[LLVMdev] LLVM 3.3.1 Release Plans - Testers Needed: Linux ARM Cortex-A9, FreeBSD, and x86/x86_64 Debian/Ubuntu 12.04

[Tom Stellard]

Hi,

An update on the 3.3.1 release:

There was one regression in -rc2 (which has been resolved), so there will be
an -rc3.  However, I am going to hold off on creating -rc3 until we can
get more testers.  We could use testers on any platform, but these are
the critical platforms that we are missing testers for:

Linux x86 and x86-64 on Debian and Ubuntu 12.04
FreeBSD
ARM Cortex-A9 on Linux

If you are interested in testing let me know.

Thanks,
Tom


On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 08:31:01PM -0700, Tom Stellard wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 09:02:58PM -0700, Tom Stellard wrote:
> > On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 04:17:02PM -0700, Tom Stellard wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > The number of stable patches has slowed down in the last few weeks, and
> > > we are approaching the halfway point between 3.3 and 3.4, so I think now
> > > is a good time to start planning for the 3.3.1 release.  Here is the
> > > tentative schedule:
> > > 
> > > September 3: 3.3.1-rc1
> > >   - This won't actually be a 'real' Release Candidate.  The purpose of
> > >     rc1 will be to update and test the release scripts and build system
> > >     to make sure they work properly with dot releases.  I will still
> > >     accept stable patches until rc2
> > > 
> > > 
> > > September 10: 3.3.1-rc2
> > >   - The first 'real' release candidate.  Qualification testing will
> > >     begin and only patches that fix regressions since 3.3 will be
> > >     accepted.
> > >
> > 
> > It took me a little longer than I thought, but I think I have the release
> > testing script working with the dot releases, so I will try to tag rc2
> > tomorrow.  However, we need more testers, especially for ARM, so if you
> > are interested in testing send me an email.  The testing process is
> > mostly automated, so all it really requires is some spare CPU cycles.
> > 
> 
> I have created the rc2 tag, so testing can begin.  We could still use
> testers, so if you are interested, let me know.  The testing is pretty
> simple, and you can find detailed instructions here:
> http://llvm.org/docs/ReleaseProcess.html
> 
> Since rc1 was a practice release candidate, you will want to compare the
> test results from 3.3.1-rc2 with 3.3 final.  There is a new argument for
> the test-release.sh script: -dot for specifying the dot release number,
> so when testing 3.3.1-rc2 you should invoke the script like this:
> 
> ./test-release.sh -release 3.3 -dot 1 -rc 2 <other options>
> 
> Note that the updated test-release.sh script only exists in the 3.3
> branch at the moment.
> 
> Testers, when you have completed building -rc2 tar up the binaries and
> upload them somewhere so I post them on llvm.org and make them
> available to the general public.  If you have any questions, let me
> know.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom
> 
> 
> > 
> > > 
> > > September 17: 3.3.1 or 3.3.1-rc3
> > >   - If there are no changes since -rc2, then it will become the 3.3.1 release,
> > >     otherwise there will be a 3.3.1-rc3
> > > 
> > > 
> > > September 24: 3.3.1
> > >   - If we need to do an -rc3 then this will be the final release.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > If you are interested in helping test the release, please send me an
> > > email with the platform you can test on.  Also, if anyone is interested
> > > in helping with the script / build system changes that may be required,
> > > let me know too.
> > > 
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom
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