[sync] lyx_1.6.2-1/unstable into jaunty

[Johannes Hessellund]

Please sync lyx_1.6.2-1/unstable into jaunty

Original report:

Binary package hint: lyx

New bugfix release of Lyx.

This fixes dataloss and various crashes, please update the repositories to the current version.
Should be in Jaunty, and Hardy (and Intrepid?) backports.

From Lyx.org: http://www.lyx.org/News

We are pleased to announce the release of LyX 1.6.2. This is the second maintenance release in the 1.6.x series. The release fixes a large number of major and critical bugs that were reported by users of LyX 1.6.0 and 1.6.1. Most notably, three bugs that might lead to dataloss were detected and resolved. Furthermore, a number of crashes, file conversion and LaTeX output problems are fixed. As a bonus, the performance of the application has been improved, and the release also introduces some new features and user interface improvements.

All users of LyX 1.6.0 and 1.6.1 are urged to upgrade to this version.

Announcement: http://www.lyx.org/announce/1_6_2.txt
Source: ftp://ftp.lyx.org/pub/lyx/stable/1.6.x/lyx-1.6.2.tar.gz

[Johannes Hessellund (osos)]

Debian is about to upgrade. 1.6.2 is in their svn!

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=519936

Maybe some Ubuntu devs could help out!?

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

Diff of the NEWS file between 1.6.1 and 1.6.2

+What's new in version 1.6.2?
+-------------------------------
+
+This is the second maintenance release in the 1.6.x series. The release
+fixes a large number of major and critical bugs that were reported by
+users of LyX 1.6.0 and 1.6.1. Most notably, three bugs that might lead to
+dataloss were detected and resolved. Furthermore, a number of crashes,
+file conversion and LaTeX output problems are fixed. As a bonus, the
+performance of the application has been improved, and the release also
+introduces some new features and user interface improvements.
+
+
 What's new in version 1.6.1?
 -------------------------------

[Reinhard Tartler (siretart)]

For me lyx 1.6.1 reliably freeze when opening the document customize dialog, which renders lyx defact useless for me. I've testbuild the debian package 1.6.2 which works for me.

Let's sync the 1.6.2 package in to jaunty!

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

[Updating] lyx (1.6.1-1 [Ubuntu] < 1.6.2-1 [Debian])
 * Trying to add lyx...
  - <lyx_1.6.2.orig.tar.gz: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
  - <lyx_1.6.2-1.diff.gz: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
  - <lyx_1.6.2-1.dsc: downloading from http://ftp.debian.org/debian/>
I: lyx [universe] -> lyx_1.6.1-1 [universe].
I: lyx [universe] -> lyx-common_1.6.1-1 [universe].

[thsths (thomas-steffen+ubuntu)]

Thanks a lot! It solves the freezing problem that Reinhard describes for me.