> branch_9x is in feature freeze! We want to stabilize Feature freeze is meant for the release branches. There is no precedent for having a feature freeze on the stable branch. I urge you to follow well established processes and not invent new processes on the fly and hold the project hostage to those new processes. If you have concerns about the stability of the commit, we can consider reverting from the stable branch.
On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 7:11 AM Ishan Chattopadhyaya < ichattopadhy...@gmail.com> wrote: > > What do we think about a "beta" release, to give users (including > *ourselves* in many cases) more time to try out 9.0 to report issues? > +1 > > > It would be a shame to release Solr 9 without support for the vector > based index in Lucene 9. Thankfully there's a JIRA issue with a PR! > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-15880 . It's as much about > optics as anything. I think many users are probably more at a curiosity / > exploratory stage with this topic but still -- Solr 9 without the ability > to explore this is disappointing, leaving them to consider other options to > scratch that itch. > > Fully agree with the sentiment here, David. Without the vector search > feature, I see no other important enough feature in a 9.0 release to > capture users' excitement. Commentators are already writing off Solr as > legacy search [0], and such a milestone release should address some of the > areas in which we're falling behind. > > If that feature is just a few weeks out, what is the need for this > artificial rush to get 9.0 out now? > > [0] - https://twitter.com/jobergum/status/1476657317768749062 > > > On Sat, Jan 8, 2022 at 5:15 AM Jan Høydahl <jan....@cominvent.com> wrote: > >> branch_9x is in feature freeze! We want to stabilize, fix bugs and remove >> blockers on that branch, not add features - unless they are agreed as a >> blocker for the release. >> If everyone starts pushing all kinds of new features to 9x now, it will >> never stabilize. >> >> >>> Q: But my feature is almost ready and low-risk, I can surely put it >>>>>>> on branch_9x ? >>>>>>> >>> A: No, only blockers and bugfixes please. You can argue on dev@ >>>>>>> that your feature is a blocker >>>>>> >>>>>> >> I think it all looks a bit messy and rushed. SOLR-15694 >> <https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-15694> is open, PR >> <https://github.com/apache/solr/pull/403> is open, with no approvals >> from any of the reviwers? >> >> Please revert on branch_9x and then "argue on dev@ that your feature is >> a blocker". >> >> Jan >> >> 7. jan. 2022 kl. 20:09 skrev Ishan Chattopadhyaya < >> ichattopadhy...@gmail.com>: >> >> Since a 9.0 release branch has not been cut, I backported the SOLR-15694 >> to branch_9x. If there are any concerns, we can discuss reverting it from >> branch_9_0 later. >> Thanks and regards. >> >> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 10:34 PM Ishan Chattopadhyaya < >> ichattopadhy...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> > let it bake in main (10.0) for some time, letting more devs try it out >>> >>> Please define "some time". Is 3 weeks until the 9.0 release not enough? >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 10:26 PM Jan Høydahl <jan....@cominvent.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I think it is premature to add it to branch_9x yet. First get +1 from >>>> key stakeholders on the PR, then let it bake in main (10.0) for some time, >>>> letting more devs try it out. If all looks good at that point, we may >>>> consider it, especially if the default behaviour is === 8.x. >>>> >>>> What do others think? >>>> >>>> Jan >>>> >>>> 7. jan. 2022 kl. 11:26 skrev Ishan Chattopadhyaya < >>>> ichattopadhy...@gmail.com>: >>>> >>>> > Btw - does Solr have any benchmarks published yet, that we can >>>> compare 8.11 with 9.0? Would be very useful. >>>> >>>> I can work on it over the weekend. I have some suites ready with me, >>>> but not automated yet. >>>> >>>> >* Today*: Cut branch_9x and enter feature freeze on that branch >>>> >>>> I'd like to include SOLR-15694 (node roles) in 9.0, if that's okay with >>>> you. It is dev complete, we're just running the tests to make sure the >>>> failing tests are not due to our changes (and unrelated); we can commit it >>>> over the weekend. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 7, 2022 at 3:13 AM Jan Høydahl <jan....@cominvent.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't think we are allowed by Apache policy to broadly announce >>>>> non-official releases like nightlies. >>>>> >>>>> There should be more than enough in 9.0 to warrant a major release. >>>>> Most users will be reluctant to jump on a X.0.0 release, so we can >>>>> mature a lot in 9.0.x. >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps if we start authoring the Release Notes (any volunteers?), >>>>> we'll see more clearly what we are about to relase. >>>>> And if we can have new sexy features in 9.1 and 9.2 that even warrants >>>>> blog posts and twitter bragging, even better :) >>>>> >>>>> Let's keep this release train rolling and force ourselves into getting >>>>> this out there sooner rather than later. We're not releasing the >>>>> reference-branch or anything, so I think a beta is not necessary, unless >>>>> the release phase ends up in endless RCs due to tons of bugs and >>>>> regressions. >>>>> >>>>> Btw - does Solr have any benchmarks published yet, that we can compare >>>>> 8.11 with 9.0? Would be very useful. >>>>> >>>>> Jan >>>>> >>>>> 6. jan. 2022 kl. 22:24 skrev David Smiley <dsmi...@apache.org>: >>>>> >>>>> What do we think about a "beta" release, to give users (including >>>>> *ourselves* in many cases) more time to try out 9.0 to report issues? I >>>>> don't think a beta release would necessitate a typical feature freeze. If >>>>> we ultimately decline on a beta release, a counter-proposal would be to >>>>> promote our nightly docker images everywhere (solr-users list, twitter, >>>>> Slack) to solicit feedback. >>>>> >>>>> It would be a shame to release Solr 9 without support for the vector >>>>> based index in Lucene 9. Thankfully there's a JIRA issue with a PR! >>>>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-15880 . It's as much >>>>> about optics as anything. I think many users are probably more at a >>>>> curiosity / exploratory stage with this topic but still -- Solr 9 without >>>>> the ability to explore this is disappointing, leaving them to consider >>>>> other options to scratch that itch. >>>>> >>>>> ~ David Smiley >>>>> Apache Lucene/Solr Search Developer >>>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwsmiley >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 2:11 PM Timothy Potter <thelabd...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> thanks Jan, PR looks good now! 😀 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 11:52 AM Jan Høydahl <jan....@cominvent.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> False alarm, I had a dirty checkout. >>>>>>> Please see if your PR passes precommit. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Jan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> > 6. jan. 2022 kl. 19:49 skrev Jan Høydahl <jan....@cominvent.com>: >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Tim, I pushed a change to gradle that now uses hardcoded 9.0.0 for >>>>>>> tests.luceneMatchVersion. That's a stop-gap, will make it dynamically >>>>>>> follow the current lucene-version, but somehow my gradle project picked >>>>>>> up >>>>>>> an old version of org.apache.lucene.utils.Version class... >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Now I get a new error >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > * What went wrong: >>>>>>> > Execution failed for task ':validateSourcePatterns'. >>>>>>> >> Found 10 violations in source files (@author javadoc tag, svn >>>>>>> keyword, tabs instead spaces). >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > Jan >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >> 6. jan. 2022 kl. 17:53 skrev Timothy Potter <thelabd...@gmail.com >>>>>>> >: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Thanks for the update Jan! >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> One of my PRs (sync'd with main) is now failing precommit with: >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> 105 actionable tasks: 103 executed, 2 up-to-date >>>>>>> >> 201FAILURE: Build failed with an exception. >>>>>>> >> 202 >>>>>>> >> 203* Where: >>>>>>> >> 204Script >>>>>>> '/home/runner/work/solr/solr/gradle/validation/solr.config-file-sanity.gradle' >>>>>>> >> line: 40 >>>>>>> >> 205 >>>>>>> >> 206* What went wrong: >>>>>>> >> 207Execution failed for task ':solr:validateConfigFileSanity'. >>>>>>> >> 208> Configset does not refer to the correct luceneMatchVersion >>>>>>> >> (10.0.0): >>>>>>> /home/runner/work/solr/solr/solr/server/solr/configsets/_default/conf/solrconfig.xml >>>>>>> >> 209 >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> Any ideas what's wrong there? >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> On Thu, Jan 6, 2022 at 9:40 AM Jan Høydahl <jan....@cominvent.com> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> NOTICE: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Branch branch_9_x has been cut and versions updated to 10.0 on >>>>>>> 'main' branch. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> This follows the plan from previous notice about 9.0 release >>>>>>> [1]. Here is what will happen: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Today: Cut branch_9x and enter feature freeze on that branch >>>>>>> >>> Next few weeks: Remove blockers, prepare build & release >>>>>>> machinery >>>>>>> >>> February: Cut branch_9_0 and build RC1 >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> This is how we'll use the branches until we cut the branch_9_0 >>>>>>> release-branch: >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> main: All new features and bug fixes (as today) >>>>>>> >>> branch_9x: Only backport of bugfixes and blockers for the 9.0 >>>>>>> release. >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> FAQ: >>>>>>> >>> ------ >>>>>>> >>> Q: Where do I put a feature intended for 9.1? >>>>>>> >>> A: On main branch. Then in February, bulk backport to branch_9x >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Q: Can we go to Java17 on main branch now? >>>>>>> >>> A: Not yet, let's keep main branch as-is until branch_9_0 is >>>>>>> cut, to easen backporting >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Q: But my feature is almost ready and low-risk, I can surely put >>>>>>> it on branch_9x ? >>>>>>> >>> A: No, only blockers and bugfixes please. You can argue on dev@ >>>>>>> that your feature is a blocker >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Q: How can I help with the 9.0 release? >>>>>>> >>> A: You can check out the JIRA for blockers [2] and help fix those >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> Q: Why do we need to wait until February with cutting the >>>>>>> release branch? >>>>>>> >>> A: We don't - if blockers are resolved and we feel close to RC1 >>>>>>> before then... >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>> >>> [1] >>>>>>> https://lists.apache.org/thread/qv9n2b7jkmzr26ov5p50lc3h2dy7htzo >>>>>>> >>> [2] https://issues.apache.org/jira/issues/?filter=12351219 >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@solr.apache.org >>>>>>> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@solr.apache.org >>>>>>> >> >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>>>>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@solr.apache.org >>>>>>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@solr.apache.org >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>
