[Development] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 21.01.2025

[Jani Heikkinen]

Qt 6.8 status

  *   Qt 6.8.2 preparations are ongoing
     *   Branching from '6.8' to '6.8.2' done
     *   The target is to freeze the release content by the end of this week
     *   The target is to release Qt 6.8.2 by the end of January 2025


Qt 6.9 status

  *   Qt 6.9 Beta2 packages already available, but official announcements will be sent later
  *   Updating 3rd party components for Qt 6.9.0 started, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-132849
  *   Qt 6.9 API change review is still ongoing, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-132090

Next meeting Tue 28th of January 2025 16:00 CET
br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:19] <jaheikki3> ablasche: akseli: carewolf: frkleint: lars_: mapaaso_: The-Compiler: thiago: vohi[M]: ping
[17:00:36] <vohi[M]> jaheikki3: pong
[17:00:40] <carewolf> pong
[17:01:07] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:01:19] <jaheikki3> time to start qt release team meeting
[17:01:25] <jaheikki3> on agenda today:
[17:01:32] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.8 status
[17:01:36] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.9 status
[17:01:45] <jaheikki3> any additional item to the agenda?
[17:02:47] <jaheikki3> Let's start from Qt 6.8 status
[17:03:07] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.8.2 preparations are finally ongoing
[17:03:32] <jaheikki3> Branching from '6.8' to '6.8.2' is done and first snapshot is created. Testing is ongoing
[17:04:00] <jaheikki3> Release content will be frozen by the end of this week
[17:04:19] <jaheikki3> And the target is to release Qt 6.8.2 by the end of next week
[17:05:02] <jaheikki3> that's all about 6.8 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:05:16] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:05:23] <thiago> I think we're fine for 6.8
[17:05:34] <thiago> (numlock wasn't pressed, so that pressed up for 8)
[17:06:16] <jaheikki3> great
[17:06:21] <jaheikki3> then Qt 6.9 status
[17:07:02] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.9 Beta2 almost released. It is already available from the production and final testing is ongoing
[17:07:32] <jaheikki3> Official announcements will be sent tomorrow, after all production tests are done
[17:07:50] <jaheikki3> Updating 3rd party components for Qt 6.9.0 started, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-132849
[17:08:01] <jaheikki3> and API change review is still ongoing, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-132090
[17:09:12] <jaheikki3> Let's try to get remaining reviews completed by the Beta3, which is planned to be released ~ 3 weeks
[17:09:40] <jaheikki3> that's all about Qt 6.9 status. Any comments or questions?
[17:11:48] <jaheikki3> it was all at this time so let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 28th January at this same time
[17:11:59] <jaheikki3> thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:12:12] <vohi[M]> Bye
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