** Description changed: At 3 August 2009 libmtp 1.0.0 was released. This is the first 1.x release of libmtp. It is source compatible, but applications using it will have to be recompiled against it. - Apart from new devices added between Karmic's 0.3.7 and 1.0.0, this release also includes some new functions and ways of checking the properties of the device. + I suggest to upgrade to libmtp 1.0.1, which adds support for a lot of + new devices, increases performance, improves artwork fetching and C++ + compatibility and + + Apart from new devices added between Karmic's 0.3.7 and 1.0.0, this release also includes some new functions and ways of checking the properties of the device. PTP object handling and metadata caching was rewritten, and handling large files should be less ugly now, according to the announcement. - The announcement for the libmtp 1.0.0 release on its maillist is located - at - https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/[email protected]&forum_name + The release notes can be found at + https://sourceforge.net/projects/libmtp/files/libmtp/1.0.1/1-0-1-rel- + note.txt/download + + The announcement of the release can be found at + https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=63386a3d0909112351v7be52327m9a8ea20c4bc63...@mail.gmail.com&forum_name =libmtp-discuss I request this version to be included in Karmic because: - -Support for as many devices as possible is preferable. - -Since Karmic is still Alpha it should be too complicated to update libmtp. - -It's a 1.x release, a milestone in libmtp development. - -Future updates will be for 1.0.0, making it harder to do a minor version upgrade later on from 0.3.7. + -It supports more devices, giving the user a better experience. + -Since Karmic is still Alpha it can't be too complicated to update libmtp. + -The developers felt comfortable enough with the code base to release it as their first 1.x release. + -Future updates will be for 1.0.x, making it harder to do a minor version upgrade later on from 0.3.7. If we want good multimedia support we should make sure the libraries used for it are up-to-date.
** Description changed: At 3 August 2009 libmtp 1.0.0 was released. This is the first 1.x release of libmtp. It is source compatible, but applications using it will have to be recompiled against it. I suggest to upgrade to libmtp 1.0.1, which adds support for a lot of new devices, increases performance, improves artwork fetching and C++ compatibility and Apart from new devices added between Karmic's 0.3.7 and 1.0.0, this release also includes some new functions and ways of checking the properties of the device. PTP object handling and metadata caching was rewritten, and handling large files should be less ugly now, according to the announcement. The release notes can be found at https://sourceforge.net/projects/libmtp/files/libmtp/1.0.1/1-0-1-rel- note.txt/download The announcement of the release can be found at https://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=63386a3d0909112351v7be52327m9a8ea20c4bc63...@mail.gmail.com&forum_name =libmtp-discuss I request this version to be included in Karmic because: -It supports more devices, giving the user a better experience. -Since Karmic is still Alpha it can't be too complicated to update libmtp. -The developers felt comfortable enough with the code base to release it as their first 1.x release. -Future updates will be for 1.0.x, making it harder to do a minor version upgrade later on from 0.3.7. If we want good multimedia support we should make sure the libraries used for it are up-to-date. + + It fixes at least the folowing bugs: + bug #306410 + bug #353914 + + and maybe others as well. -- [karmic] FreezeException request for libmtp https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/424760 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
