[Development] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 10.09.2024

[Jani Heikkinen]

Qt 6.7 status

  *   Branching from '6.7' to '6.7.3' is done
  *   Target is to release Qt 6.7.3 Thu 19th September
     *   Qt 6.7.3 will be the last release from Qt 6.7 series


Qt 6.8 status

  *   Qt 6.8 Beta4 is released
  *   Qt 6.8 API review is done
  *   Qt 6.8 RC preparations are ongoing
     *   Branching from '6.8' to '6.8.0' will happen Wed 11th September
     *   Qt 6.8 RC target is 20th of September
     *   RC blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=26320

Qt 6.9 Initial schedule

  *   Platform and Module freeze 22.11.2024
  *   Feature freeze 6.12.2024
  *   Beta1 19.12.2024
  *   RC: 28.02.2025
  *   Final 18.03.2025


Next meeting Tue 17th of September 2024 16:00 CET
br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager
irc log below:
[17:00:09] <+jaheikki3> akseli: alblasch: carewolf: frkleint: lars__: mapaaso_: The-Compiler: thiago: vohi: ping
[17:01:32] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:05] <+jaheikki3> time to start qt release team meeting
[17:02:12] <+jaheikki3> on agenda today:
[17:02:16] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.7 status
[17:02:21] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.8 status
[17:02:33] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.9 Initial schedule
[17:02:46] <+jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:04:56] <+jaheikki3> Let's start from Qt 6.7 status
[17:05:16] <+jaheikki3> Branching from '6.7' to '6.7.3' is done
[17:05:36] <+jaheikki3> Current target is to release Qt 6.7.3 Thu 19th September
[17:05:57] <+jaheikki3> And as already earlier said Qt 6.7.3 will be the last release from Qt 6.7 series
[17:06:19] <+jaheikki3> that's actually all about Qt 6.7 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:07:38] <+jaheikki3> ok, then Qt 6.8 status:
[17:08:04] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.8 Beta4 is released and Qt 6.8 RC preparations are ongoing
[17:08:36] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.8 API review is finally completed, big thanks to all your effort here!
[17:09:33] <+jaheikki3> Dependency update round it almost done & it is including the last API review related changes
[17:09:51] <+jaheikki3> So branching from '6.8' to '6.8.0' will happen tomorrow morning
[17:10:11] <+jaheikki3> And new RC target is 20th of September
[17:10:19] <+jaheikki3> RC blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=26320
[17:11:33] <+jaheikki3> And final release will happen ~2 weeks after RC, at the beginning of October
[17:11:46] <+jaheikki3> that's all about Qt 6.8 status. Any comments or questions?
[17:12:57] <thiago> sounds good
[17:13:16] <+jaheikki3> great! then the Qt 6.9 initial schedule:
[17:13:45] <+jaheikki3> Proposal sent to ML (https://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2024-September/045607.html) ~ a week ago.
[17:13:55] <+jaheikki3> no obejctions or comments so Qt 6.9 initial schedule will be:
[17:14:02] <+jaheikki3> Platform and Module freeze 22.11.2024
[17:14:10] <+jaheikki3> Feature freeze 6.12.2024
[17:14:16] <+jaheikki3> Beta1 19.12.2024
[17:14:22] <+jaheikki3> RC: 28.02.2025
[17:14:29] <+jaheikki3> Final 18.03.2025
[17:15:09] <+jaheikki3> any comments or questions?
[17:15:35] <thiago> I think that's good
[17:15:45] <thiago> that means any features I work over Christmas are 6.10
[17:15:48] <thiago> but ok
[17:17:07] <+jaheikki3> great! It was all at this time so let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 17th September at this same time
[17:17:17] <+jaheikki3> thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:17:22] <frkleint> thanks, bye
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