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my car has a new battery since about a week. but more important: the new battery for my thinkpad arrived today.

old:

gregoa@nerys:~$ grep ENERGY /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN=84240000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL=52560000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW=17020000

new:

gregoa@nerys:~$ grep ENERGY /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN=84240000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL=81830000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW=33390000

looks better :)

again, I focussed on the RC bugs in the perl group. & again, carnil++ was very active both in finding & in fixing them :)

• #560616 – src:pip: "pip: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add a trivial patch and upload (pkg-perl)
• #560643 – src:libbsd-resource-perl: "libbsd-resource-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  change debian/rules to stop running "icky" tests and upload (pkg-perl)
• #561712 – live-magic: "live-magic: helpers now installed in /usr/share/live-helper/helpers and not /usr/bin"
  use patch from BTS and upload to DELAYED/2
• #562347 – src:libnet-google-code-perl: "libnet-google-code-perl: FTBFS: test failed"
  upload package prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)
• #566502 – liborlite-mirror-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  upload new upstream version (pkg-perl)
• #566585 – libtest-www-mechanize-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add a patch to work with newer Test::LongString and upload (pkg-perl)
• #566590 – libxml-stream-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  forwarded upstream (pkg-perl)

this does not look good:

gregoa@nerys:~$ grep ENERGY /sys/class/power_supply/BAT0/uevent
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL_DESIGN=84240000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_FULL=53200000
POWER_SUPPLY_ENERGY_NOW=51990000
gregoa@nerys:~$ 

63.15% of the original level. hm.

I enjoyed being at FOSDEM last year, so I'll be going there again in two weeks' time. & I'm really looking forward to meeting some nice people again!

during the last two weeks I focused on the FTBFS bugs in the Debian Perl Group, only one NMU:

• #560643 – src:libbsd-resource-perl: "libbsd-resource-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #562033 – xxkb: "xxkb: segfaults on startup"
  apply patch from BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #562384 – src:libcoat-persistent-perl: "libcoat-persistent-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  finish upgrading to new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #564411 – src:libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: "libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload package prepared by carnil (pkg-perl)
• #564412 – src:libpoe-component-irc-perl: "libpoe-component-irc-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upgrade to new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #566368 – libauthen-krb5-admin-perl: "FTBFS: Admin.xs:1228: error: too few arguments to function 'kadm5_init_with_skey'"
  upload package prepared by ansgar (pkg-perl)
• #566373 – libcatalyst-modules-perl: "FTBFS: Test fails for Catalyst-Plugin-SubRequest-0.14"
  upgrade some components to new upstream releases (pkg-perl)
• #566407 – libhtml-template-compiled-perl: "FTBFS: test fails"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #566502 – liborlite-mirror-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #566505 – libpod-elemental-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  upgrade to new upstream release (pkg-perl)
• #566583 – librrdtool-oo-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)
• #566587 – libvideo-info-perl: "FTBFS: tests fail"
  add a comment to the BTS (pkg-perl)

I have to admit, I was a bit lazy in my RC bug squashing efforts during the last two weeks. anyway, a short summary:

• #489351 – hlbr: "hlbr: upgrade fails if not started"
  close, already fixed
• #526674 – cwidget: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: missing #include"
  add info to the bug report
• #548480 – nxcomp: "build failure with gcc-4.4"
  apply patch from BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #560617 – src:libio-socket-multicast6-perl: "libio-socket-multicast6-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add build dependency on netbase and upload (pkg-perl)
• #562582 – squidtaild: "fails to install, trying to overwrite other packages files"
  close, already fixed
• #564358 – src:libhttp-body-perl: "libhttp-body-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  grab patch from upstream bugtracker, upload (pkg-perl)
• #564369 – src:libnet-twitter-perl: "libnet-twitter-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add patch and upload (pkg-perl)
• #564402 – src:libhtml-formfu-perl: "libhtml-formfu-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  upload package fixed by ansgar (pkg-perl)
• #564411 – src:libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: "libdatetime-format-iso8601-perl: FTBFS: tests failed"
  add info to the bug report (pkg-perl)

I just sent my statement regarding the amendment of the austrian telecommunication law (implementation of the EU guideline on data retention) to the federal ministry for transport, innovation and technology.

it should show up on the parliament's law draft page at some point.

quote of the day:

07:00 <Ryan52> this social networking thing is getting rediculous. the side
               of my orange juice carton says "find us on facebook" and
               "follow us on twitter". :/

2010-01-03, #debian-perl (OFTC)

a short update on my RC-bug squashing activities:

• #526210 – scim-kmfl-imengine: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: missing #include"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #531715 – gcin: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: missing #include"
  add comment to BTS, later NMU'd by zack
• #534600 – spatialindex: "spatialindex: FTBFS with GCC 4.4"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #539543 – hubbub: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: 'cptr' may be used uninitialized"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #546386 – fam: "FTBFS with gcc4.4"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #549223 – chuck: "fails to build with gcc-4.4/newer eglibc"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #550115 – gbgoffice: "FTBFS: invalid const conversion"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2
• #553706 – glob2: "FTBFS with GCC 4.4: 'class GAGCore::StreamBackend' has no member named 'getc'"
  apply patch from the BTS, upload to DELAYED/2

remarks:

• to be honest, these were all easy bugs, I just grabbed existing patches (by Martin Michlmayr, peter green, & several Ubuntu folks).
• reactions so far: one "thank you" mail, no other comments.

1984-12-19: police forces try to clear the protesters against the powerplant in the "hainburger au", finally the federal government declares a "christmas truce", & later the area at the danube becomes a national park.

2009-12-21: police forces evict students from the "audimax" in vienna, the center of the university protests.

& I thought we as a society might have learned something. FAIL.