xpra upgrade :0 looks like a bad idea

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Issue migrated from trac ticket # 2653

component: server | priority: minor | resolution: worksforme

2020-03-17 13:09:29: stdedos created the issue

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I updated /etc/xpra/conf.d/80_lock.conf configuration file, and I was thinking how could I quickly update the server without stop/shadow.

Without much thinking I did xpra upgrade :0.

Now theming is different, fonts are different and applications have duplicated "File" menus (one in the normal Unity toolbar, one just when their drawing area starts).

Maybe I shouldn't be able to do that? Or you do it internally like a stop/shadow instead?

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2020-03-17 16:08:31: antoine changed owner from antoine to stdedos

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2020-03-17 16:08:31: antoine commented

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Maybe I shouldn't be able to do that?
Correct, that's a bug, fixed in r25673. (backport in 25674)

For upgrading shadow servers, you are meant to stop it and start a new one, shadow servers aren't meant to linger around, they are usually started with --exit-with-client=yes.

Ideally, we would have an upgrade-shadow subcommand (same as upgrade-desktop), or even better: a generic upgrade command which would figure out what it is upgrading automatically. (but it's not as easy as it sounds)

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2020-03-17 16:53:21: antoine commented

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This caused a regression, details in r25677.

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2020-03-20 08:01:32: antoine changed status from new to closed

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2020-03-20 08:01:32: antoine set resolution to worksforme

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2020-03-20 09:55:29: stdedos commented

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There are no new xpra builds to test against.

I understand you are going in release and you are cleaning up the tracker, but at least for some tickets there could be some grace period

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2020-03-20 10:35:09: antoine commented

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There are no new xpra builds to test against.

There are Xenial and win32 builds fresh from today.

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2020-03-20 11:04:30: stdedos commented

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Replying to [comment:5 Antoine Martin]:

There are no new xpra builds to test against.

There are Xenial and win32 builds fresh from today.

I trust you, and I've seen the changeset, but apt-get does not want to pick them up for some reason (apt-cache madison also agrees)

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2020-03-20 13:33:28: stdedos commented

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Somehow you broke the xpra repo...
Edit: moved to #2663.