SeaMonkey/StatusMeetings/2019-11-24: Difference between revisions

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* Location: [irc://chat.freenode.net/seamonkey #seamonkey IRC channel] ''' now on Freenode! '''
* Location: [irc://chat.freenode.net/seamonkey #seamonkey IRC channel] ''' now on Freenode! '''
* Further Read: [[SeaMonkey/StatusMeetings/Basics|Basics]]
* Further Read: [[SeaMonkey/StatusMeetings/Basics|Basics]]
* Participants (in order of appearance):  
* Participants (in order of appearance): IanN frg rsx11m
== Agenda ==
== Agenda ==
* Who's taking minutes? -> '''TBD'''
* Who's taking minutes? -> '''frg'''
* Nominees for Friends of the Fish Tank:
* Nominees for Friends of the Fish Tank:
** '''TBD'''
** '''IanN master of the mail bugs'''


=== Action Items ===
=== Action Items ===
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'''OPEN'''
'''OPEN'''
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php mozillaZine] might close. Frank Lion set up a forum at [https://seamonkey.boards.net/ SeaMonkey Board] for SeaMonkey support issues and discussion.
* [http://forums.mozillazine.org/index.php mozillaZine] might close.
** '''IanN''' offered to take it over but has not heard back from the owner.
** '''IanN''' offered to take mozillaZine over but has not heard back from the owner.
** Frank Lion set up a forum at [https://seamonkey.boards.net/ SeaMonkey Board] for SeaMonkey support issues and discussion.
** mozillaZine user "Wish You Were Here" has set up a phpBB forum.
* For future macOS releases we might need an Apple Developer ID and notarization process. See [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution Notarizing Your App Before Distribution].
* For future macOS releases we might need an Apple Developer ID and notarization process. See [https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing_your_app_before_distribution Notarizing Your App Before Distribution].
* The project areas on the website need further updates to reflect the current responsibilities after some long time developers and maintainers left the project. {{bug|1356106}} has already been filed.
* The project areas on the website need further updates to reflect the current responsibilities after some long time developers and maintainers left the project. {{bug|1356106}} has already been filed.
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** Mozilla does this to a degree. See [https://github.com/mozilla/gecko-dev/ Mozilla gecko-dev repo] as an example.
** Mozilla does this to a degree. See [https://github.com/mozilla/gecko-dev/ Mozilla gecko-dev repo] as an example.
* '''frg''' will update the Windows builder to VS2019 16.4 when available. It contains the latest VS2017 compiler too if we still need to do a 2.49.6 build.
* '''frg''' will update the Windows builder to VS2019 16.4 when available. It contains the latest VS2017 compiler too if we still need to do a 2.49.6 build.
** Microsoft released another 16.4 preview last week. Hopefully it will arrive soon. '''frg''' did a 2.53.1 test build using the preview and it works fine.
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* All trees are currently closed because of {{bug|1546801}} and {{bug|1595368}}. Taskcluster is migrated form aws to the Google Cloud.
* All trees are currently closed because of {{bug|1546801}} and {{bug|1595368}}. Taskcluster is migrated form aws to the Google Cloud.
* Rust 1.39 was released but can only be used for comm-central right now.
* Rust 1.39 was released but can only be used for comm-central right now.
* Because of changes in level-3 access we can no longer directly push patches to the mozilla repos or create branches. Access to the comm- repos is unchanged.


* [comm-central]:
* [comm-central]:
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*** Fix for {{bug|1300198}} will unbreak the comm-central l10n builds.
*** Fix for {{bug|1300198}} will unbreak the comm-central l10n builds.
** RDF has been completely removed now.
** RDF has been completely removed now.
** XBL has been completely removed now.
** See {{bug|1452448}} for current comm-central breakages. This is not up to date.
** See {{bug|1452448}} for current comm-central breakages. This is not up to date.


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** We currently do not track nor update comm-release.
** We currently do not track nor update comm-release.
** Do not use any current comm-release based release.
** Do not use any current comm-release based release.
** An updated unofficial 2.53 is available from [http://www.wg9s.com/comm-253/ WG9's website]. We accept filing bugs against it. The next release will be based on 2.53 paving the way for 2.57.
** An updated unofficial 2.53.1 is available from [http://www.wg9s.com/comm-253/ WG9's website]. We accept filing bugs against it. The next release will be based on 2.53.1 paving the way for 2.57.
** See {{bug|1379370}} for current 2.53 breakages. All known major bugs for 2.53 are closed.
** See {{bug|1379370}} for current 2.53 breakages. All known major bugs for 2.53 are closed.
** For building please apply the patches from Bills website to the noted comm-release and mozilla-release changeset.
** For building please apply the patches from Bills website to the noted comm-release and mozilla-release changeset.
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** Building with webrender enabled (unsupported and not working) with Rust 1.37 or higher currently does not work.
** Building with webrender enabled (unsupported and not working) with Rust 1.37 or higher currently does not work.
** For building with stylo (default) please stay at Rust 1.37 for now.
** For building with stylo (default) please stay at Rust 1.37 for now.
** The tree is currently closed. Pushes need to be done with CLOSED TREE.
** See {{bug|1433370}} for current 2.57 breakages.
** See {{bug|1433370}} for current 2.57 breakages.


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** debugQA works in 2.57.
** debugQA works in 2.57.
** Chatzilla 0.9.94 works in 2.53 and 2.57.
** Chatzilla 0.9.94 works in 2.53 and 2.57.
* Session Manager 0.8.13 needs a minor fix to be compatible with current and future 2.53.1 releases.
** Replace nsIJSXMLHttpRequest with nsIXMLHttpRequest in session_manager-0.8.1.13\packages\overlay.js line 46.
** This needs to be put into the 2.53 release notes.


* NoScript Classic 5.x is still being updated. You can get it from [https://noscript.net/getit]. Currently 5.1.9.
* NoScript Classic 5.x is still being updated. You can get it from [https://noscript.net/getit]. Currently 5.1.9.
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=== Any other business? ===
=== Any other business? ===
* The next meeting will be held in two weeks on Sunday November 24, 2019, 14:00 UTC (15:00 CET), on the regular meeting schedule.
* The next meeting will be held in two weeks on Sunday December 8, 2019, 14:00 UTC (15:00 CET), on the regular meeting schedule.
** The Thanksgiving turkey is being prepared four days after the meeting unless it gets a pardon.
** We need to ask if the Thanksgiving turkey got a pardon on November 28th.
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