[LLVMdev] 3.4.1 Release Plans - Update

[Tom Stellard]

On Wed, Apr 09, 2014 at 12:14:46PM -0400, Tom Stellard wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 12:10:43PM -0400, Tom Stellard wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > We are now about halfway between the 3.4 and 3.5 releases, and I would
> > like to start preparing for a 3.4.1 release.  Here is my proposed release
> > schedule:
> > 
> > Mar 26 - April 9: Identify and backport additional bug fixes to the 3.4 branch.
> 
> I'm going to delay the testing phase until Friday, Apr 11.  I received a
> lot more merge requests than I anticipated and a lot of people were busy
> with the conference this week, so there was not a lot of time for code
> owners to review patches.
>

I have just sent out emails to code owners for all the outstanding
patches that need approval to be merged.  If you have nominated a patch
that has not been merged and you were not cc'ed on an email to one of
the code owners with a subject containing 'OK to merge ...', please ping
me to make sure your patch hasn't fallen through the cracks.

Thanks,
Tom

> However, I would encourage anyone that uses LLVM in ways not covered by
> the test suite to begin testing the 3.4 branch just to make sure there
> aren't any major issues.
> 
> Anyone who requested that I merge a fix into the 3.4 branch should try
> to verify that it is actually in there.  There were a lot of patches and
> it is possible I over-looked a few.
> 
> Once the testing phase starts, I plan to only accept patches for bugs
> that are present in 3.4.1, but not in 3.4.0, so if you have any fixes
> for bugs in 3.4.0, please get them to by Friday.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 
> 
> > April 9 - April 18: Testing Phase
> > April 18: 3.4.1 Release
> > 
> > How you can help:
> > 
> > - If you have any bug fixes you think should be included to 3.4.1, send
> >   me an email with the SVN revision in trunk and also cc the code owner
> >   and llvm-commits (or cfe-commits if it is a clang patch).
> > 
> > - Start integrating the 3.4 branch into your project or OS distribution
> >   to and check for any issues.
> > 
> > - Volunteer as a tester for the testing phase.
> > 
> > Thank you,
> > 
> > Tom
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