[Development] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 25.10.2022

[Jani Heikkinen]

Qt 6.4 status:
- Qt 6.4.1 preparations started
   * First snapshot built & RTA tested
   * Target is to branch '6.4.1' from '6.4' Monday 31st October
   * Target is to release Qt 6.4.1 15th November 2022

Qt 6.5 status:
- Snapshot from dev available, target is to make it publicly available asap
- Platform & module freeze will be in effect in a month
   * please inform me all new modules for Qt 6.5 asap

Next meeting Tue 8th November 2022 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:11] <jaheikki3> ablasche: akseli: carewolf: frkleint: mapaaso: The-Compiler: thiago: vohi: ping
[17:01:20] <vohi> pong
[17:01:23] <jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:01:29] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:01:34] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.4 status
[17:01:38] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.5 status
[17:01:48] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:03:04] <jaheikki3> Let's start from Qt 6.4 status
[17:03:20] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.4.1 release preparations started
[17:03:35] <jaheikki3> First snapshot is built & RTA tested
[17:04:03] <jaheikki3> Target is to branch '6.4.1' from '6.4' Monday 31st October and release Qt 6.4.1 15th November 2022
[17:04:29] <jaheikki3> That's all about Qt 6.4 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:05:39] <jaheikki3> Ok, then Qt 6.5 status
[17:06:10] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.5 snapshot created
[17:06:19] <jaheikki3> Target is to publish it later this week
[17:07:19] <jaheikki3> And we will turn on automation so that snapshot will be updated automatically after each submodule update in dev
[17:07:41] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.5 platform & module freeze will be in effect in a month
[17:08:04] <jaheikki3> So it is time to add all new modules in the snapshot
[17:08:33] <jaheikki3> So please inform me all new modules for Qt 6.5 asap
[17:08:57] <jaheikki3> That's all about 6.5 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:09:10] <vohi> sounds good
[17:09:25] <vohi> no surprises
[17:09:56] <vohi> are we ok with submodule updates in the 6.4 branch, or any risk of that delaying the 6.4.1 branching?
[17:11:01] <vohi> or rather, do you plan to branch 6.4.1 once we have the first successful qt5.git submodule update after October 31st - I recall we discussed that once, although perhaps more relevant for 6.5 than for a patch release
[17:11:04] <jaheikki3> I think submodule updates are quite ok in 6.4 and so on I don't see big risks for the delay
[17:12:04] <jaheikki3> and yes, I'll do the branching from the stable state meaning supmodule updates should be OK at that point
[17:12:41] <jaheikki3> Those has been quite stable pretty much all the time in 6.4
[17:12:57] <jaheikki3> And also going better direction in dev as well
[17:13:37] <jaheikki3> Ok, It was all at this time so let's end the meeting & have new one tue 8th November at this same time
[17:13:48] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:13:59] <frkleint> bye
[17:14:17] <vohi> bye, thanks!