Preparing for 1.6.2

WebkitGtk+ 1.6.2 will be the next release in the stable series. We should merge not overly intrusive patches that improve stability or performance, fix build issues, etc.

When filing bugs (​http://bugs.webkit.org) against stable release, please prefix them with "[GTK] [Stable]" to ensure they are addressed with high priority. Also, running a debug build and including stack traces is highly encouraged.

To get the stable branch code, simply check out ​http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/releases/WebKitGTK/webkit-1.6

Over the next few weeks we'll be merging important fixes into the branch, so be sure to stay up to date. Thanks for your help!

Proposed merges

• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70500 "[GTK] webkitgtk's pkgconfig file needs to require javascriptcoregtk"
• ​http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/97901 "[GTK] Streamline wk1 documentation build"
  • And its follow-up: ​http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/97913 "GTK+ build fix."
  • And this other folow-up (shame on me): ​http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/98009 "GTK+ build fix."
• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69099 [Freetype] Some text in Planet GNOME renders in the wrong place
• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69123 [GTK] The process freezes when you right click on windowed Flash
• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69418 Fails to compile with gtk-2.20.1
• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=69840 "Fix build with GLib 2.31"
• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=71001 "[GTK] Create .xz tarballs during 'make dist'"

Changes on track

• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68835 "[GTK] [ATK] testatk fails in the getExtents test"
• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68733 REGRESSION (r95239): [chromium] Twitter.com now extremely slow from border-radius clips
• ​https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=66764 "[Gtk] Error generating POT file"

Changes merged

Previous versions

Changes merged for 1.6.1

• ​http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/96093 [GTK] Add compatibility methods for DOM bindings

For changes in older stable branches see: 1.4.x