Reminder: Please make your requests for bug fixes for CMake 2.8.7 by the end of the day, this Friday, October 28. It will be nice to have as complete a picture as possible so we can plan the next 6 weeks effectively.
Thanks, David On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 2:20 PM, David Cole <david.c...@kitware.com> wrote: > As an esteemed colleague has pointed out, those with "reporter" level > account in Mantis may not edit bugs other than their own directly. > So..... if you are in that boat, but would like to vote for a bug fix > to be considered for 2.8.7, please reply to this thread, and just list > the bug number, or a URL linking to its bug tracker page. > > I will follow the replies to this thread and add those bugs to the > roadmap as they roll in. > > > Thanks, > David C. > > > On Fri, Oct 21, 2011 at 12:19 PM, David Cole <david.c...@kitware.com> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> *NO* replies requested. Different technique this time. Please edit the >> bug tracker directly. (Unless you have problems with the bug tracker: >> if so, please feel free to reply here with your suggestions.) >> >> We are planning for CMake 2.8.7, aiming for a December release. We're >> targeting Dec. 28, 2011 for releasing it, and in order to make that >> happen we'll have to do an "rc1" by Dec. 7th or so... about 7 weeks >> from now. >> >> If you have a particular issue that you think should be fixed for >> inclusion in 2.8.7, please put it on the roadmap yourself by the end >> of next week, Fri. Oct. 28th. To do so, edit the bug at >> http://public.kitware.com/Bug and set the "Target Version" field to >> "CMake 2.8.7" - that will make it appear on the roadmap page ( >> http://www.cmake.org/Bug/roadmap_page.php?version_id=89 ). Also: add a >> note saying why it's important to you, or even add a patch that fixes >> and documents and tests it if you're able to. >> >> Ideally, each issue will be discussed as needed on the mailing list to >> come to any consensus about what should be done to fix it, and then >> the entry in the bug tracker may be used to keep it on the radar >> screen, and to track activity related to it. >> >> Patches are *always* welcome. Patches that include testing of any new >> features, or tests that prove a bug is really fixed on the dashboards >> are better: a patch with testing is strongly preferred over a patch >> with no testing. Also, if you are *adding* code, then you also >> probably need to add *tests* of that code, so that the coverage >> percentage stays as is or rises. >> >> Please discuss issues here on the mailing list as needed, and add >> notes to existing issues in the bug tracker that you are interested in >> seeing fixed for 2.8.7 -- we will be looking at activity both on the >> mailing list and in the bug tracker to help prioritize the bug fixes >> for the next couple months. >> >> >> Thanks, >> David Cole >> Kitware, Inc. >> >> >> P.S. - as a nice summary of what we accomplished in the CMake 2.8.6 >> release, including contributions from 27 individuals around the world, >> see here: http://public.kitware.com/Bug/changelog_page.php?version_id=87 >> -- it currently lists 43 issues that we resolved: nice job, everybody! >> >> (Many of those were specifically addressed because somebody brought it >> up in response to my similar email from just after 2.8.5... Don't be >> shy!) >> > -- Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake