Release 21.09.0:
core:
* Splash: Massive speed improvement on files that use lots of save/restore (q/Q) operators
* Correct decoding of signature properties Reason & Location when they are Unicode
* Fix issues with malformed files
* MSVC build fixes
build system:
* Call cmake_minium_required() before project()
* Always append to CMAKE_{C,CXX}_FLAGS_${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}
* correctly forward user-provided flags to try_compile()
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 258206
Thursday, 2 September 2021
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases with updated translations,
including:
* konsole: Fix KXmlGUI toolbars and Konsole MainWindow size.
* elisa: Fix the “Files” view.
* skanlite: Fix image saving when preview is not shown.
Full announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.08.1/
Full Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.08.1/
Release 21.08.0:
core:
* Add API to allow addition and modification of outlines into a PDF
* Use additional samples to test for constant parts of an axial gradient
* forms: Create fallback fonts for some well known font names
* Support reading the PDF Version from the Catalog
* Fix XRef::copy when there are modified objects
* Take into account that Date string may be in unicode
* JBIG2Stream: Fix regression in "Do not consider a size-0 to be an error"
* Replace a local bubble sort implementation by std::sort
* Fix issues with malformed files
build system:
* Better error message when libjpeg is not found
* Better error messages when libopenjpeg2 is not found
qt5/qt6:
* Document that a document has to outlive its pages
* Make getPdfVersion return a dedicated version object
glib:
* mimick TextSelectionDumper logic change for spaceAfter
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 257539
Thursday, 12 August 2021
KDE Gear 21.08 improves KDE apps across the board, bringing you quick
and responsive utilities, creativity programs with powerful features,
and secure tools for all your work and play needs.
If this is your first time with KDE software, discover a whole new world
of free and secure programs, packed with incredible possibilities. If
you are already a KDE regular, check out all the fresh innovations we
have added to your favorite apps.
Either way, go forth and try new things!
Full announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.08.0/
Cantor registers mime-types, so needs the helper. I noticed this
because math/labplot, which depends on cantor, was failing to build
because of leftoves in the mimetypes directory.
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
Today they all get new bugfix source releases.
Full changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.04.3/
Go another round with the dependency-cleanup:
- ECM and doctools are still more only a build-dep
- Qt testlibs is a build-dep
This touches plenty of ports outside of KDE Frameworks
that did **not** list their full dependencies and could
get away with it because frameworks pulled in too much.
Release 21.07.0:
core:
* JBIG2Stream: Do not consider a size-0 to be an error. Issue #535
* PSOutputDev: fix off-by-one error for image masking in L1/L2 output. Issue #1088
* CairoOutputDev: Fix memory leak on broken files
* Minor code improvements
build system:
* set C standard to 11 without extensions
Exp-run by: antoine
PR: 256981
Thursday, 10 June 2021
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and
feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE Gear.
The full changelog can be found here:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/gear/21.04.2/
Release 21.06.0:
core:
* Fix rendering of some extended latin1 characters in annotations. Issue #1070
* Support some not so well formed documents with password. Issue #1083
* Add API to get notified if the xref is reconstructed
* Add somewhat fancier left/right signature visual representation
* Fix crashes in malformed files
* Minor code improvements
qt6:
* Change some functions to return std::unique_ptr
qt5/qt6:
* Add API to get notified if the xref is reconstructed
* Add somewhat fancier left/right signature visual representation
* Don't assert when trying to invert singular matrices
build system:
* make boost opt-out if building splash
- Add dependency on boost to enable the splash backend.
PR: 256370
Exp-run by: antoine
May 13, 2021. Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer
libraries and feature plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE
Gear
Today they all get new bugfix source releases.
Changelogs:
https://kde.org/announcements/changelogs/releases/21.04.1/
Release 21.05.0:
core:
* Fix crashes in malformed files
* Export SplashFont* symbols used by Scribus
* Minor code improvements
qt5/qt6:
* Make sure new signatures are always properly oriented
* Allow to pass the border width when signing
glib:
* Enhance find to support multi-line matching
utils:
* pdftoppm: Fix regression when using single scaleTo. Issue #1062
build system:
* Allow to disable building manual tests
PR: 255562
Exp-run by: antoine
KDE Gear 21.04
Thursday, 22 April 2021
Welcome to KDE Gear ⚙️ 21.04!
KDE produces literally dozens of apps for work, play, education, and
creativity. Kontact, for example, gives you control over all your email,
contact, and agenda; Itinerary keeps you up to date with everything you
need regarding your trips; the KAlgebra graphing calculator works
equally well on your desktop and your phone; Cantor provides you with an
intuitive way of analyzing data and graphing the results; and Kdenlive
makes cutting and building sophisticated-looking videos not only easy,
but fun as well.
These are but a few of the apps releasing new updates today. When
combined with the KDE’s powerful Plasma desktop, they provide you with
most, if not all, the tools you need to be productive in a versatile and
flexible Linux^WFreeBSD environment.
But you don’t even need to run Linux! Many of the apps in this
announcement work on Windows, macOS, and Android as well. This is what
convergent means for KDE: use your favorite apps anywhere, on any
system, on your work computer, mobile or even on your TV!
And, remember: KDE’s apps, the Plasma desktop, Plasma Mobile, Plasma
BigScreen and all the rest of KDE’s software are free and open source.
No licensing, no hidden costs, no spying. Share them with your friends,
install them at work, or use them in your school lab. It is your
software to enjoy where and how you want.
Full announcement and changelogs:
https://kde.org/announcements/gear/21.04/
Release 21.04.0:
core:
* Hide symbols by default
* TextSelectionDumper: fix word order for RTL text
* Fix rendering of text in some files. Issue #1052
* Implement rendering of Masks of Image subtype. Issue #1058
* Forms: fix unclicking standalone form buttons. Issue #1034
glib:
* Expose more fields from MediaRendition in PopplerMedia
* Use stock glib macro to define boxed type
* Remove incorrecly used volatile from enum type registration code
qt5:
* Fix crash in files with malformed signatures
* Fix memory leak when QImage constructor "fails"
qt6:
* Fix crash in files with malformed signatures
* Fix memory leak when QImage constructor "fails"
utils:
* pdfsig: New paragraph for "-sign" in manpage
* pdfimages: Do not assert in "too big images". Issue #1061
build system:
* Require cmake >= 3.10
* Require Qt 5 >= 5.9
* Require glib >= 2.56
* Require gtk 3 >= 3.22
* Require gdk-pixbuf >= 2.36
PR: poppler-21.04.0
Exp-run by: antoine
Release 21.03.0:
core:
* Fix parsing text in some broken pdf files. Issue #1040
* Fix memory issue when using threads. Issue #1050
* TextSelectionDumper: Fix getText() for space after word
* Change signature of OutputDev:tilingPatternFill
* Make PDFDocBuilder return a std::unique_ptr
* Improve well formed check for shading functions
* Fix leak in case of fread failing
* Fix memory leak in broken file in JBIG2Stream::readGenericBitmap
* PSOutputDev: Fix stack overflow in broken files
glib:
* poppler_annot_free_text_get_callout_line: Fix wrong static cast
* poppler-structure-element: fix memleak
* Improve documentation
* demo: keep same visual appearance between displayed and copied text
utils:
* pdftotext: Add -cropbox option
* pdftoppm: Add -progress option
* pdftoppm: Fix rounding bug in computation of output bitmap size. Issue #927
qt6:
* Add missing poppler-qt6.pc.cmake
PR: 253953
Exp-run by: antoine
20.12.3 Releases
Over 120 individual programs plus dozens of programmer libraries and feature
plugins are released simultaneously as part of KDE’s release service.
Release 21.02.0:
core:
* GfxCal*ColorSpace: introduce Bradford transform for chromatic adaptation
* Fix memory leak if saving the file fails
* Internal code improvements
* Fix various issues handling broken files
* Make checkedAdd work for long long in MSVC
qt5:
* Properly export NewSignatureData class
* Fix regression in QIODeviceOutStream + MSVC
qt6:
* Properly export NewSignatureData class
* Fix regression in QIODeviceOutStream + MSVC
utils:
* pdftohtml: Fix error() parameter type
PR: 253183
Exp-run by: antoine
Some of our projects release on their own timescale and some get released
en-masse. The 20.12.2 bundle of projects was released today with dozens of
bugfixes and will be available through app stores and distros soon. See the
20.12.2 releases page for details.
Some of the fixes in today’s bugfix releases include:
* Ark no longer crashes when closing the window while loading a TAR archive
* Dolphin calculates the folder size on FUSE and network file systems correctly now
* Konsole no longer crashes when exiting all tabs at the same time
* Dictionaries can be added in Kiten’s config dialog
* Umbrello doesn’t crash anymore if exiting when a widget in a diagram is selected
Release Notes:
https://community.kde.org/Releases/20.12_Release_Notes
Full Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_releases-20.12.2/
- astro/libkgeomap has been removed as there are no consumers left
- deskutils/kdepim-apps-libs has been reintegrated into other ports
There are a handful of new ports available:
- astro/kosmindoormap: Library and QML component for rendering multi-level OSM indoor maps
- deskutils/itinerary: KDE Itinerary is a digital travel assistant
- devel/kpublictransport: Access realtime public transport data
- graphics/kontrast: Color contrast checker
- textproc/markdownpart: KPart for rendering Markdown content
- instead of adding 'python3.9' to the list, simply patch in
python-${PYTHON_VER} -- this way, this should fix two issues
1) make it work with python
2) help cmake find the "wanted" python version in unclean environments
PR: 250884
Reported by: Oleg Sidorkin <osidorkin@gmail.com>, fluffy (previously)
Some of our projects release on their own timescale and some get released
en-masse. The 20.08.3 bundle of projects was released today with dozens of
bugfixes and will be available through app stores and distros soon. See the
20.08.3 releases page for details.
Some of the fixes in today’s releases:
* Gwenview no longer accidentally shows the thumbnail view as a separate window with newer Qt versions
* Sending SMS with KDEConnect has been restored
* Fixed a possible Okular crash when selecting text in annotations
Announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-11-apps-update/
Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_releases-20.08.3/
Release 20.11.0:
core:
* More work on rendering of standalone Annot Widgets. Issue #806
* Fix crashes in embedded file handling on broken files. Issue #967
* Fix uninitialized memory read on broken files
* Save a bit of memory in Dict data
cpp:
* Fix crashes in embedded file handling on broken files. Issue #966
utils:
* pdftohtml: HTML and XML output includes font opacity.
qt5:
* Rename ArthurOutputDev to QPainterOutputDev
build system:
* Fix linker error when gtk is not in a default location
* Add some checks for gtk-doc support
* Reorganize GObject introspection config
* Enable CMAKE_LINK_DEPENDS_NO_SHARED
PR: 250786
Exp-run by: antoine
Dozens of KDE apps are getting new releases from KDE’s release service. New
features, usability improvements, re-designs and bug fixes all contribute to
helping boost your productivity and making this new batch of applications more
efficient and pleasant to use.
Release 20.09.0:
core:
* Compability fix for Forms
* Fix fetching of Objects failing in some cases
* Fix clearing date in Annot setModified/setDate
* TextSelectionPainter: support glyphless fonts
* Splash: Don't try read past end of image
* avoid abort() on large memory allocation
* Fix memory leak on broken files
* Fix potential invalid memory read
* Small code improvements
qt5:
* Document TextAnnotation::inplaceAlign
* Make Annotation::setModification/CreationDate work on existing annots
* Be a bit more stubborn converting dates that come from xml
* Clean as many null characters from the end as possible when converting strings
glib:
* Add accessor functions for PopplerAttachment
* Deprecate PopplerAttachment GTime fields
* Deprecate PopplerDocument date properties
utils:
* pdftoppm: report error and exit if output file cannot be written
* Document that PDF-file can be '-' to read it from stdin
build system:
* cmake: Modern way to link against libpng, zlib and libtiff
* cmake: Remove stray support for lcms1 in pdftocairo
PR: 249060
Exp-run by: antoine
Dozens of KDE apps are getting new releases from KDE’s release service. New
features, usability improvements, re-designs and bug fixes all contribute to
helping boost your productivity and making this new batch of applications more
efficient and pleasant to use.
Full announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-08-apps-update/
From the changelog [1]:
Some of the fixes included in this release are:
* kio-fish: Only store password in KWallet if the user asked for it.
* The Umbrello Fixes for adding multiline c++ comment support.
* The scrolling behavior in the Okular document viewer has been
improved and is more usable with free-spinning mouse wheels
* A regression that sometimes caused the JuK music player to
crash on start has been fixed
* The Kdenlive video editor has received many stability updates,
including a fix to the DVD chapter creation and a fix that
improves the handling of timecodes, improved handling of missing
clips, draw “photo” frame on image clips to differentiate from
video clips., and previews in the timeline
* KMail now correctly handles existing maildir folders when adding
a new maildir profile and no longer crashes when adding too many
recipients
* Import and export of Kontact settings has been enhanced to include
more data
[1] https://kde.org/announcements/changelog-releases.php?version=20.04.1
KDE's April 2020 Apps Update
A new bundle of KDE applications is here! In these releases, you can expect to
find more features, stability improvements, and more user-friendly tools that
will help you work more effectively.
There are dozens of changes to look forward to in most of your favorite
applications. Take Dolphin, for example. Windows Samba shares are now fully
discoverable.
On the topic of playing music: the Elisa music player is adding features by
leaps and bounds. This release brings a new “Now Playing” view, easy
accessibility through the system tray, and an option to minimize the playlist
whenever you want. Thanks to the recently-added visual shuffle mode, it’s much
easier to rearrange your music in the playlists.
These are just the highlights of what’s new in KDE’s applications this month.
Read on to find out about everything we’ve prepared for you.
Announcement:
https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2020-04-apps-update/
New versions of KDE applications landing in December
The release of new versions for KDE applications is part of KDE’s continued
effort to bring you a complete and up-to-date catalog of fully-featured,
beautiful and useful programs for your system.
Available now are new versions of KDE’s file browser Dolphin; Kdenlive, one of
the most complete open source video editors; the document viewer Okular; KDE’s
image viewer, Gwenview; and all of your other favorite KDE apps and utilities.
All of these applications have been improved, making them faster and more
stable and they boast exciting new features. The new versions of KDE
applications let you be productive and creative, while at the same time making
use of KDE software easy and fun.
We hope you enjoy all the novel features and improvements worked into all of
KDE’s apps!
Announcement: https://kde.org/announcements/releases/2019-12-apps-update/
November 07, 2019.
Today KDE released the third stability update for KDE Applications 19.08. This
release contains only bugfixes and translation updates, providing a safe and
pleasant update for everyone.
More than a dozen recorded bugfixes include improvements to Kontact, Ark,
Cantor, K3b, Kdenlive, Konsole, Okular, Spectacle, Umbrello, among others.
Improvements include:
* In the video-editor Kdenlive, compositions no longer disappear when
reopening a project with locked tracks
* Okular's annotation view now shows creation times in local time zone
instead of UTC
* Keyboard control has been improved in the Spectacle screenshot utility
You can find the full list of changes here:
https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_applications-aether.php?version=19.08.3
September 05, 2019.
Today KDE released the first stability update for KDE Applications 19.08. This
release contains only bugfixes and translation updates, providing a safe and
pleasant update for everyone.
More than twenty recorded bugfixes include improvements to Kontact, Dolphin,
Kdenlive, Konsole, Step, among others.
Improvements include:
* Several regressions in Konsole's tab handling have been fixed
* Dolphin again starts correctly when in split-view mode
* Deleting a soft body in the Step physics simulator no longer causes a crash
You can find the full list of changes here:
https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_applications-aether.php?version=19.08.1
Release notes at
https://kde.org/announcements/kde-frameworks-5.61.0.php
Thanks to
antoine@ for the exp-runs,
tcberner@ for most of the prep-work,
the Gentoo community for cherry-picking patches
There are a bunch of changes in (implicitly included) headers, which
broke existing KDE Applications builds; that's why there are a whole
bunch of "patch-gentoo-kf5-5.61-headers" patches (taken from Gentoo
packaging). Those will go away with the next KDE Applications release,
PR: 239777
Submitted by: tcberner
as defined in Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk which has moved from GCC 8.3
to GCC 9.1 under most circumstances now after revision 507371.
This includes ports
- with USE_GCC=yes or USE_GCC=any,
- with USES=fortran,
- using Mk/bsd.octave.mk which in turn features USES=fortran, and
- with USES=compiler specifying openmp, nestedfct, c11, c++0x, c++11-lang,
c++11-lib, c++14-lang, c++17-lang, or gcc-c++11-lib
plus, everything INDEX-11 shows with a dependency on lang/gcc9 now.
PR: 238330
July 11, 2019.
Today KDE released the third stability update for KDE Applications 19.04. This
release contains only bugfixes and translation updates, providing a safe and
pleasant update for everyone.
Over sixty recorded bugfixes include improvements to Kontact, Ark, Cantor, JuK,
K3b, Kdenlive, KTouch, Okular, Umbrello, among others.
Improvements include:
* Konqueror and Kontact no longer crash on exit with QtWebEngine 5.13
* Cutting groups with compositions no longer crashes the Kdenlive video editor
* The Python importer in Umbrello UML designer now handles parameters with default arguments
Changelog:
https://kde.org/announcements/fulllog_applications-aether.php?version=19.04.3
