Hi Michael, We've finished the testing of the 5.0 branch on IA-64 and x86-64 with the same test suited and options as the 4.2.4 release. We don't find quality regressions compared to Open64 4.2.4 release on both IA-64 and x86-64. For performance, we got some fluctuations but might be caused by the hardware issues. We are still investigating the problems and will send out the updates later.
2011/11/1 Lai, Michael <[email protected]>: > The branch for the Open64.net 5.0 Release is ready to be tested. It is in > branches/open64-5.0. > > This branch will serve as a release candidate for the upcoming official > Open64.net 5.0 Release. > > > > Please checkout this branch and subject it to a round of testing. I would > really appreciate your prompt results on regression and performance testing. > > > > Thanks, > > Michael Lai > > > > Some more details: > > 1. For those who are keeping track, we are running a few days behind > in our proposed release schedule. > > 2. Thanks to all who helped with fixing and testing the compiler > during the bug-fix period. Please continue to help with validating the > above release candidate. > > 3. Not all the targeted bugs were fixed in Release 5.0. There were a > few bugs (three) whose fixes were deemed too risky to be included at this > time. I sincerely hope this does not cause any undue inconveniences. If > interested, please contact me for more details. > > > > > > From: Lai, Michael > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 1:32 PM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Quick update on status of Open64 Release 5.0 > > > > Just a quick note to let you know that we are very close to the end of the > stage 2 (bug fix period) of the release cycle. There are still a couple of > bugs outstanding, and I have been working with their respective owners to > resolve them. We should be making a branch for the 5.0 Release “any day > now” (my guess is this weekend). I will send out an e-mail when that > happens. > > > > Thanks for your patience, > > Michael Lai > > > > From: Lai, Michael > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 2:38 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Open64 Release 5.0 - reminder and requests > > > > 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: '[email protected]' > 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 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA® Conference 2012 > Save $700 by Nov 18 > Register now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 > _______________________________________________ > Open64-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel > > -- Regards, Lai Jian-Xin ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ Open64-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/open64-devel
