Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 13th August 2019 Qt 5.13.1 status: - Release content not in place yet * Couple of issues open in blocker list, see https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21165 * one changes files not in yet - First snapshot published, target is to publish new one during this week - Target is to get final content in place during this week & get the release out during next week
Qt 5.14.0: - Soft branching from 'dev' to '5.14' will start Monday 19th August * All new submodules needs to be in qt5.git at that point! - Final downmerge & Qt 5.14 feature freeze will be 26th August - Target is to publish new snapshot from 'dev' during this week - Target is to get Alpha out soon after FF is in effect * We have published snapshot(s) from 'dev' already so let's see if we managed to keep all OK for quick Alpha at this time Qt 5.12.5: - Release preparations to be started * Soft branching will start at the end of this week (& final downmerge ~ a week after that) - Target is to publish first binary snapshot from '5.12' during this week - Target is to get the release out at the end of August Other: - 'dev' branching policy etc to be clarified * Will 'dev' be Qt6 as earlier planned (after branching 5.14) * Merge strategy from '5.14' to dev? * Etc Next meeting Tue 20th August 2019 16:00 CET br, Jani Heikkinen Release Manager irc log below: [17:01:17] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: fregl: ablasche: ping [17:01:23] <carewolf> pong [17:02:33] <jaheikki3> Time to start Qt release team meeting [17:02:40] <jaheikki3> On agenda today: [17:02:44] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.13.1 status [17:02:53] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.14.0 status [17:02:55] <frkleint> jaheikki3: pong [17:03:00] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.5 status [17:03:08] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda? [17:05:11] <jaheikki3> Ok, let's start from QT 5.13.1 status [17:05:44] <jaheikki3> Unfortunately release content isn't in place yet [17:06:04] <jaheikki3> Couple of issues is open in blocker list, see https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21165 [17:06:24] <jaheikki3> And one changes file still not in [17:07:07] <jaheikki3> First snapshot published, target is to publish new one during this week [17:07:21] <jaheikki3> Target is to get final content in place during this week & get the release out during next week [17:07:38] <jaheikki3> Any comments or questions? [17:07:50] <carewolf> for https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-77266?filter=21165 the patches we had last week are in. But a new release of chrome 76 happened friday with 4 more fixes, we could work on the now or we could delay them [17:09:07] <jaheikki3> carewolf: as said there isn't final content in place so you can still do new update [17:09:12] <carewolf> okay, great [17:09:35] <jaheikki3> carewolf: But please do it soon :D [17:09:49] <carewolf> sure :) [17:10:19] <jaheikki3> Ok, that was all about 5.13.1 at this time [17:10:26] <jaheikki3> Then Qt 5.14.0: [17:10:50] <jaheikki3> - Soft branching from 'dev' to '5.14' will start Monday 19th August [17:11:13] <jaheikki3> All new submodules needs to be in qt5.git at that point! [17:11:33] <jaheikki3> Final downmerge from 'dev' to '5.14' & Qt 5.14 feature freeze will be 26th August [17:11:53] <jaheikki3> Target is to get Alpha out soon after FF is in effect [17:12:06] <jaheikki3> We have published snapshot(s) from 'dev' already so let's see if we managed to keep all OK for quick Alpha at this time [17:12:30] <jaheikki3> Target is to publish new snapshot from dev during this week [17:12:55] <jaheikki3> That's all about Qt 5.14 status. Any comments or questions? [17:13:26] <frkleint> are the Qt 6 plans more concrete? [17:13:35] <frkleint> that is 5.15 being branched off 5.14 [17:13:40] <frkleint> cherry-pick policy etc [17:13:54] <frkleint> (dev becoming Qt 6 after 5.14 branching)? [17:14:18] <The-Compiler> carewolf: I'm curious, what's the planned Chromium version for 5.14 QtWebEngine? Looks like 75 is merged, 76 in review, 77 planned? [17:14:31] <jaheikki3> frkleint: that has been the plan and I haven't heard any changes to that [17:15:12] <carewolf> The-Compiler: yes.. [17:15:12] <jaheikki3> frkleint: but to be honest I haven't yet been than much in qt6 discussions yet [17:15:30] <frkleint> jaheikki3: hmm [17:15:35] <frkleint> jaheikki3: needs a bit of thought [17:16:05] <frkleint> jaheikki3: if dev goes from 514->dev merges into cherrypick from 5.14 mode [17:16:24] <frkleint> jaheikki3: that should happen after 5.14 API review fixes have landed in 5.14 [17:16:31] <frkleint> jaheikki3: at the earliest, etc etc [17:17:19] <jaheikki3> frkleint: yeah, true. we need to clarify that soon. I will start discussion about that [17:17:28] <jaheikki3> thanks for heads up! [17:18:06] <frkleint> jaheikki3: and then, what about if someone adds API to 5.15 or sth..etc [17:18:13] <frkleint> jaheikki3: needs to be discussed [17:19:19] <jaheikki3> Yes, true. I'll start discussion about that tomorrow [17:19:29] <frkleint> good [17:20:22] <jaheikki3> Then quick status update for Qt 5.12.5 [17:20:44] <jaheikki3> Target is to get the release out at the end of August [17:20:54] <jaheikki3> So release preparations needs to be started soon [17:21:28] <jaheikki3> Let's start soft branching from '5.12' to '5.12.5' at the end of this week [17:22:22] <jaheikki3> target is to create first binary snapshot for testing during this week as well [17:22:53] <jaheikki3> That's all about 5.12.5 status at this time. Any comments or questions? [17:26:08] <jaheikki3> It was all at this time so let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 20th August as planned [17:26:16] <carewolf> ok [17:26:18] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye! [17:27:30] <frkleint> bye _______________________________________________ Releasing mailing list Releasing@qt-project.org https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/releasing