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On Tue, 30 Jul 2024, Satish Balay wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Jul 2024, Adrian Croucher wrote: > > > > > On 31/07/24 2:45 pm, Barry Smith wrote: > > > > > >>> just checked out and built the latest PETSc release 3.21.4. > > > > > > I should have read your previous email more carefully. > > > > > > All this stuff is in the main git branch, it will not be in release until > > > after September 30. > > > > Right, according to the terminology on > > https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://petsc.org/release/install/download/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!dO45FrHvcBsl_XZrfZx71MrWfVSp3CHLfYFhtmIHz8NSvxxUS-Mh2amE8dqLHfpREA5E8m_Rjekfcxx8ZZlRqaN7ypzkkjA$ >>, I should have said "patch update" rather than "release". > > > > However the problem remains that the latest patch update 3.21.4 doesn't have > > PetscObjectIsNull in it. > > Major releases [i.e. 3.21.0, 3.22.0 etc.] are spun from main branch once every 6 months. > And bug fix updates [i.e. 3.21.1, 3.21.2 etc.] are spun from release branch once every month [during this 6 month cycle]. > > i.e PetscObjectIsNull() change that's currently in main branch won't be in a tarball (or a tagged version) until 3.22.0 release in Sept end. One additional note: these changes [in main branch - scheduled for 3.22.0] are currently listed at https://urldefense.us/v3/__https://petsc.org/main/changes/dev/__;!!G_uCfscf7eWS!ey8a2ec9HZqvIWlMkBacUfkKul6SjDOwyhZBPSCtUAuADqtW7dhHxEq_mdFdTiJ6ZiKVzz2o0dSEjIoCVbnPnDgwHQ$ Satish
