Debian Bug report logs - #821394
[xscreensaver] Still message "This version is very old, please upgrade" while screen locked

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: schwinn <al.schwinn@gsi.de>

To: <submit@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: [xscreensaver] Still message "This version is very old, please upgrade" while screen locked

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 14:49:03 +0200

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Package: xscreensaver
Version: 5.30-1+deb8u1
Severity: important

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There is no annoing popup after boot any more. ( thanks for that, dear 
debian package maintainers ! ).

However when one unlocks the screen, a message "This version is very 
old, please upgrade" is still displayed.

On top when entering the related configuration-GUI from the xfce 
start-menu, there is another popup:
[quote]
Warning:
This version of xscreensaver is VERY OLD!
Please upgrade!
http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/
(If this is the latest version that your distro ships, then your distro 
is doing you a disservice. Build from source.)
[/quote]

Same for gnome / kde / etc. ?

These notifications are not as annoying as the popup after boot, however 
they still damage the debian reputation:
- It is no good idea to encourage users to install software from 3rd 
party sources, like jwz.org
- VERY OLD is true for each debain-release after a while, VERY STABLE as 
well would be correct. No need to capslock, or mention it at all.
- Why to upgrade? Security issues get backported in debain. I DONT want 
any new features !
- My distro did a very good service so far. Upstream is doing the 
disservice here.

.. but what am I writing, all the arguments already are known & listed 
in #918703

So I would suggest to delete the related code at least for testing/unstable.

--- System information. ---
Architecture: amd64
Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64

Debian Release: 8.4
500 trusty ppa.launchpad.net
500 stable-updates ftp.de.debian.org
500 stable security.debian.org
500 stable ftp.de.debian.org

--- Package information. ---
Depends (Version) | Installed
====================================-+-==============
libatk1.0-0 (>= 1.12.4) |
libc6 (>= 2.7) |
libcairo2 (>= 1.2.4) |
libfontconfig1 (>= 2.9.0) |
libfreetype6 (>= 2.2.1) |
libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0 (>= 2.22.0) |
libglade2-0 (>= 1:2.6.1) |
libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.16.0) |
libgtk2.0-0 (>= 2.24.0) |
libice6 (>= 1:1.0.0) |
libpam0g (>= 0.99.7.1) |
libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.14.0) |
libsm6 |
libx11-6 |
libxext6 |
libxi6 |
libxinerama1 |
libxml2 (>= 2.7.4) |
libxmu6 |
libxpm4 |
libxrandr2 (>= 2:1.2.0) |
libxrender1 |
libxt6 |
libxxf86vm1 |
xscreensaver-data |


Recommends (Version) | Installed
============================-+-===========
libjpeg-progs | 8d-1+deb7u1
perl5 |
miscfiles |
OR wordlist |


Suggests (Version) | Installed
==============================-+-===========
xfishtank |
xdaliclock |
xscreensaver-gl |
fortune |
www-browser |
qcam |
OR streamer |
gdm3 |
OR kdm-gdmcompat |

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Message #10 received at 821394@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>

To: schwinn <al.schwinn@gsi.de>, 821394@bugs.debian.org

Subject: Re: Bug#821394: [xscreensaver] Still message "This version is very old, please upgrade" while screen locked

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:04:53 +0200

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Hi,

schwinn wrote:
> Package: xscreensaver
> Version: 5.30-1+deb8u1
[...]
> However when one unlocks the screen, a message "This version is very
> old, please upgrade" is still displayed.

Are you sure you're looking at the fixed version (5.30-1+deb8u2 from
stable-proposed-updates -- not yet available in stable-updates)?

Because the version you reported the bug against (5.30-1+deb8u1) is
the unfixed version and you seem to not have stable-proposed-updates
in your sources.list.

		Regards, Axel
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Message #17 received at 821394@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: schwinn <al.schwinn@gsi.de>

To: Axel Beckert <abe@debian.org>, <821394@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Re: Bug#821394: [xscreensaver] Still message "This version is very old, please upgrade" while screen locked

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:25:40 +0200

Hi there,

I did not get a popup after boot any more, so I assumed I run the fixed 
version ... possible that somebody else working on this machine applied 
a different fix a while ago, which only fixed the major problem :F

I just took a try for 5.30-1+deb8u2 from stable-proposed-updates. Yes, 
it fixes all issues I mentioned, thanks alot !

Sorry for the trouble & thanks for the hint, issue can be closed.


On 18/04/16 15:04, Axel Beckert wrote:
> Control: tag -1 + moreinfo
>
> Hi,
>
> schwinn wrote:
>> Package: xscreensaver
>> Version: 5.30-1+deb8u1
> [...]
>> However when one unlocks the screen, a message "This version is very
>> old, please upgrade" is still displayed.
> Are you sure you're looking at the fixed version (5.30-1+deb8u2 from
> stable-proposed-updates -- not yet available in stable-updates)?
>
> Because the version you reported the bug against (5.30-1+deb8u1) is
> the unfixed version and you seem to not have stable-proposed-updates
> in your sources.list.
>
> 		Regards, Axel

Message #22 received at 821394-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: schwinn <al.schwinn@gsi.de>

To: <821394-done@bugs.debian.org>

Subject: Done: [xscreensaver] Still message "This version is very old, please upgrade" while screen locked

Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:43:16 +0200

Package: xscreensaver
Version: 5.30-1+deb8u2

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- closed - already fixed in 5.30-1+deb8u2
.. sorry, wrong subject on first attempt

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