Comment 3 for bug 301429

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John Vivirito (gnomefreak) wrote : Re: [Bug 301429] Re: Update audacity to 1.3.6 and backport it to intrepid and hardy

On 12/29/2008 03:28 AM, Hew McLachlan wrote:
> Backport tasks are invalid since 1.3.6 does not exist in the Ubuntu
> archives.
>
> This upgrade will mostly fix bug 201291.
>
> ** Changed in: audacity (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
> Status: Confirmed => Triaged
>
> ** Changed in: hardy-backports
> Status: New => Invalid
>
> ** Changed in: intrepid-backports
> Status: New => Invalid
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - Update audacity to 1.3.6 and backport it to intrepid and hardy
> + Update audacity to 1.3.6
>
> ** Description changed:
>
> Binary package hint: audacity
>
> Upstream released 1.3.6 (currently 1.3.5 in hardy, intrepid, jaunty).
> - Request for update in jaunty and backport to hardy, intrepid.
> + Request for update in jaunty.
>
> In particular, this release fixes the bug in "Get Noise Profile", as explained here:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/audacity/+bug/290100/comments/2
>
> Complete changelog:
> Changes in 1.3.6 Beta (since Alpha 1.3.6a6):
>
> Interface:
> * "Save Compressed Copy of Project" saves in much smaller .OGG
> format to facilitate online transmission of projects
> * Improved MIDI import and export routines, and clearer color
> for selection region
> * Default temporary directory on Mac now accessible in Finder
>
> Import / Export:
> * Stability improvements in on-demand loading
> * FFmpeg: support for latest version of library, improved
> version checks and error messages, stability improvements
> in custom exporter
>
> Bug Fixes:
> * Crash in "Get Noise Profile" step of Noise Removal at project
> rates below 20480 Hz.
> * Underestimation of peak level in tracks with a small number
> of different peaks
> * Truncate Silence could result in repeated or lost audio if
> applied to the whole of a track
> * Other interface, generating, exporting and platform-specific
> fixes
>
> Compilation:
> * Added autoconf macro archive to CVS, enabling *.nix users
> without this archive to build --with -MIDI
>

Maybe we should backport 1.3.5-2 to start with since we havent released
1.3.6 in Jaunty I'm guessing user will be happy about that but i dont
know the package that well.

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