Joe Buck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | On Fri, Jan 05, 2007 at 03:02:00PM -0500, Andrew Pinski wrote: | > > | > > [ omitting gcc-patches ] | > > | > > On Fri, 5 Jan 2007, Joe Buck wrote: | > > > I'd like to see it closed. We have some bugs that are only open | > > > because they are targeted for 4.0.4 (fixed on all branches but 4_0). | > > | > > If there is consensus, I'll be happy to take the appropriate steps, | > > which include: | > > | > > 1. Updating our web pages | > > 2. Sending a notification to the gcc list | > > 3. Running a final snapshot (so that we have a tarball matching | > > the head of that tree) | > > 4. Stopping the snapshot mechanism | > > | > > How about waiting ten days, say, see whether anyone has substantial | > > objections, and proceed as noted above? (We are usually operating | > > on Internet time, but giving people more than a week is fair, I think.) | > | > | > I am willing to be the release manager for 4.0.4 if nobody else | > steps up to the base for this. | | I think it would be great to have more people have the experience of being | release manager.
I agree. | We haven't heard from Gaby, who handled 4.0.3. I just noticed that part of the discussion has been moved to [EMAIL PROTECTED] I answered in http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2007-01/msg00422.html | The SC will need to discuss what to do; it has to approve a 4.0.4 release | and an RM. My personal preference would be as follows: | | - One final 4.0.4 release, with a very conservative approach; either just ship | what's already there on 4_0-branch or be extremely cautious about | backporting a very limited number of fixes. | | - After the release (and a couple of days to allow for "brown paper bag" | syndrome), close all bugs that are open only because of 4.0 (there are | lots of "4.0 regression" bugs that aren't in 4.1/2/3) and close the | branch. I wholeheartly agree with that. I cannot do anything that require key signing for GCC releases before end of next week from where I'm composing this message. Consequently, if you need a release next week I'm very glad to see Andrew take over the 4.0.x branch. By the time I get back home I should be able to take over 4.1.x. -- Gaby
