Please update Checkbox to latest stable 0.7 in Jaunty

[David Murphy]

Binary package hint: checkbox

Checkbox has seen a few significant features as well as numerous bug fixes in this release. New features include being able to view a report before submitting, support for PolicyKit, and the inclusion of the suspend_test script from the kernel team. Here is a summary as seen in the changelog:

checkbox (0.7) jaunty; urgency=low

  [ Dave Murphy ]
  * Fixed viewing of report files in Firefox 3 (LP: #331481)
  * Added additional contextual information
   * /etc/sysctl* (LP: #331055)
   * /etc/modprobe.d (LP: #331056)
   * /etc/modules (LP: #331057)
  * Fixed packaging for Jaunty
   * https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2009-February/027439.html
   * Uses --install-layout=deb
   * Installs to dist-packages instead of site-packages

  [ Andy Whitcroft ]
  * suspend_test: update suspend_test to version V6 matching kernel version.
    The version here will become the master copy.
  * suspend_test: add a --dry-run mode to simplify developement
  * suspend_test: add a automation mode for checkbox integration
  * suspend_test: add a new pm-suspend test
  * suspend_test: record and restore timer_delay around the variable
    time test.
  * suspend_test: release v7.
  * suspend_test: initial version of suspend power consumption test
    from a patch by Pete Graner.
  * suspend_test: power -- made the sleep time configurable
  * suspend_test: detect batteries and disable ac/power tests
  * suspend_test: disable dbus tests when we have no primary user
  * suspend_test: handle AC transitions better
  * suspend_test: enable power test as part of --full
  * suspend_test: reduce the noise in the test instructions
  * suspend_test: use minutes in output when that is more appropriate
  * suspend_test: track actual AC transitions and report them
  * suspend_test: only mention AC at all if we have a battery
  * suspend_test: report useful data at the bottom for posting
  * suspend_test: document the new power test in the usage
  * suspend_test: power -- indicate when the result is unreliable
  * suspend_test: report -- fix up spacing issues
  * suspend_test: release v8

 -- Dave Murphy <email address hidden> Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:46:16 +0000

checkbox (0.6) jaunty; urgency=low

  * New upstream version:
    * Added suspend_test script - for more details see:
      https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/SuspendResumeTesting
    * Added XSL Stylesheet and the ability to view generated reports
    * Added support for PolicyKit to run the application as a user
    * Added logging for backend and logrotation script.
  * Fixed calling ucf was run via debconf (LP: #330502)

 -- Marc Tardif <email address hidden> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:36:05 +0000

(I have included the last two versions as the current version in Jaunty is 0.5 - an inclusion request was made for 0.6, but not actioned.)

The package has been verified as building against Jaunty as can be seen in our PPA: https://edge.launchpad.net/~checkbox-dev/+archive/ppa

The main reason for this exception request is that the latest version includes additional contextual information and the distribution of the suspend_test script as required by the kernel team. Other reasons are the updating of the packaging for Jaunty & Python 2.6, the new local report which will aid testers, and general bugfixes and improvements.

[Tim Gardner (timg-tpi)]

Speaking for the kernel team, I don't think the addition of suspend_test requires a feature freeze exception. Its an existing feature that was merely relocated from the kernel to a more logical package.

Marking as Beta release critical because we _really_ want this script out in the wild.

[David Murphy (schwuk)]

Uploading new tarball with correct changelog.

[Steve Langasek (vorlon)]

There do seem to be a number of new features here aside from the suspend_test script, that do warrant an FFe - which is granted.

[Martin Pitt (pitti)]

Uploaded. It needed an update anyway, the current version does not work at all due to the Python 2.6 transition.