[needs-packaging] Upgrade libfribidi to 0.19.x

Bug #490151 reported by Diaa Sami
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: libfribidi0

Not only is it highly recommended by the author to upgrade to this version but also it fixes Arabic shaping issues in subtitles for several video players such as VLC and MPlayer(as well as other apps using FriBiDi)
According to the official website "This release is fairly API/ABI compatible with the 0.10 series. The Fedora project simply upgraded to 0.19 series from 0.10 without any compatibility issues. Using this version instead of 0.10 series is highly recommended."

I have compiled and installed it manually on my system with no problems.

URL: http://fribidi.org/
License: GNU LGPL

Changed in fribidi (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → New
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Brian Murray (brian-murray) wrote :

*** This is an automated message ***

This bug is tagged needs-packaging which identifies it as a request for a new package in Ubuntu. As a part of the managing needs-packaging bug reports specification, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/Specs/NeedsPackagingBugs, all needs-packaging bug reports have Wishlist importance. Subsequently, I'm setting this bug's status to Wishlist.

Changed in fribidi (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Diaa Sami (diaa.sami) wrote :

This is not entirely true as it's not a new package, I just thought the right thing is to tag it with the needs-packaging tag, I hope the importance can be reset based on the bug description and the importance of the new features obtained by upgrading.

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