Broad discussion of gnome maps and libchamplain: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769352 [7]
I could not figure out whether my request is already one of the options being considered or even planned. I filed a bug anyway: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769559 [8] On 05.08.2016 14:38, Jeremy Bicha wrote: > Mike, could you file a bug with GNOME directly about that issue against > the libchamplain package? See > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME [1] > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1602035 [2] > > Title: > Maps app no longer works because MapQuest disabled access > > Status in Gnome Maps: > Fix Released > Status in Ubuntu GNOME: > Triaged > Status in gnome-maps package in Ubuntu: > Fix Committed > Status in livecd-rootfs package in Ubuntu: > Invalid > Status in ubuntu-gnome-meta package in Ubuntu: > Fix Released > Status in gnome-maps source package in Trusty: > Triaged > Status in gnome-maps source package in Wily: > Won't Fix > Status in gnome-maps source package in Xenial: > Fix Committed > Status in livecd-rootfs source package in Xenial: > Fix Released > Status in ubuntu-gnome-meta source package in Xenial: > Fix Released > Status in gnome-maps package in Debian: > Fix Released > Status in gnome-maps package in Fedora: > Unknown > > Bug description: > As of today, MapQuest has disabled their free map tile feed. This > means the Maps app no longer displays anything except a warning > pointing to > > http://devblog.mapquest.com/2016/06/15/modernization-of-mapquest- [3] > results-in-changes-to-open-tile-access/ > > Screenshot attached. > > [Impact] > GNOME Maps is included by default in Ubuntu GNOME 15.10 and 16.04. The app > currently is useless. > > Triaged as "High" because it "prevents the application or any > dependencies from functioning correctly at all". > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance [4] > > This also breaks libchamplain (a library for embedding maps into your > app). Once a fix is released, apps using libchamplain will likely need > to be patched to use a different map provider. > > [Test Case] > Install gnome-maps. Open the Maps app. Do you see maps? > > Note that maps are cached so you may not notice the feed has been > disabled unless you try viewing a specific area at a close enough zoom > that you have not viewed recently. > > [Regression Potential] > Upstream changes to switch to Mapbox has potential to break unrelated > features. > > https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel- [5] > list/2016-July/msg00003.html > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-maps/+bug/1602035/+subscriptions [6] Links: ------ [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME [2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1602035 [3] http://devblog.mapquest.com/2016/06/15/modernization-of-mapquest- [4] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Importance [5] https://mail.gnome.org/archives/desktop-devel- [6] https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-maps/+bug/1602035/+subscriptions [7] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769352 [8] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769559 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #769352 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769352 ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #769559 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=769559 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1602035 Title: Maps app no longer works because MapQuest disabled access To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-maps/+bug/1602035/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
