Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> writes: > On 11/16/19, 2:14 PM, "David Kastrup" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> writes: > > > On 11/16/19, 1:52 PM, "David Kastrup" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Carl Sorensen <[email protected]> writes: > > > > > Dear Team, > > > > > > It seems to me like we are pretty much in shape such that we > should > > > release 2.20. I'd be fine if we called 2.19.83-1 the 2.20 > release, > > > even if there are some critical regressions. 2.19.83 is SO much > > > better than 2.18.2. > > > > > > IIUC, the only thing 2.20 is waiting on is for David K. to > cherry-pick > > > some patches. Is that correct? > > > > And putting out a new prerelease to be sure that those are ok, and > > waiting for the translators to catch up with cherry-picked patches > > containing stuff to be translated. > > > > But the current roadblock is David K. cherry-picking some patches. > > > > Is the reason for cherry-picking such a big list of patches to avoid > > some regressions? > > THIS IS NOT A LIST FOR CHERRY-PICKING!!!! It is a unculled list of > potential candidates that _may_ need or want to be cherry-picked, in > case a particular candidate is > > either > a) fixing a regression > b) fixing a problem that will foreseeably cause trouble with near-future > or our current build systems > c) fixing a problem or providing a feature that will foreseeably cause > frequent tension between 2.20 and 2.21 users if not cherry-picked > d) a definite improvement that does not show potential for causing new > regressions > e) a documentation fix/change matching 2.20 behavior > > and/or/maybe > a) cherry-picks reasonably painlessly > b) does not cause significant followup tasks to be also scheduled > > > Or are these patches that were created after we put out the last > > pre-release? > > Minus those I already cherry-picked > > > Would you like me to try doing the cherry-picking for you? > > If anybody tries indiscriminately picking that list, I am going to be > pissed. The majority of those patches likely has no place in 2.20. > > OK, I will not do any cherry-picking. > > Is there anything else that can be done to help?
I already mentioned _vetting_ that list but you removed that part before replying. -- David Kastrup
