[Debichem-devel] Avogadro2 package patch proposal

[Aritz Erkiaga]

Hi,

The current version of avogadro2 (1.95.1) is affected by a bug 
<https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/issues/820> that 
fundamentally breaks molecule editing. I fixed it in this commit 
<https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/commit/c47d00c821ba77ea2b13aaa933cfc922f1980469>, 
as part of this merged pull request 
<https://github.com/OpenChemistry/avogadrolibs/pull/819>, but no new 
versions have been published yet. Next week is the Debian Import Freeze 
for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, which will be supported until 2027 plus 3-5 years 
of ESM, and currently includes avogadro2 1.95.1. I suggest that you 
reproduce/test the aforementioned bug to evaluate its potential impact 
on users (which I believe is high) and decide upon an appropriate couse 
of action:

  * Picking up the change in Debian as a patch on top of 1.95.1.
    Possibly sending the new version to the Ubuntu upload queue?
  * Waiting, then sending the new version as a FeatureFreeze Exception
    or picking up the patch later on top of 1.95.1.
  * Contacting the repo owner regarding a new point release:
    geoff.hutchison at gmail.com <mailto:geoff.hutchison at gmail.com>.

I'm not really familiar with the package approval process, so my 
apologies if my proposal is unreasonable.

Regards,

    Aritz Erkiaga
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