a warning when files are removed from the ICC profile > directory, fixing one source of flaky automated tests > (mutter!4431 upstream) > - Don't take control of logind session when running on Xorg, fixing the > tty being left in an inconsistent state if mutter is killed > (mutter!4391 upstream) > - Fix gdctl crash when communicating with Xorg sessions > (mutter#4023 upstream) > - Avoid unexpectedly low framerate when moving/resizing windows after > session locking or after heavy system load > (mutter#4029 upstream) > - Fix drag and drop of tabs into tiled/maximized state > (mutter!4468 upstream) > - Fix Xwayland windows becoming unresponsive to events > (mutter!4475 upstream) > - Use frame-sync candidate that likely matches scanout candidate, making > variable refresh rate work better > (mutter!4412 upstream) > - Add an early-return from build_and_scan_frame_mask() for zero-sized > textures, possibly fixing one source of flaky automated tests > (mutter!4039 upstream) > - Avoid leaking the session manager file's file descriptor down to > apps launched by gnome-shell > (gnome-shell#8345, mutter!4405 upstream) > - Restore tiled/maximized windows to the correct monitor > (mutter#3939 upstream) > - Let the compositor control drag-and-drop cursor feedback for native > Wayland > (mutter!4390 upstream) > - Related issue mutter#4033 upstream, mainly affecting older GTK > versions like those in outdated Flatpak and Snap runtimes, is not > fixed here; see mutter!4433 upstream for a possible solution > - Propagate all touchpad gesture events to apps > (mutter#3505 upstream) > - Fix a race condition when registering an implict grab > (mutter#4055 upstream) > - Fix Wine games failing to enter fullscreen across multiple monitors > (mutter!4389 upstream) > - Update window decorations on override-redirect attribute change > (mutter!4287 upstream) > - In the test suite, fall back to a reasonable pipewire socket name on > non-systemd systems > (mutter#4044 upstream) > - Translation updates: be, sk > > -- Jeremy Bícha <jbi...@ubuntu.com> Fri, 06 Jun 2025 13:51:45 -0400 -- Sebastian Ramacher
