** Description changed:
- Ubuntu Yakkety
+ Impact
+ --
+ The Chess app in Ubuntu 16.10 will crash when trying to promote a pawn.
+
+ gnome-chess is not installed by default by any current Ubuntu flavors.
+
+ Test Case
+ -
+ 1. Open the Chess app and click Preferences in the app
** Project changed: gnome-chess => vala
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Crash on promoting to queen fairymax engine
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** Changed in: vala
Status: Unknown => Confirmed
** Changed in: vala
Importance: Unknown => Wishlist
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** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #758816
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758816
** Also affects: gnome-chess via
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=758816
Importance: Unknown
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Importance: Undecided => Medium
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The attachment "fixing nullable enum PieceType malfunction" seems to be
a patch. If it isn't, please remove the "patch" flag from the
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Attachment is a patch for version gnome-chess-3.22.0
** Patch added: "fixing nullable enum PieceType malfunction"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-chess/+bug/1659828/+attachment/4820335/+files/gnome-chess-3.22.0.patch
** Changed in: gnome-chess (Ubuntu)
Status: New =>
Found a fix :
vala's enum type should not be nullable (with the ? suffix)
in this case the problem is in the enum: PieceType
just change the relevant declarations in
* gnome-chess.vala
* chess-scene.vala
from PieceType? to PieceType,
and add a NULL member to this enum instead using the null
