Bug#1004917: evolution: Contacts API is deprecated. Migrate to People API to retain programmatic access to Google Contacts

[Martin Tharby Jones]

Package: evolution
Version: 3.38.3-1
Severity: important
X-Debbugs-Cc: mar...@brasskipper.org.uk

Dear Maintainer,

evolution dislays the following error. I believe this is fixed in testing,
please build evolution in bullseye-backports so that the fix is avalible to
those using stable.

Failed to connect address book “mar...@brasskipper.org.uk : Contacts”

Invalid request URI or header, or unsupported nonstandard parameter: Contacts
API is being deprecated. Migrate to People API to retain programmatic access to
Google Contacts. See https://developers.google.com/people/contacts-api-
migration.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 11.2
APT prefers stable-updates
APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable-security'), (500,
'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 5.10.0-11-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU threads)
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8),
LANGUAGE=en_GB:en
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /usr/bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)
LSM: AppArmor: enabled

Versions of packages evolution depends on:
ii dbus 1.12.20-2
ii evolution-common 3.38.3-1
ii evolution-data-server 3.38.3-1
ii libc6 2.31-13+deb11u2
ii libcamel-1.2-62 3.38.3-1
ii libclutter-gtk-1.0-0 1.8.4-4
ii libecal-2.0-1 3.38.3-1
ii libedataserver-1.2-25 3.38.3-1
ii libevolution 3.38.3-1
ii libglib2.0-0 2.66.8-1
ii libgtk-3-0 3.24.24-4
ii libical3 3.0.9-2
ii libnotify4 0.7.9-3
ii libsoup2.4-1 2.72.0-2
ii libwebkit2gtk-4.0-37 2.34.4-1~deb11u1
ii libxml2 2.9.10+dfsg-6.7
ii psmisc 23.4-2

Versions of packages evolution recommends:
ii evolution-plugin-bogofilter 3.38.3-1
ii evolution-plugin-pstimport 3.38.3-1
ii evolution-plugins 3.38.3-1
ii yelp 3.38.3-1

Versions of packages evolution suggests:
pn evolution-ews <none>
pn evolution-plugins-experimental <none>
ii gnupg 2.2.27-2
ii network-manager 1.30.0-2

[m1k3...@gmail.com]

Just to support the OP, please build the upstream (fixed) version in
bullseye backports: I'm guessing there are a LOT of users of Google
Contacts who are adversely affected by this.

[Stéphane Lavergne]

To clarify, we would need evolution-data-server 3.42.0 or better in order to
regain contacts sync with Google servers in Evolution.

Either that or a patch to backport of the fix itself to the current version.
The commit is here:
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/commit/d63a1ce3921a6a6c573a6a

Thank you!