[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 02.05.2017

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 2nd May 2017

Qt 5.9 status:
- beta3 just published
   * More testing results needed, see https://wiki.qt.io/Qt59_release_testing
- String Freeze in effect
- Branching from '5.9' to '5.9.0' ongoing. Final downmerge Thu 4th May
- ATM 16 open blockers to be fixed before RC, see https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=18395
   * Target to get official RC out latest 17th May, see https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_5.9_Release
--> Most probably there will be at least beta4, target to get it out during next week
- Change files for Qt 5.9.0 to be created as soon as possible

Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:48] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: fkleint: ZapB: tronical:vladimirM: aholza: peter-h: mapaaso: ankokko: fkleint: carewolf: fregl:ablasche:ping
[17:01:43] <fkleint> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:12] <jaheikki3> Time to start Qt release team meeting
[17:02:19] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:02:24] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.9 status
[17:02:37] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:04:31] <akseli> jaheikki3: late pong
[17:04:37] <carewolf> pong
[17:04:37] <jaheikki3> Ok,lets browse through the 5.9 status:
[17:05:23] <jaheikki3> - beta3 just published, hoping we can get some test results soon in https://wiki.qt.io/Qt59_release_testing
[17:05:40] <jaheikki3> - String freeze in effect now
[17:06:18] <jaheikki3> - Branching ongoing, final downmerge planned to happen Thu 4th may
[17:07:41] <jaheikki3> - 16 open blockers to be fixed before RC, see https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=18395
[17:08:16] <jaheikki3> --> Most probably we will have at least one beta more before can release official RC
[17:08:40] <jaheikki3> - Target to get beta4 out during next week
[17:09:12] <jaheikki3> - And target to get official RC out latest 17th May, see https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_5.9_Release
[17:10:10] <jaheikki3> - And it it now time to start creating initial change files for Qt 5.9.0
[17:10:39] <jaheikki3> That's the status at the moment. any comments or questions?
[17:13:04] <akseli> sounds good for me
[17:15:43] <jaheikki3> ok, it was all at this time! let's end this meeting now & have new one next tue as planned
[17:15:53] <jaheikki3> thanks & bye!
[17:16:01] <fkleint> bye
[17:16:12] <akseli> bye