FFe: update swfdec-* to 0.6

I've compiled, installed, and (briefly) tested this on x86_64, seems to be working fine. I don't really have any experience packaging, but I'm willing to take a stab at it if needed.

adding motu-release. Please consider the "first API/ABI-stable release of Swfdec" (per release notes) for inclusion in hardy, lots of bug fixes over current 0.5.4 version.

Kudos to you friend. I have added myself, Martin Pitt & asac to this. Hopefully one of them takes a look at this & can help/guide you in this if they are not too busy or whichever way.

Good luck :)

That would affect the source packages swfdec-gnome, swfdec-mozilla and swfdec0.5, anything else?

I guess I'd also like to hear input from mozilla team in this regard, Alexander?

For anyone who's interested in testing this, there's some packages in my PPA based on the debian experimental version.

https://launchpad.net/~adam-caldwell/+archive/

It's my first attempt at packaging, but it works for me.

Hello Adam,

In my own PPA (https://edge.launchpad.net/~leroutier/+archive), you'll be able to find some packages I did for 0.5.4 and that improved a lot of things (like using /etc/alternative system)

Perhaps it could be good to take a look at the changes I did in those and use them into your own 0.6.0 packages

Thanks for doing those !

Do you know anyone working on swfdec-gnome ? (the new package which contains the standalone gtk player and nautilus thumbnailer) and is part of gnome 2.22.0)

i think we don't have any hard dependencies on swfdec yet, so any eventual breakage should be limited to the swfdec package itself.

Please ensure that it works with firefox 3 out of the box. The plugin should only be linked to /usr/lib/xulrunner-addons/plugins (not firefox-addons).

If it work with firefox 2 you should also link it to firefox/plugins/ and xulrunner/plugins

in addition i have have the following comments:

1. please package it as a non-native package (e.g. orig.tar.gz + diff.gz)
2. please use the alternative system (like flashplugin-nonfree and gnash do)

once you have done this, please ask for review again. i will take a look if everything is done properly then.

btw, aren't there packages in debian we could use? maybe consider that.

I updated the packages in my PPA based on your suggestions. The alternative system is now used, based on the prerm and postinst scripts in Stéphane's 0.5.4 build. The packages have also been uploaded in .orig.tar.gz and diff.gz format.

Thanks Adam, testing them asap!

In debian/control file of swfdec-mozilla, you could add :

Xb-Npp-Applications: ec8030f7-c20a-464f-9b0e-13a3a9e97384,92650c4d-4b8e-4d2a-b7eb-24ecf4f6b63a,aa5ca914-c309-495d-91cf-3141bbb04115
Xb-Npp-MimeType: application/x-shockwave-flash
Xb-Npp-Name: Swfdec player for Adobe/Macromedia Flash

for ubufox support (it would need its counterpart in Ubufox itself AFAIK)

Added. Should be done building in my ppa soon.

I uploaded swfdec-gnome 2.22.0 to my ppa as well, so we wont be left with an outdated version if the other two packages get into hardy. It compiles, installs, and launches fine for me -- however, I dont have any swf files to test it with.

I based it on the 2.21.91 version found in debian experimental, with no changes other than the version bump.

Thanks again, I'll retest them once I'm back home.

Isn't there keywords to attach to the bug so that it would be officialy tested ?

The alternative system works like a charm.

For the UbuFox part to work, we'll need patches on its side.
But its another bug

Ubufox related bug report :
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubufox/+bug/155478

Ok, since I got no objection so far from other members of motu-release, I'm putting this in the hands of the mozilla team. Alexander, please ACK/REJ to your liking. Thanks!

(unsubscribing motu-release).

could you please put debdiffs from debian package to your latest package in this bug?

To help verify the ubuntu-ubuntu upgrade an ubuntu vs. ubuntu debdiff for the latest would be helpful too.

Thanks,

 - Alexander

if this is done, please ping me in #ubuntu-mozillateam to get a quick response.

Thanks,
 - Alexander

I made no real changes to libswfdec compared to debian experimental, it would be fine (and probably preferable?) to sync it directly from there.

There were more significant changes in swfdec-mozilla, to support firefox 3 and use the alternative system.

(Note: there was an errant output file of a debuild run in my last build, i removed it for this debdiff)

I made no changes to swfdec-gnome as compared to debian experimental (there was no 2.22.0 available at the time) -- there is a 2.22.0 in debian unstable now, that is essentially the same so it would make sense to directly sync that as well.

Here's a debdiff for swfdec-mozilla-0.5.4 as shipped vs my swfdec-mozilla-0.6.0.

ack from me on behalf of the mozillateam. please upload. Thanks for your work on this. If you need a sponsor ask on -motu or -mozillateam.

 - Alexander

subscribed ubuntu-universe-sponsors for you.

Yes, this will need a sponsor. This will be my first upload, someone will need to let me know how to go about doing it.

Hi all,
Adam although its good but asac has given some good advice. It works out in the longer-term to use stuff from Debian and or package something new for Debian which can also be put up for Ubuntu. Maintenance and many other issues can be solved or pointed out which might be common. It also makes sense to have issues known by a large pool/number of hackers who might be able to come up with a solution which gets applied. In short a win-win scenario for everyone. ;)

swfdec-mozilla 0.6.0-2ubuntu1 is in the archive, closing the bug report.

Thanks for your work!