I think the first sounds easiest. If commit authors really think something should go in the release they can always reach out to you.
On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 9:15 AM, Jim Apple <[email protected]> wrote: > I hadn't decided yet. What do you think? > > I could test the release, then look for bug fixes that landed in > master after my branch started that fix anything that doesn't pass. > > Or I could reach out to commit authors and ask them, or I could ask > them to email me, like you mentioned. > > Or I could read commit messages and cherry-pick anything that is a bug fix. > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 9:01 AM, Tim Armstrong <[email protected]> > wrote: > > How do you plan to choose which commits to cherry-pick? Should we let you > > know if we think a patch should/shouldn't be part of the release? > > > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 8:44 AM, Tom White <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Thanks for volunteering to do the release Jim! The plan looks fine to > me. > >> > >> Tom > >> > >> On Fri, Aug 19, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Todd Lipcon <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > Sounds great to me! > >> > > >> > Todd > >> > > >> > On Aug 19, 2016 8:41 AM, "Jim Apple" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> >> I would like to volunteer to be the next release manager for an > >> >> upcoming Apache Impala 2.7 (incubating) release. I plan to: > >> >> > >> >> 1. Get a vote done adding to our bylaws the procedure for creating a > >> >> branch. (See thread from yesterday) > >> >> > >> >> 2. Create a release branch, possibly backdated a few commits from > HEAD > >> >> to a commit that looks stable. > >> >> > >> >> 3. Maintain that branch by cherry-picking bugfix commits from > "master" > >> >> as necessary to get the tests running cleanly. > >> >> > >> >> 4. Make a release candidate and call for a vote here, then on the > IPMC > >> >> list (which is required for Incubator releases) > >> >> > >> >> Obviously, this glosses over some details about publishing and > signing > >> >> releases, but I would welcome feedback on this outline. > >> >> > >> >
