ESC meeting minutes: 2023-10-05

Miklos Vajna vmiklos at collabora.com
Thu Oct 5 14:40:12 UTC 2023


* Present:
     + Heiko, Olivier, Stephane, Caolan, Cloph, Eike, Hossein, Ilmari, Michael W, Regina, Stephan, Thorsten, Xisco, Michael S, Miklos, Gabriel

* Completed Action Items:
     + Try gtk4 local builds, Qt6 local builds (Cloph)
       [ not done, but will happen later ]
     + review bot: ignore distro branches when adding reviewers (Xisco)
       [ master-only now ]
     + Send the welcome mail + point out the restricted scope for Skyler (Miklos)
     + Enable the commit bit for Skyler (Cloph)

* Pending Action Items:
     + Set up a daily tinderbox for the python-based windows installer (Cloph)

* Release Engineering update (Cloph)
     + 7.6 status: 7.6.3 rc1 in 4 weeks
     + 7.5 status: 7.5.8 rc1 in 1 weeks
     + maybe bump the VS baseline on Windows?
       + not opposed to that, but it requires some work, needs time (Cloph)
       + ran into this C++20 compiler problem with managed C++ (Stephan)
         + turns out it uses C++17
         + see the mailing list thread
         + also std::source_location change from Noel, failed in CLR
           + failed due to the same problem
         + so whenever we use C++20 featues, that may not work
         + for now we didn't ran into problems that we could not work around, though
       + prefer deploying Windows 11 CI builders first (Cloph)

* Documentation (Olivier)
      + Helpcontents2
          + more updates in menus  vs UI modes (ohallot)
          + add target for UNO commands when using F1
              + that is, avoid 404 error.
              + any way to help for unclear commands? (Miklos)
                + working with the user interface (Oliver)
                + focusing on commands which are in the default UI for now
                + based on the generated wiki page: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/DispatchCommands
          + housekeeping after translations (ohallot)
             + Linguistics and unecesssary translations.
      + Guides
          + support for review by community members (ohallot)

     + Bugzilla Documentation statistics
         269(269) bugs open
     + Updates:
         BZ changes   1 week   1 month   3 months   12 months
            created     10(4)    19(0)      72(2)      298(0)
          commented     18(12)   49(1)     236(11)    1090(11)
           resolved      3(3)     6(2)      32(2)      166(3)
     + top 10 contributors:
           Stéphane Guillou made 19 changes in 1 month, and 348 changes in 1 year
           Ilmari Lauhakangas made 18 changes in 1 month, and 124 changes in 1 year
           Olivier Hallot made 12 changes in 1 month, and 443 changes in 1 year
           Nabet, Julien made 8 changes in 1 month, and 39 changes in 1 year
           aswath t made 7 changes in 1 month, and 7 changes in 1 year
           steve made 4 changes in 1 month, and 18 changes in 1 year
           Judi made 2 changes in 1 month, and 2 changes in 1 year
           Dennis Roczek made 1 changes in 1 month, and 1 changes in 1 year
           Elisabeth Dapper made 1 changes in 1 month, and 1 changes in 1 year
           David Liontooth made 1 changes in 1 month, and 1 changes in 1 year

* UX Update (Heiko)
     + Bugzilla (topicUI) statistics
         258(258) (topicUI) bugs open, 58(58) (needsUXEval) needs to be evaluated by the UXteam
     + Updates:
         BZ changes   1 week   1 month   3 months   12 months
              added     10(7)     13(-1)    20(0)       44(-1)
          commented     73(46)   196(15)   485(24)    2323(-1)
            removed      0(0)      0(0)      1(0)       19(-1)
           resolved      6(-4)    33(-2)    88(2)      330(0)
     + top 10 contributors:
           Heiko Tietze made 118 changes in 1 month, and 1395 changes in 1 year
           Stéphane Guillou made 66 changes in 1 month, and 507 changes in 1 year
           Eyal Rozenberg made 44 changes in 1 month, and 335 changes in 1 year
           Kaganski, Mike made 28 changes in 1 month, and 143 changes in 1 year
           Bogdan B made 16 changes in 1 month, and 111 changes in 1 year
           Ilmari Lauhakangas made 14 changes in 1 month, and 216 changes in 1 year
           Vernon, Stuart Foote made 14 changes in 1 month, and 413 changes in 1 year
           ady made 13 changes in 1 month, and 107 changes in 1 year
           Fortin Tam, Jean-François made 11 changes in 1 month, and 16 changes in 1 year
           Dieter made 9 changes in 1 month, and 240 changes in 1 year
     + [Bug 156182] FORMATTING Automatic text color can be unreadable with
            darker cell colors
     + [Bug 55848] FormControls : Can't modify the size of a check box
  -> + [Bug 155675] Accessibility Request -- Whisper OpenAI
       + resolved as wontfix for now, prefer it as an extension instead
     + [Bug 157522] As we now have a Comment style, remove/redirect
            "Format all comments..."
     + [Bug 157518] Improve password security UX
     + [Bug 157501] Presentation Minimizer wizard dialog needs Help button

  -> + Cursor goes beyond margins when typing spaces at the end of a line
       + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=155494
       + proposing an option to wrap break for spaces
       + compatible with Word, but otherwise poor UX
         + would e.g. indenting a single line
       + it was possible to do this in Word in the past
       + comments are welcome
       + would this be a per-document setting? (Miklos)
         + would store it in the user profile (Heiko)
         + no concerns (Michael S)

* Crash Testing (Caolan)
     + 13(-9) import failure, 0(+0) export failures
       - now on Debian 12 for newer toolchain
       - various old crashes are now fixed
       - some new issues
       - common crash on exit from embedded chart seems to be an old issue newly reproducible with newer toolchain/os
         -> fix submitted to gerrit
     + 6 coverity issues
       - not sure what "double_initialization" is trying to tell me in cid#1546386 "API usage error"
     + 2 ossfuzz issues, no crashes

* Crash Reporting (Xisco)
    + https://crashreport.libreoffice.org is not responding. No data available

* Mentoring (Hossein)
  + Updated some of the LibOCon 2023 workshop presentation files
  + Added a new blog post for publishing the workshop slides
    LibOCon 2023 workshop presentation slides
    https://dev.blog.documentfoundation.org/?p=947
  + Outreachy applicants coming

           committer...   1 week     1 month      3 months     12 months
                   open      62(17)      99(2)       152(-4)       210(1)
                reviews     216(-10)   1036(-200)   3300(-108)   11558(56)
                 merged     206(37)     891(-98)    2952(-128)   12662(53)
              abandoned       8(4)       40(-20)     144(2)        641(7)
            own commits     159(60)     612(-45)    2032(-30)     9702(14)
         review commits      45(10)     172(-7)      614(-14)     3041(16)
         contributor...   1 week    1 month      3 months     12 months
                   open      20(-6)     61(5)        95(4)        123(6)
                reviews     574(76)   2088(-202)   6850(-280)   30522(-24)
                 merged       9(-4)     47(-15)     210(-10)     2121(-44)
              abandoned       7(-7)     32(-1)      204(-1)       618(-7)
            own commits      11(-7)     60(-2)      211(-10)     1102(3)
         review commits       0(0)       0(0)         0(0)          0(0)
     + easyHack statistics:
        needsDevEval 8(8)   needsUXEval 1(1)   cleanup_comments 319(319)
        total 395(395)   assigned 20(20)   open 350(350)
     + top 10 contributors:
           Stéphane Guillou made 8 patches in 1 month, and 37 patches in 1 year
           Srebotnjak, Martin made 4 patches in 1 month, and 20 patches in 1 year
           Sahil Gautam made 4 patches in 1 month, and 10 patches in 1 year
           Dan Horák made 4 patches in 1 month, and 4 patches in 1 year
           Bogdan B made 3 patches in 1 month, and 97 patches in 1 year
           Adam Seskunas made 3 patches in 1 month, and 4 patches in 1 year
           Ankit Kumar Jaipuriar made 3 patches in 1 month, and 3 patches in 1 year
           Armin Le Grand (allotropia) made 3 patches in 1 month, and 70 patches in 1 year
           Priyadarshi, Apurva made 2 patches in 1 month, and 2 patches in 1 year
           Montane, Joan made 2 patches in 1 month, and 2 patches in 1 year
     + top 10 reviewers:
           Caolán McNamara made 118 review comments in 1 month, and 566 in 1 year
           Thorsten Behrens made 86 review comments in 1 month, and 468 in 1 year
           Xisco Fauli made 86 review comments in 1 month, and 764 in 1 year
           Ilmari Lauhakangas made 78 review comments in 1 month, and 406 in 1 year
           Michael Stahl made 72 review comments in 1 month, and 1152 in 1 year
           Vajna, Miklos made 68 review comments in 1 month, and 894 in 1 year
           Hossein made 60 review comments in 1 month, and 278 in 1 year
           Nabet, Julien made 58 review comments in 1 month, and 966 in 1 year
           Grandin, Noel made 50 review comments in 1 month, and 570 in 1 year
           Kelemen, Gabor made 38 review comments in 1 month, and 92 in 1 year
     + Patches automatically abandoned:
         tdf#127293 Add Excel2021 function XLOOKUP to Calc [WIP] ( Winfried Donkers )
             - https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/#/c/131905

         tdf#127293 Prepare for Excel function XLOOKUP in Calc ( Winfried Donkers )
             - https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/#/c/148124

* Commit Access
   + None

* Developer Certification (Stephan/Miklos/Thorsten/László)
   + resting since: 1 weeks (limit: 20 weeks)

* Jenkins / CI update (Cloph)
gerrit_android_aarch64     jobs: 118 ok: 117 ko:   0 fail ratio: 0.00% mean_ok:   9 ( 11) median_ok:   6 (  7)
gerrit_android_arm         jobs: 118 ok: 114 ko:   2 fail ratio: 1.69% mean_ok:   7 (  9) median_ok:   5 (  5)
gerrit_android_x86         jobs: 118 ok: 116 ko:   0 fail ratio: 0.00% mean_ok:   7 (  9) median_ok:   4 (  6)
gerrit_android_x86_64      jobs: 118 ok: 112 ko:   3 fail ratio: 2.54% mean_ok:   7 (  9) median_ok:   4 (  5)
gerrit_linux_clang_dbgutil jobs: 239 ok: 195 ko:  36 fail ratio: 15.06% mean_ok:  36 ( 37) median_ok:  40 ( 40)
gerrit_linux_gcc_release   jobs: 280 ok: 232 ko:  32 fail ratio: 11.43% mean_ok:  17 ( 17) median_ok:  14 ( 14)
gerrit_mac                 jobs: 239 ok: 216 ko:   8 fail ratio: 3.35% mean_ok:  47 ( 47) median_ok:  42 ( 42)
gerrit_windows             jobs: 251 ok: 168 ko:  65 fail ratio: 25.90% mean_ok:  65 ( 68) median_ok:  50 ( 50)
gerrit_master_ml           jobs: 301 ok: 148 ko: 122 fail ratio: 40.53% mean_ok:  82 ( 82) median_ok:  66 ( 67)
gerrit_master              jobs:  34 ok:  18 ko:  11 fail ratio: 32.35% mean_ok:  61 ( 61) median_ok:  51 ( 51)
gerrit_master_seq          jobs: 266 ok: 130 ko: 110 fail ratio: 41.35% mean_ok:  85 ( 85) median_ok:  69 ( 69)
    + https://dev-www.libreoffice.org/tmp/gerrit_231005.html
    + tests that failed more than twice in last seven days
       3 Killed by the kill-wrapper                gerrit_linux_clang_dbgutil_branch
       3 CppunitTest_sfx2_misc                gerrit_linux_gcc_release
       3 CppunitTest_starmath_qa_cppunit                gerrit_windows
       4 UITest_sw_navigator                gerrit_linux_clang_dbgutil
       5 CppunitTest_sw_ooxmlexport17                gerrit_mac
       7 Killed by the kill-wrapper                gerrit_linux_clang_dbgutil
      35 CppunitTest_sc_subsequent_filters_test3                gerrit_windows

          -> Recent regression. First failure https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/157430 ?

     + or was it cea900fe9864bbc5314415cb369fc7b6111cd050 ?

     + CppunitTest_sc_subsequent_filters_test3 failure is new, but otherwise looks good


* What’s cooking (Miklos)
     + multi-page floating tables in Writer, see tdf#157119 for details (Miklos)
     + JDK bump to 17 (Michael W)
         + https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/155827
         + still waiting for some macOS builders to be updated
     + a11y update (Michael W)
       + did some NVDA and Accerciser improvements, helps libreoffice indirectly
     + ItemSet rework (Thorsten)
       + crashtesting problems are now addressed
       + more work in progress, see gerrit

* QA update (Xisco)
     + UNCONFIRMED: 1133 (-45)
         + enhancements: 281  (-3)
         + needsUXEval: 12 (+6)
         + haveBackTrace: 10 (-1)
         + needsDevAdvice: 35 (+0)
         + documentation:  2 (-2)
         + android:  0 (+0)
         + iOS:  0 (+0)
         + Online:  11 (+0)


     + Most pressing bugs:
      New:
         + Group selection does not work with raster images in Writer (Shift + Click nor rectangle selection)
             + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=34438
             + what to do with this? (Xisco)
               + could tender it (Stephane)
               + think we used to have an idea to remove Writer images + improve draw images instead, but just an idea (Michael S)
               + we had it as "Unify Writer and Draw Images" (Caolan)

                   + was in 2022 Tender ideas (with comment from Regina): https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Budget2022#Unify_Writer_and_Draw_Images


      Old:
      Fixed:
         + FILESAVE: DOCX: Text is converted to RTL when open with MSO
             + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157598
             + Commit reverted
           + Re-opened: tdf#155470 - Numbers in RTL document change to Latin after saving to docx
             + Inherited from OOo and annoying for RTL users

     + New high severity bugs of the week:
         + Undoing the first applied cell formatting only works for column A
             + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154044
             + bisected to Lubos

         + EDITING: cell range selection modified when opening Calc's "Define Database Range" dialog
             + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=157211
             + bisected to Lubos

         + FORMATTING:Inconsistent underlining of text in different fonts (see comment 6)
             + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68573
             + not marked as a regression
     + would like to fix one of the reopened bugs in Writer (Hossein)
       + but need help regarding direction handling in Writer
       + no idea how to store the direction data, get it back, etc.
       + might be a good idea to mail the dev list with your research result so far (Miklos)

* libcmis -- new release? (Caolan)
   + who is able to do that?
   + original maintainer is inactive
   + if you talk about the github project, then have permission (Cloph)
   + do we have the capacity to cut a release? (Caolan)
     + yes, have the permissions (Cloph)
     + wonder if the new Fedora maintainer would be interested in stepping up as a maintainer there (Caolan)
     + Cloph to grant permission for Caolan to cut a release, then take care of one release at least?
AI: do this, so Caolan can merge PRs, etc. (Cloph)

* QA stats (Stéphane)
     + Some interesting bugs reviewed / consolidated:
         + Custom image area fill gone from list when file reopened: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=125969
         + Wrong chart labels / tooltips / linked cell depending on source sort: https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=85493 and https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37407
     + QA Dashboard data updated: https://stragu.shinyapps.io/lo_qa_dashboard/
     + https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/page.cgi?id=weekly-bug-summary.html
       +121  +2 (-149) overall)
       many thanks to the top bug squashers:
        Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 34
        QA Administrators       19
        Buovjaga                17
        Heiko Tietze            7
        m.a.riosv               6
        Kohei Yoshida           4
        László Németh           4
        Alex Thurgood           3
        Gabor Kelemen (allotropia) 3
        Jim Raykowski           3

     + top 10 bugs reporters:
        Xisco Faulí             8
        Eyal Rozenberg          7
        Gabor Kelemen (allotropia) 4
        Gerald Pfeifer          4
        Rafael Lima             4
        Regina Henschel         4
        Stéphane Guillou (stragu) 3
        Elmar                   2
        Sciuriware              2
        Buovjaga                1

     + top 10 bugs fixers:
        Stéphane Guillou        9
        Kohei Yoshida           4
        Németh, László          4
        Grandin, Noel           3
        Heiko Tietze            3
        Jim Raykowski           3
        Caolán McNamara         2
        Xisco Fauli             2
        خالد حسني               2
        *UNKNOWN*               1

     + top 10 bugs confirmers:
        Stéphane Guillou        44
        Ilmari Lauhakangas      19
        m.a.riosv               12
        Heiko Tietze            11
        Xisco Fauli             10
        Henschel, Regina        3
        Kelemen, Gabor          3
        *UNKNOWN*               2
        Bogdan B                2
        Dennis Roczek           2


* Bisected bugs open: keyword 'bisected'
    + more accurate - down to a single commit.
    + http://bit.ly/2dyIfDy
    +

      done by:
         Stéphane Guillou       7
         Xisco Fauli            7
         Bogdan B               3
         Raal                   3
         Ilmari Lauhakangas     2
         Kelemen, Gabor         2
         Kira Tubo              1
         Sophie Sipasseuth      1


* Bibisected bugs open: keyword 'bibisected'
    + http://bit.ly/2cSCXlS
    +

      done by:
         Stéphane Guillou       8
         Xisco Fauli            7
         Bogdan B               3
         Raal                   3
         Ilmari Lauhakangas     2
         Kelemen, Gabor         2
         Kira Tubo              1
         Sophie Sipasseuth      1


* all bugs tagged with 'regression'
    + 1224(+17) bugs open of 12858(+34) total 15(+2) high prio.

      done by:
         Stéphane Guillou      10
         Xisco Fauli            7
         Ilmari Lauhakangas     3
         Raal                   3
         m.a.riosv              2
         ady                    1
         Bogdan B               1
         Dennis Roczek          1
         greg.diehl.gtd         1
         Kelemen, Gabor         1


* ~Component   count net * high severity regressions
    + http://bit.ly/1HWHb3E
      Writer        - 8(+0)
      Calc          - 3(+0)
      LibreOffice   - 2(+1)
      Printing and PDF export - 1(+0)
      UI            - 1(+1)

    by OS:
      All           - 10(+1)
      Linux         - 3(+1)
      Mac OS X      - 0(+0)
      Windows       - 2(+0)


* ~Component   count net * all regressions
    + http://bit.ly/1BUdI8i
      Writer: other            - 428(+10)
      Calc                     - 228(+2)
      Impress                  - 137(+3)
      LibreOffice              - 50(+1)
      Draw                     - 47(+0)
      Crashes                  - 46(+1)
      Writer: docx filter      - 41(+0)
      Base                     - 40(-2)
      Borders                  - 36(+0)
      UI                       - 36(+1)
      Writer: perf             - 33(+0)
      Writer: other filter     - 31(+0)
      Printing and PDF export  - 26(+1)
      RTL                      - 23(+0)
      Chart                    - 22(+0)
      filters and storage      - 18(+1)
      BASIC                    - 17(+0)
      Writer: doc filter       - 15(+0)
      graphics stack           - 12(+0)
      Formula Editor           - 5(+0)
      framework                - 4(+0)
      Extensions               - 2(+0)
      sdk                      - 2(+0)
      Linguistic               - 1(+0)


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