Activity log for bug #1675369

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2017-03-23 11:28:59 Dave Richards bug added bug
2017-03-23 12:16:37 Alberts Muktupāvels bug added subscriber Alberts Muktupāvels
2017-03-23 17:56:11 Dmitry Shachnev description When using seamless applications such as Rdesktop, the window manager needs to send ConfigureNotify events. This is specified in ICCCM section 4.1.5. Without it, software will hang and wait for a response. A patch has been created here and should be merged: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-24&id=f09967fc0f1d65fc7b5057b362b9657154a86079 I have hand tested this patch on GNOME 3.18 on 16.04 LTS and it works. We are requesting this to be merged. This greatly impacts corporate and enterprise users that are trying to integrate Microsoft Windows applications using Rdesktop. # Impact When using seamless applications such as Rdesktop, the window manager needs to send ConfigureNotify events. This is specified in ICCCM section 4.1.5. Without it, software will hang and wait for a response. This greatly impacts corporate and enterprise users that are trying to integrate Microsoft Windows applications using Rdesktop. # Proposed Fix A patch has been created here and should be merged: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-24&id=f09967fc0f1d65fc7b5057b362b9657154a86079 # Test Case Use Rdesktop in seamless mode for a while. # Regression Potential The reporter has verified the fix, and it works. It has also been in Zesty since Mar 20th and so far nobody complained.
2017-03-23 17:56:21 Dmitry Shachnev nominated for series Ubuntu Xenial
2017-03-23 17:56:21 Dmitry Shachnev bug task added metacity (Ubuntu Xenial)
2017-03-23 17:56:21 Dmitry Shachnev nominated for series Ubuntu Yakkety
2017-03-23 17:56:21 Dmitry Shachnev bug task added metacity (Ubuntu Yakkety)
2017-03-23 17:56:32 Dmitry Shachnev metacity (Ubuntu): status New Fix Released
2017-03-23 20:47:54 Dmitry Shachnev description # Impact When using seamless applications such as Rdesktop, the window manager needs to send ConfigureNotify events. This is specified in ICCCM section 4.1.5. Without it, software will hang and wait for a response. This greatly impacts corporate and enterprise users that are trying to integrate Microsoft Windows applications using Rdesktop. # Proposed Fix A patch has been created here and should be merged: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-24&id=f09967fc0f1d65fc7b5057b362b9657154a86079 # Test Case Use Rdesktop in seamless mode for a while. # Regression Potential The reporter has verified the fix, and it works. It has also been in Zesty since Mar 20th and so far nobody complained. # Impact When using seamless applications such as Rdesktop, the window manager needs to send ConfigureNotify events. This is specified in ICCCM section 4.1.5. Without it, software will hang and wait for a response. This greatly impacts corporate and enterprise users that are trying to integrate Microsoft Windows applications using Rdesktop. # Proposed Fix A patch has been created here and should be merged: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-24&id=f09967fc0f1d65fc7b5057b362b9657154a86079 Patch for 3.18 branch which was used for Xenial upload is here: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-18&id=64e95c2ec2a1669da2ddab6c29108d718f79dfff # Test Case Use Rdesktop in seamless mode for a while. # Regression Potential The reporter has verified the fix, and it works. It has also been in Zesty since Mar 20th and so far nobody complained.
2017-03-23 21:50:18 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Brian Murray
2017-03-23 22:23:37 Alberts Muktupāvels description # Impact When using seamless applications such as Rdesktop, the window manager needs to send ConfigureNotify events. This is specified in ICCCM section 4.1.5. Without it, software will hang and wait for a response. This greatly impacts corporate and enterprise users that are trying to integrate Microsoft Windows applications using Rdesktop. # Proposed Fix A patch has been created here and should be merged: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-24&id=f09967fc0f1d65fc7b5057b362b9657154a86079 Patch for 3.18 branch which was used for Xenial upload is here: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-18&id=64e95c2ec2a1669da2ddab6c29108d718f79dfff # Test Case Use Rdesktop in seamless mode for a while. # Regression Potential The reporter has verified the fix, and it works. It has also been in Zesty since Mar 20th and so far nobody complained. # Impact When using seamless applications such as Rdesktop, the window manager needs to send ConfigureNotify events. This is specified in ICCCM section 4.1.5. Without it, software will hang and wait for a response. This greatly impacts corporate and enterprise users that are trying to integrate Microsoft Windows applications using Rdesktop. # Proposed Fix A patch has been created here and should be merged: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-24&id=f09967fc0f1d65fc7b5057b362b9657154a86079 Patch for 3.18 branch which was used for Xenial upload is here: https://git.gnome.org/browse/metacity/commit/?h=gnome-3-18&id=64e95c2ec2a1669da2ddab6c29108d718f79dfff # Test Case Use rdesktop in seamless mode: rdesktop "%ProgramFiles%\ThinLinc\WTSTools\seamlessrdpshell.exe" -s "notepad" server_ip This requires server with windows that is setup for remote access. Also extra software is needed: https://www.cendio.com/thinlinc/download-register Opening multiple seamless windows and trying to switch between them should not cause any noticeable delays / hangs. # Regression Potential The reporter has verified the fix, and it works. It has also been in Zesty since Mar 20th and so far nobody complained.
2017-03-23 22:44:35 Brian Murray metacity (Ubuntu Xenial): status New Fix Committed
2017-03-23 22:44:37 Brian Murray bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2017-03-23 22:44:39 Brian Murray bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2017-03-23 22:44:45 Brian Murray tags verification-needed
2017-03-28 16:35:36 Alberts Muktupāvels tags verification-needed verification-done
2017-03-31 05:06:54 Launchpad Janitor metacity (Ubuntu Xenial): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2017-03-31 05:06:58 Steve Langasek removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2017-08-01 13:21:31 Alberts Muktupāvels metacity (Ubuntu Yakkety): status New Invalid