** Description changed: [ Impact ] When trying to perform currency conversion in gnome-calculator, the values remain unchanged instead. The HTTP endpoint that gnome-calculator uses to fetch up-to-date currency conversion rates has started requiring a valid User-Agent. gnome-calculator wasn't setting any user agent, so it now fails to download the data. + + The patch both adds a user agent string, and changes the HTTP end-point + to one hosted by GNOME (which I believe just acts as a proxy) to avoid + the same class of problems in the future. [ Test Plan ] 1. Open "Calculator" 2. Select "Financial" mode from the top-center menu 3. Verify that the currency conversion section is visible 4. Select two currencies like "Euro" and "US Dollar" 5. Insert a number 6. Verify that the conversion was performed and the result is visible [ Where problems could occur ] - The patch both adds a user agent string, and changes the HTTP end-point - to one hosted by GNOME (which I believe just acts as a proxy) to avoid - the same class of problems in the future. + The changes are limited to the currency conversion feature. + Unintended side-effects may affect the other unit conversion options because the UI is shared.
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