[winswitch] [ANNOUNCE] Xpra 4.0.3: many issues, one critical

[carl langlois]

Ho did not see this pass .. that will force me to update ...thanks

On Mon, Aug 10, 2020 at 10:26 AM Antoine Martin <antoine at devloop.org.uk>
wrote:

> On 10/08/2020 19:28, carl langlois wrote:
> > Hi Antoine,
> > Is ubuntu 19.10 build coming?
> Certainly not, Ubuntu 19.10 has reached EOL:
>
> http://fridge.ubuntu.com/2020/07/17/ubuntu-19-10-eoan-ermine-end-of-life-reached-on-july-17-2020/
>
> Cheers,
> Antoine
>
>
> >
> > Regards
> > Carl
> >
> > On Sat, Aug 8, 2020 at 2:53 AM Antoine Martin via shifter-users
> > <shifter-users at lists.devloop.org.uk
> > <mailto:shifter-users at lists.devloop.org.uk>> wrote:
> >
> >     Hi,
> >
> >     This update contains all the fixes that had accumulated since 4.0.2
> was
> >     released 2 months ago.
> >
> >     The only real critical issue is a server crash due to a
> use-after-free
> >     bug in the scrolling detection code. With older versions, this crash
> can
> >     be prevented using the environment variable: XPRA_SCROLL_ENCODING=0
> >
> >     The other fixes are all over the codebase, with many
> platform-specific
> >     fixes, systray, window geometry, cosmetic, packaging, etc..
> >
> >     Updating is recommended.
> >
> >     Cheers,
> >     Antoine
> >
> >
> >     Release notes:
> >     * fix server crash caused by use after free in scrolling code
> >     * fix encryption option overzealously enforced on all socket types
> >     * fix network layer compression errors that cause connections to drop
> >     * fix printing errors with some shell character encodings
> >     * fix NVENC h264 stream compatibility with HTML5 client
> >     * fix windows not getting focused when clicking on title bar (HTML5)
> >     * fix suspend / resume errors with tray windows
> >     * fix garbled terminal when ssh messages and 'top' client conflict
> >     * fix OpenGL "force" enable option not honoured
> >     * fix tray geometry errors
> >     * fix missing tray with Ubuntu Gnome
> >     * fix socket setup error handler
> >     * fix minimum video scaling not being honoured via heuristics
> >     * fix error in main thread verifier (fortunately, never fired)
> >     * fix archlinux build root stripping
> >     * fix detection of named-pipe creation errors
> >     * fix MS Windows shadow server errors with 'bind=auto'
> >     * fix MS Windows Keymap_info.exe tool
> >     * fix MS Windows servers slow to handle connections with mDNS enabled
> >     * fix MacOS clipboard unnecessarily sending data
> >     * fix clipboard data sometimes going missing when ownership changes
> >     * fix memory contents of the swscale pixel format object
> >     * fix csc_swscale converter getting recycled every time
> >     * fix division by zero errors during window cleanup
> >     * fix rfb connections missing all screen updates
> >     * fix RPM spec file for CentOS 8
> >     * fix toolbox examples when running under wayland
> >     * fix 'xpra toolbox' subcommand on MacOS
> >     * fix MacOS errors with some subcommands (ie: 'list')
> >     * fix MacOS outdated system version requirements in hidden sub-app
> >     * fix sshfp support on MacOS (was missing dns python module)
> >     * fix notification widget wrongly stealing input focus
> >     * fix support for building with CUDA 11.0
> >     * fix unshrinkable session-info window
> >     * fix window resizing errors when non-GUI clients are also connected
> >     * avoid ever using b-frames for text content
> >     * silence unhelpful gtk warnings on MacOS
> >     * avoid opengl warning with wayland
> >     * add extra environment variables to disable any server side scaling
> >     * also update mdns records when the session name changes
> >     * workaround for older versions of python-cryptography
> >     * use 'text' mode for 'geany' (fixes lossy screen updates)
> >     * ensure all toolbox windows set a correct and readable window title
> >     * remove workaround for unsupported versions of Ubuntu
> >     * make it possible to specify the path when saving video
> streams/frames
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