[SyncEvolution] libopenobex 1.7.2 regression (was: Re: Sync on Debian Stretch)

[Patrick Ohly]

On Wed, 2017-11-15 at 19:36 +0100, deloptes wrote:
> Patrick Ohly wrote:
> > On Wed, 2017-11-15 at 13:48 +0100, deloptes wrote:
> > > I don't have the time now to deal with it, so it is just FYI. I
> > > hope
> > > we can follow up on that next.
> > > 
> > > regards
> > > 
> > > 
> > > https://gitlab.com/openobex/mainline/blob/master/UPGRADING.txt
> > > 
> > > Upgrade guide from previous version of openobex
> > > ===============================================
> > > 
> > > Upgrading to version 1.7
> > > ------------------------
> > > 
> > > When using an event loop that triggers on incoming data, you must
> > > call
> > > OBEX_HandleInput() after each call to OBEX_Request()
> > > to actually send the
> > > request.
> > 
> > There is a OBEX_HandleInput() call which triggers on incoming data.
> > Is
> > that comment meant to say that each OBEX_Request() must be followed
> > by
> > a OBEX_HandleInput() *immediately*, without waiting for anything?
> > 
> 
> I don't know anything else except what I forwarded, but BTW do you
> mean the 1.6 modifications were adopted?

No, I meant that perhaps SyncEvolution does (and always has done)
what's necessary. I'm not sure what exactly the required behavior is,
even with the comment in the UPGRADING.txt.

What you can try is finding all OBEX_Request() calls and add a
OBEX_HandleInput() directly after them.

-- 
Best Regards, Patrick Ohly

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