Hi Alek, What time next Thu (for the post-2.0 chat)?
Sanjiva. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aleksander Slominski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 12:31 PM Subject: [wsif] irc chat log about final release > hi, > > this was short chat as first official 2.0 version is almost ready, remaining tasks > * RC4 release Friday (jan 24th) and unless major problems are discovered it is renamed to 2.0 > * no changes or new tasks until they are absolutely required as we want RC4 to be final > * everybody check current RC4 release (soon final 2.0) and report problems > * write release summary and detailed list of how samples were tested > * test more RC3 on linux and solaris (alek) > > next IRC chat is (tentatively) planned for Thursday Jan 30th to talk about what is next to do after 2.0. > > thanks, > > alek > > chat log: > > [10:06] <nmukhi> We're all here (Jeremy, Ant, Owen, Mark) > [10:06] <nmukhi> Shall we start? > [10:07] <alek_s> i think so > [10:07] <nmukhi> let's wrap this up in 5 minutes, I want tpo eat my sandwich > [10:07] <alek_s> :-) > [10:08] <nmukhi> ok, so the RC3 is up and seems to be ok > [10:08] <nmukhi> the samples (except for JMS on JBoss) work > [10:08] <nmukhi> This morning all of us got together and went thru it, made a list of minor changes > [10:08] <nmukhi> I checked in minor doc changes, Owen will shortly add WebSphere-setup docs for the > J2EE samples > [10:09] <alek_s> i checked code on solaris > [10:09] <nmukhi> cool, solaris ok? > [10:09] <alek_s> and there is small chnage i check in for classpath.sh > [10:09] <nmukhi> great > [10:09] *** antElder (~[EMAIL PROTECTED]) has joined channel #wsif > [10:10] <nmukhi> We plan to run tests on the RC3 and if everything passes we can cut the release > tomorrow, what do you think? > [10:10] <nmukhi> The major condition is that there should be no code change between the RC3 and the > final release, if there is we will cut an RC4 and delay the final > [10:11] <alek_s> i would have one more day and RC4 tomorrow > [10:11] <alek_s> and then if it is OK to promote it to 2.0 release (on monday?) > [10:11] <alek_s> that gives more time for testing > [10:12] <nmukhi> true, but we will run the test suite today and that's it > [10:12] <alek_s> we need also write some release notes > [10:12] <nmukhi> we don't plan to test more than that, do you? if not I don't see any reason to delay > the release till Monday > [10:13] <nmukhi> yes, we need release notes > [10:13] <alek_s> did you check it on linux too? > [10:13] <nmukhi> no > [10:13] <nmukhi> could you? > [10:13] <alek_s> yes - but that will take a bit of time > [10:13] <nmukhi> ok > [10:14] <alek_s> i wanted also to get JBoss sampel to work ... > [10:14] <nmukhi> that doesn't work prolly because of a JBoss thing (it works on WAS) > [10:15] <nmukhi> If it is an ejb-jar.xml/jboss.xml change I don't mind fixing it > [10:15] <alek_s> what is the error? > [10:15] <nmukhi> but i wouldn't want to touch the MDB code or the client code just to make JBoss happy > (at least not right now) > [10:16] <nmukhi> don't know. some kind of connection failure. And the behavior differs between runs > (haven't investigated much) > [10:16] <alek_s> i see > [10:16] <nmukhi> have you seen the error? > [10:16] <nmukhi> it is possible it is my env > [10:16] <alek_s> but then we at least need to mention it in docs for this release > [10:17] <nmukhi> true, but i'd like you to first confirm it is a problem (if it my machine then thereis > no issue) > [10:17] <alek_s> ok > [10:18] <nmukhi> did you ever run the JMS thing successfully? > [10:18] <alek_s> no > [10:18] <alek_s> i thik i had wrong verion of Jboss downloaded ... > [10:19] <nmukhi> ok...I used 3.0.4 when it worked > [10:19] <alek_s> i have got this verion now > [10:19] <alek_s> and will try it > [10:19] <nmukhi> so if the JBoss run fails and there is no simple (i.e. non code changing) fix we just > document it > [10:19] <alek_s> did you run JCA sample? > [10:19] <nmukhi> no > [10:20] <nmukhi> I'm thinking that is prolly tested only on WAS > [10:20] <nmukhi> we should put that in docs I guess > [10:21] <nmukhi> ok so you want to write a list of outstanding tasks before release, conditions under > which we do an RC4, etc. to summarise? > [10:21] <alek_s> yes - to make clear what is tested and working > [10:21] *** Hesham (~[EMAIL PROTECTED]) has joined channel #wsif > [10:21] <Hesham> Hi all. sorry I'm late.. got snowed in this morning :( > [10:22] <alek_s> i thik all is finished we jsut need to do more testing on more platforms (i check > linux) and write down in what setups (WAS, JBoss?) samples work > [10:22] <alek_s> hi Hesh > [10:23] <nmukhi> Hesh I'm in Hursley, sitting here with JEremy and gang > [10:23] <nmukhi> Hesh did you try running the JCA sample under app server other than WAS? > [10:24] <Hesham> no. Only WAS 5.0 > [10:24] <nmukhi> ok, we can mention that in the docs > [10:25] <alek_s> shoul dwe make a separate 2.0 release document or have it as part of chnages.html? > [10:25] <alek_s> we will need also to prepare -email announcement message with list of what is in release > [10:25] <nmukhi> I think separate: release notes = changes.html + summary? > [10:26] <nmukhi> can put summary portion of release notes in email annoncement > [10:26] <alek_s> yes > [10:27] <alek_s> so could we just summarize it and see if it is OK with everybody or what is needed more? > [10:28] <alek_s> 1. more test ing on linux and solaris (alek) > [10:28] <nmukhi> ok > [10:28] <alek_s> 2. write release summary and detaield list of how samples were tested > [10:29] <alek_s> is there any reason to hurry to make release tomorow instead of RC4 (that will be then > promoted to 2.0 release soon)? > [10:29] <nmukhi> on (2) we just update existing sample docs > [10:29] <alek_s> that leaves more time for testing > [10:30] <alek_s> yes > [10:32] <nmukhi> do you plan to cut RC4 and then cut 2.0 again? > [10:33] <nmukhi> or is it just renaming rc4 to 2.0? > [10:33] <alek_s> i was thinking: 2.0 == RC4 jsut renaming > [10:33] <alek_s> just renaming > [10:33] <nmukhi> ok, we'll need to make sure tags for both exist > [10:33] <nmukhi> and are the same > [10:34] <alek_s> yes > [10:36] <nmukhi> cut RC4 tomorrow and rename on Monday? > [10:37] <alek_s> that what i awas thining > [10:37] <nmukhi> i.e. promote on Monday? > [10:37] <alek_s> yes > [10:37] <alek_s> is there something else that is maybe forgotten? > [10:38] <alek_s> or anything else related to release we should tals about? > [10:38] <nmukhi> ok we'll cut RC4 here, sounds fine? tomorrow afternoon UK time? > [10:39] <alek_s> soudns fine > [10:39] <Hesham> sounds good to me > [10:39] <alek_s> should be enoiugh time to do any small chnages if needed > [10:39] <nmukhi> And there shoulod be absolutely no change at all to RC4, only then we promote it to 2.0 > [10:40] <alek_s> i hope so > [10:40] <alek_s> (or we do RC5 ...) > [10:41] <nmukhi> sounds ok? > [10:42] <nmukhi> rc5 in the worst case (I hope not) > [10:42] <Hesham> sounds good. Hopefully no RC5.. > [10:42] <alek_s> that will be great to see 2.0 release real soon now :-) > [10:43] <nmukhi> ok then, are we done? > [10:44] <alek_s> i will post irc log > [10:44] <alek_s> to encourage more people to try out RC3 > [10:44] <alek_s> i will also remove no longer relvant parts from RELEASE_NOTES.txt > [10:44] *** Signoff: wsif_bot (*.net *.split) > [10:44] *** Signoff: nmukhi (*.net *.split) > [10:45] <Hesham> ok. > [10:45] <antElder> ok > [10:45] <alek_s> i think we had net plit > [10:45] <antElder> (nirmal lost his connection and can't get back on, but says ok also) > [10:45] <antElder> (and Jeremy) > [10:46] <alek_s> ok > [10:46] <alek_s> then it is officially finished (short meeeting ae good meetings :-)) > [10:46] <Hesham> bye > [10:46] <alek_s> bye > [10:46] <antElder> ok talk againg later, bye > -- > "Mr. Pauli, we in the audience are all agreed that your theory is crazy. > What divides us is whether it is crazy enough to be true." Niels H. D. Bohr > >
