Quick reminder - We have now entered stage 2 (bug fix period) of the release cycle. Gatekeepers, please only approve check-ins that are bug fixes only. Also, all check-ins during this period should be associated with a bugzilla defect number.
Urgent requests - 1. Please visit this link http://wiki.open64.net/index.php/ActiveDevelopment and update the section "Major Changes in Release 5.0" as appropriate. 2. Please help with fixing bugs, especially the high priority bugzilla defects. 3. Please help with build and regression testing. Thanks, Michael Lai From: Lai, Michael Sent: Friday, August 26, 2011 10:19 PM To: 'open64-devel@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: Planning for the upcoming Open64 compiler release Since the last Open64 compiler release (4.2.4) in early April there have been a lot of check-ins into the trunk reflecting a tremendous amount of development work (in new features, functionality enhancements and performance improvements) as well as bug fixes -- even with some nice code clean-ups thrown in for good measure. It's time for another release! I want to communicate the following plan and timeline for the next Open64 compiler release. The next Open64 compiler release will be Release 5.0. We have decided to de-couple the versioning of the Open64 compiler release from that of the gcc frontend. September 9, 2011: Close the trunk for active development. This is the last day to check in new features or (functionality/performance) enhancements for the 5.0 release. May I request that all pending code reviews/check-in requests be addressed by this date. (Please e-mail me off-list if this date is not convenient for you and we'll try our best to work things out.) September 10 - October 23, 2011: Bug fix period ("stage 2"). During this period we will assess the release-readiness of the compiler and fix defects uncovered during testing. We will also "scrub" the bugzilla database and may target certain defects to be fixed for the 5.0 release. (Thanks to some of you, some amount of bug scrubbing has begun already. We will continue to monitor the status and severity of all the known bugs during this period.) We will adhere to the established release criteria for quality and performance. (This period may stretch or shrink a bit depending on how smoothly the assessment progresses.) October 24, 2011: Create a branch for the 5.0 release. Open the trunk for active development. Check-ins made to the trunk from this date on will go into the next release. October 24 - October 31, 2011: Perform a final round of testing on the 5.0 release branch. The plan is to post the 5.0 release by October 31, 2011. May I also request that if you have made check-ins into the trunk since March 29, 2011, that you visit this link http://wiki.open64.net/index.php/ActiveDevelopment and update the section "Major Changes in Release 5.0" as appropriate. We need help to make this (and every) Open64 compiler release successful. If you can volunteer to help us with test builds, regression testing, performance measurements, etc., please let me know. In particular, during stage 2, I want to have as much coverage on as many platforms as possible. Also, if you can help with fixing bugs during stage 2, especially the high priority bugzilla defects, that would be greatly appreciated. One more heads-up regarding this release: We plan to officially deprecate the following two features: 1. gcc 3.x frontend support 2. IRIX support In other words, this 5.0 release will be the *last* release the above two deprecated features will be supported; they will no longer be supported after the 5.0 release. We will state this in the upcoming 5.0 release notes also. The above items were discussed and approved by OSG in recent meetings. Thanks, Michael Lai
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