fc6 gaim update is BROKEN!

[dragoran]

Warren Togami wrote:
> dragoran wrote:
>> FC6 got a gaim update today which was not in updates testing before.
>> Its completly broken... changing status without typing a message -> 
>> segfault
>> When logging into icq it shows a message "Could not add buddy 1"
>> Downgrade is also not possible because it somehow changed the 
>> contents of .gaim
>
> I'm sorry that this isn't working out for you.  It worked very well 
> for me and a few other testers.  Nobody complained about these 
> problems about this version sitting in rawhide for quite a while now.
>
> I do see the ICQ problem (which seems harmless), but not the segfault. 
> Could you please file Bugzilla reports for problems that you experience?
>
I did
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=234399
> http://gaim.sourceforge.net/gdb.php
> Please use this guide to get a useful backtrace.
>
ok thx for this link, I tryed to create a backtrace but it hangs gdb ... 
will try again tomorrow and if I can find the problem I will attach a 
patch to the bugzilla report, else the backtrace
>> Why has this package made it to updates without any previous testing?
>
> This is valid criticism.  In this case I thought it was unnecessary.
>
> Whatever happened in the past, we cannot undo it, so please focus on 
> filing constructive bugs instead of only criticizing.
>
sorry if I sounded like this but I was about to get crazy because of the 
strange things that happend (no text in the ui, unknown account etc.)  
when I downgraded,  but now the downgrade worked (replacing prpl-icq 
with prpl-oscar in accounts.xml did it) ;)
> I fully intend on continuing to upgrade gaim in FC6 toward the gaim 
> 2.0.0 final.  
this is a good thing :)
If not I would complain about this ;)
> If you don't complain about problems, then they might reach 2.0.0 
> final.If it makes you happier, I'll make more frequent use of 
> updates-testing in the future.
>
yes this is what updates testing is for, please don't throw untested 
packages at the users.
> Warren Togami
> wtogami at redhat.com
>