[SRU] fcitx does not handle XmbReetIC() properly

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Hi Canonical,

When can we expect this issue to be fixed ? I see this bug is in Unassigned state.

Thank you.

This bug was fixed in the package fcitx - 1:4.2.9.1-3

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fcitx (1:4.2.9.1-3) unstable; urgency=medium

  * Cherry-pick from upstream commits:
    - Do not show autostart desktop file
    - Handle XmbResetIC() (LP: #1608469)
    - Better notificationitem handling for unity

 -- Aron Xu <email address hidden> Tue, 20 Sep 2016 04:07:02 +0800

Hello bugproxy, or anyone else affected,

Accepted fcitx into xenial-proposed. The package will build now and be available at https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fcitx/1:4.2.9.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.

Please help us by testing this new package. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Your feedback will aid us getting this update out to other Ubuntu users.

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Further information regarding the verification process can be found at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/PerformingSRUVerification . Thank you in advance!

------- Comment From <email address hidden> 2016-11-15 03:08 EDT-------
Sorry I was late.
I could install update package properly and it worked fine as expected.

$ dpkg -s fcitx
Package: fcitx
Status: install ok installed
Priority: optional
Section: utils
Installed-Size: 36
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <email address hidden>
Architecture: all
Version: 1:4.2.9.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1
Depends: fcitx-bin, fcitx-data, fcitx-modules
Recommends: fcitx-config-gtk | kde-config-fcitx, fcitx-frontend-all | fcitx-frontend-fbterm, fcitx-ui-classic | fcitx-ui-light, im-config (>= 0.5) | im-switch
Suggests: fcitx-m17n, fcitx-tools
Conffiles:
/etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/fcitx 16f80add1cac78453353a128af575771
Description: Flexible Input Method Framework
Fcitx is a input method framework with extension support, which provides
an interface for entering characters of different scripts in applications
using a variety of mapping systems.
.
It offers a pleasant and modern experience, with intuitive graphical
configuration tools and customizable skins and mapping tables. It is
highly modularized and extensible, with GTK+ 2/3 and Qt4 IM Modules, support
for UIs based on Fbterm, pure Xlib, GTK+, or KDE, and a developer-friendly
API.
.
This metapackage pulls in a set of components recommended for most desktop
users.
Original-Maintainer: IME Packaging Team <email address hidden>
Homepage: https://github.com/fcitx/fcitx

This bug was fixed in the package fcitx - 1:4.2.9.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1

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fcitx (1:4.2.9.1-1ubuntu1.16.04.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * 0007-handle-reset-ic.patch: handle XmbReetIC() (LP: #1608469)
  * Check XShape version before using it (LP: #1634004)

 -- Aron Xu <email address hidden> Fri, 14 Oct 2016 14:18:35 +0800

The verification of the Stable Release Update for fcitx has completed successfully and the package has now been released to -updates. Subsequently, the Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team is being unsubscribed and will not receive messages about this bug report. In the event that you encounter a regression using the package from -updates please report a new bug using ubuntu-bug and tag the bug report regression-update so we can easily find any regressions.