[cfe-dev] [LLVMdev] Announcement: LLVM 2.8 Branch Created

[Francois Pichet]

 I assume these restrictions only apply to the new 2.8 branch,
development on the trunk can continue normally right?


On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 10:01 PM, Bill Wendling <wendling at apple.com> wrote:
> The LLVM 2.8 branches have been created! We will be conducting several
> rounds of testing of this branch during September. See http://llvm.org/ for
> a tentative schedule.
> What this means for you
> As I mentioned in a previous e-mail, the branch is still open for code
> submissions. However there are a few rules that we need to adhere to:
>
> No new features are allowed, no matter how trivial they may be. This is a
> hard rule because each new feature could potentially set back testing by a
> week or more.
> All feature work that is new in 2.8 must be completed before the pre-release
> 2 phase. If it's not, we may have to remove that feature from the 2.8
> release. The rationale is that again each new feature must be thoroughly
> tested. And given that we have only two rounds of testing, we simply cannot
> allow an untested feature to be released.
> During the pre-release 2 phase, the only patches accepted will be those that
> fix regressions from 2.7.
> All patches to the branch must be approved by the person who "owns" that
> code. See http://llvm.org/docs/DeveloperPolicy.html#owners for a list of
> code owners.
> All approved patches should be sent directly to me at wendling at apple.com
> (forwarding the llvm-commits message or sending a list of svn revision
> numbers is sufficient). Please do not commit patches do the branch yourself.
> If a patch doesn't apply cleanly to the branch, I will send it back to you
> for analysis. Your updated patch will have to be approved again by the code
> owner. (Yes, I know this is a hassle, but it's necessary.)
>
> Code Owners
> Please be very conservative in the patches you approve.
> Testers
> The first round of pre-release testing begins on September 6th. I'm working
> on a script to make this an automated process. I'll send out a separate
> e-mail detailing the testing process. My hope is that it will be as
> nonintrusive to your time as possible.
> We are always looking for more testers. If you'd like to volunteer please
> let me know. :-)
> -bw
>
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