[[PageOutline]] = Preparing for 2.8.0 = WebkitGtk+ '''2.8.0''' will be the next release in the stable series (following [wiki:WebKitGTK/2.6.x 2.6.x]). We should merge not overly intrusive patches that improve stability or performance, fix build issues, etc. We branched at r180217 (17/02/15). 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-2.8 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 for 2.8.4 == * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/184883 ''Integer overflow in XLarge allocation (due to unchecked roundUpToMultipleOf)''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/183692 ''Math.abs() returns negative''~~ * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144559 ''[GTK] DrawingBuffer.h used outside of include guard''~~ * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=138332 ''libwebkit2gtk fails to link without opengl'' * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/184954 ''[CMake] Improve detection and usage of GL/GLES/EGL libraries.''.~~ * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=145113 ''Source/WTF/wtf/Platform.h: use _ABI64 instead of _MIPS_SIM_ABI64 for mips N64''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/186263 ''Crash on xLarge memory allocation using bmalloc on 32bit systems''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/186296 ''Crash when closing the web inspector''~~ Proposed merges if adding OS X support: * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144554 ''[GTK][SOUP] Web and Network processes don't know how to get memory size on OSX'' * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144555 ''[GTK] Use --version-script only on Linux'' * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144557 ''[GTK] OSX linker doesn't understand --whole-archive'' * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=127059 ''[GTK] Fails to link JavaScriptCore in OS X, missing symbols add_history and readline'' * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144785 ''[GTK] Fails to link libwebkit2gtkinjectedbundle.so on OSX'' * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144561 ''[GTK] Re-enable Quartz backend on cmake build system'' * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144560 ''[GTK] Fix combinations of PLATFORM(GTK) and OS(DARWIN)'' == Proposed merges for 2.8.2 == * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=144382 ''Disable GNU Gold linker on Cortex A53''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/184072 ''[GTK] WorkQueue objects are not released''~~ == Proposed merges for 2.7.92 == * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181600 ''AX: Crash viewing ​http://www.last.fm/''~~ * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140014 ''[SOUP] Disable RC4''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180998 ''[GTK] WebView should hold a reference on WebContext because non-default contexts are a reality''~~ * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142345 ''REGRESSION(r180924): ASSERTION FAILED: !from.isEmpty() in WebCore::TransformationMatrix::rectToRect''~~ * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142347 ''[GTK] Contents not shown when entering AC mode unless the window is resized''~~ * ~~https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181074 ''[SOUP] Check TLS errors as soon as they are set in the SoupMessage''~~ * ~~https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180997 ''[GStreamer] the GST_SCHEDULING_FLAG_BANDWIDTH_LIMITED should be wrapped by a ifdef''~~ * ~~https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181449 ''Stop using single-include headers that are only available since GStreamer >= 1.2.''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181462 ''Disable Yarr JIT for ARMv7k''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181501 ''Disable Yarr JIT for ARMv7k (followup)''~~ == Proposed merges for 2.7.91 == * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180621 ''AX: Implement support for ARIA 1.1 'searchbox' role''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180600 ''AX: Implement support for ARIA 1.1 'switch' role''~~ * ~~https://trac.webkit.org/r180264 ''Build bmalloc through CMake as a static library''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180502 ''[GTK] Fails to compile with cmake 3.2.x''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180563 ''[GTK] Fonts loaded via @font-face look bad''~~ * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142044 ''[FreeType] REGRESSION(r180563): Introduced crashes''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180565 ''Crash loading local file with WebPageProxy::loadAlternateHTMLString''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180234 ''Throwing from an FTL call IC slow path may result in tag registers being clobbered on 64-bit CPUs''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180248 ''REGRESSION(r180184): Caused infinite recursion on js/function-apply-aliased.html''~~ * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180258 ''Fix the C-Loop LLInt build''~~ == Changes on track == = Previous versions = For changes in older stable branches see: [wiki:WebKitGTK/2.6.x 2.6.x] = Useful commands = To get a wiki-formated list of commits that just got merged: {{{ $ git log --pretty=oneline .. | cut -d ' ' -f 5- | sed "s,\(.\+\)\(https://bugs.*\), * ~~[\2] ''\1''~~," }}} = How to add a webkit-2.8 branch to existing git-svn clone = If you have already cloned git://git.webkit.org/WebKit.git, it only contains a git-svn clone of the svn trunk. To add webkit-2.8 branch to there, add a new remote to .git/config: {{{ [svn-remote "webkit-2.8"] url = http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/releases/WebKitGTK/webkit-2.8 fetch = :refs/remotes/git-svn-webkit-2.8 }}} and run the following commands: {{{ git svn fetch webkit-2.8 -r 180217 git branch webkit-2.8 git-svn-webkit-2.8 git checkout webkit-2.8 git svn rebase }}}