Dear Tamás, Guillaume, How does it affect the upcoming 4.0.0 GA release? From what branch will it be released? --- Nikita Skvortsov Java Build Tools Team Lead
JetBrains N.V. | KvK reg. nr. 56460279 Gelrestraat 16, 1079 MZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands T: + 31 (0)20 205 01 18 | F: +31 (0)20 205 01 19 E: [email protected] On Tue, 7 Oct 2025 at 12:18, Tamás Cservenák <[email protected]> wrote: > +10000 > > T > > On Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM Guillaume Nodet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > I’d like to suggest we switch the master branch to 4.0.0-SNAPSHOT and > > enable new features as “preview” options, guarded behind feature flags. > > > > Maintaining the gap between master and 4.0.x has become increasingly > > difficult, especially around tracking which changes have or haven’t been > > backported. By making master represent 4.0.0-SNAPSHOT, we can include all > > upcoming features with their default disabled, allowing contributors and > > advanced users to experiment without impacting stability or production > uses. > > > > This approach would: > > > > - > > > > Simplify our workflow and reduce the constant effort in synchronizing > > branches and backporting changes > > - > > > > Allow easier testing and feedback on “preview” features that are not > yet > > intended for production > > - > > > > Improve transparency and communication on the state of experimental > work > > > > One thing to watch for: some integration tests currently expect a > > 4.1.0-SNAPSHOT version on master, so we’ll need to ensure these checks > > don’t get skipped silently following the change. > > > > Feedback and thoughts welcome! > > > > Thanks, > > Guillaume > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
