[cfe-dev] [llvm-dev] [5.0.0 Release] Please help fix the remaining blockers (2 days left!)

[Hans Wennborg via cfe-dev]

On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 1:20 PM, Kamil Rytarowski <n54 at gmx.com> wrote:
> On 22.08.2017 01:36, Hans Wennborg via llvm-dev wrote:
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> According to the release schedule, we're supposed to be tagging
>> 'final' on Wednesday. Unfortunately, I suspect we will be a little
>> late.
>>
>> There are currently 32 open release blockers:
>> https://bugs.llvm.org/buglist.cgi?f1=blocked&o1=equals&v1=33849&query_format=advanced&resolution=---
>>
>> Some of those have traction, but many don't. Some just need bisection,
>> checking if the issue still reproduces, etc.
>>
>> Please help take a look at the bugs in that list. It would be really
>> great if we could drive it down to zero blockers and tag rc3 by the
>> end of the week.
>>
>
> It would be nice to backport this patch as is to 5.0.0.
>
> "Use sys::Memory::AllocateRWX for JIT code"
> https://reviews.llvm.org/D35558
>
> It JIT unbreaks code for NetBSD-8.x.
>
> A proper solution, to revamp the JIT code, with a better API is under
> development and should land LLVM-6.0.0.

It sounds like the review is stuck though. I'd rather not block on it.