[Bug 991179] Re: 7.0.24 "computation error" bug

[Dave]

** Description changed:

- Hi. Repository versions 7.0.24, (I assume 7.0.25) and 7.0.26 have a
- known bug which affects users with various hardware running Ubuntu
- 12.04. The bug makes the boinc software unable to process any work-
- units.
+ Hi. Repository version 7.0.24...precise has a known bug which affects
+ users running Ubuntu 12.04. The bug makes the boinc software unable to
+ process any work-units for some projects.
  
- This is a known bug by a growing group of S at H Boinc users running Ubuntu
- 12.04 and other Debain variants.
+ This is a known bug by a growing group of Seti at Home Boinc users running
+ Ubuntu 12.04 and other Debain variants.
  
  As soon as there is a version out which overcomes this bug, the
  repository package may want to be changed.
  
  Thanks.
  
- [edit] it seems this bug is only caused by the repository installs of Boinc. When one installs Boinc from the Berkeley website the issue does not exist.
- Also, the bug only seems to exist for seti at home users, apparently all other projects are unaffected? (I'm now curious it may affect "Quake Catcher Network")
+ 
+ [Impact]
+ This bug affects all users of Precise attempting to run Boinc 7.0.24 for the Seti at home project.
+ 
+ [Test case]
+ Bug can be reproduced by installing Boinc 7.0.24 in Ubuntu 12.04 and connecting to the seti at home project. 
+ Downloaded work-units will instantly error upon attempting to run. In other words the Boinc package currently in the precise repository is unusable for Seti at home, and a couple others.
+ 
+ [Regression Potential]
+ Quantal has had it's version of boinc changed to 7.0.27 from Debian SID. As far as I'm aware it fixes this bug. 
+ 7.0.27 has many upstream fixes for several issues, I think that the change may bring a few new bugs, but should fix far more issues than it causes, again the current package is unusable for one of the largest projects running on Boinc.

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  7.0.24 "computation error" bug

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