Re: [Audacity-quality] New release candidate is out now

[Steve F. <ste...@gm...>]

On Tue, 29 Jun 2021 at 10:47, David Bailes <drb...@gm...> wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Jun 2021 at 09:52, Peter Sampson <
> pet...@gm...> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 28, 2021 at 5:53 PM Martin Keary via Audacity-quality <
>> aud...@li...> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> Our release candidate (3.0.3) is now ready for testing.
>>>
>>> *Download*
>>> https://www.fosshub.com/Audacity-devel.html
>>>
>>
>> I have just downloaded and installed the 64-bit 3.0.3 RC1 from Fosshub.
>>
>> 1) It failed to create a shortcut on my desktop even though I requested
>> that
>> in the EXE installation process.
>>
>> 2) the nomenclature is unclear with the Win downloads:
>> [image: image.png]
>> I'm assuming that the X64 means 64-bit and the x86 implies 32-bit - but
>> for many users that will
>> not be clear.
>>
>> 3) There is no ZIP install for Windows
>>
>> 4) There is no separate downloadable Manual
>>
>> 5) An RC2 will be required for a fresh pull of the Manual as Bill has
>> made further changes
>> to the Spectrogram View page which really should be in the Manual which
>> is downloaded
>> as part of the app.
>>
>> On the up-side:
>>
>> 6) The RC1 downloads fine - goes to Program files and not Program files
>> (x86)
>>
>> 7) Launches and runs fine (only basic functionality testing so far).
>>
>> A question:
>>
>> 8) I would like to test the new Update Checking, but am not prepared to
>> wait 12 hours.
>> In particular I want to test that it does not foul an active or pending
>> Timer Record.
>>
>> I note in the 3.0.3 audacity.cfg the new entry:
>> >[Update]
>> >ScheduledTime=1625011200000
>>
>> I have no idea how that figure relates to the 12-hour update check
>> interval - and thus
>> how I can reduce it for testing to every 1-2 minutes.
>>
>
> With the current code, I don't think you can. Updates aren't necessarily
> checked at the ScheduledTime,
>

You can see that Audacity is attempting to check for updates if you remove
the line
ScheduledTime=....
from audacity.cfg, disconnect from the Internet, and then launch Audacity.

You may also be able to configure your firewall to log outgoing traffic.

I don't know if it's possible to see exactly what is being sent during an
update check, or where it is being sent to, other than by analyzing
outgoing packets. I assume that the data sent is the Json string that
appears in the error message when the update check fails, but perhaps Paul
can clarify that point.

As far as I'm  aware, there is no way to know if any of the data is stored
or used for any purpose other than checking for updates, which is why, in
my opinion, a clear and accurate privacy policy needs to be readily
available for users that are bothered about  such things.

Steve



> David.
>
>
>>
>> Please advise.
>>
>>
>> Peter.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> or
>>> https://github.com/audacity/audacity/releases/tag/Audacity-3.0.3-RC1
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> *New Features*
>>> Here is a link
>>> <https://alphamanual.audacityteam.org/man/New_features_in_this_release>
>>> to our New Features wiki.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> *Issues installing on Windows*
>>> You may be shown a warning when installing on Windows, which will inform
>>> you that the file is from an unknown developer and will require an extra
>>> step to confirm the installation. This is a known problem, which will be
>>> resolved in a few days.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> *Bugs / Issues*
>>> We are moving to a new system for collecting and prioritising bugs on GitHub
>>> issues <https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues>. We'd really
>>> appreciate it if you could log any issues you find there.
>>>
>>> However, if you'd prefer to log issues on the traditional bugzilla page,
>>> we will also keep track of these too.
>>>
>>> Thanks very much!
>>> Martin
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