[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 20.08.2019

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 20th August 2019

Qt 5.13.1 status:
- "RC" package creation ongoing
   * New release blocker reported. Fix available & integration ongoing
- Target is to create final packages for testing as soon as possible
- if all Ok according to testing we will release those packages as Qt 5.13.1 later this week or at the beginning of next one

Qt 5.14.0:
- Branching ongoing
   * Final downmerge from 'dev' to '5.14' will happen Monday 26th August
   * Qt 5.14 Feature Freeze will be in effect at that same time
- Target is to publish new snapshot during this week

Qt 5.12.5:
- Branching ongoing
   * Final downmerge from '5.12' to '5.12.5' will happen Friday 23rd August
- Initial changes files created, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.12.5%2522
- No binary snapshot yet, target is to get one out during this week
- Target is to get release out at the end of August but let's see; it will be tight to get all done for that early enough.
- Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21420

Other:
- '5.15' will be branched from '5.14' after Qt 5.14 Feature Freeze (Monday 26th August) and 'dev' will be Qt6
   * rules for what can go in and when etc to be agreed in ML discussion

Next meeting Tue 27th August 2019 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:23] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: fregl: ablasche: ping 
[17:00:39] <thiago_> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:04] <jaheikki3> Time to start Qt release team meeting
[17:02:10] <jaheikki3> Qn agenda today:
[17:02:22] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.13.1 status
[17:02:32] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.14.0 status
[17:02:38] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.5 status
[17:02:55] <jaheikki3> 5.15 branching
[17:03:02] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:04:14] <jaheikki3> Lets start from 5.13.1 status:
[17:04:48] <jaheikki3> Creating "RC" packges ongoing
[17:05:07] <jaheikki3> One new blocker noticed. Fix under integration
[17:05:27] <jaheikki3> Target is to create final packages for testing as soon as possible
[17:05:41] <jaheikki3> Hoping already tomorrow
[17:06:16] <jaheikki3> And if all Ok according to testing we will release those packages as Qt 5.13.1 later this week or at the beginning of next one
[17:06:24] <jaheikki3> Any comments or questions?
[17:07:20] <thiago> not from me
[17:07:40] <jaheikki3> Ok, then Qt 5.14 status:
[17:07:56] <jaheikki3> Branching from 'dev' to '5.14' started
[17:08:16] <jaheikki3> Final downmerge from 'dev' to '5.14' will happen Monday 26th August
[17:08:37] <jaheikki3> And Qt 5.14 Feature Freeze will be in effect at that same time as well
[17:09:08] <jaheikki3> No new snapshot from dev yet but hoping we can get it out during this week
[17:09:43] <jaheikki3> That is pretty much all about 5.14 at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:10:07] <thiago> we should move the 5.15 topic up
[17:10:23] <thiago> the current idea is that after this branch, dev becomes Qt 6, right?
[17:10:49] <jaheikki3> Yeah, that is the plan
[17:11:31] <thiago> I think we need a transition plan
[17:11:40] <thiago> it's a good idea, but we need to manage how that is done
[17:13:11] <jaheikki3> What do you mean in details. If we will branch 5.15 from 5.14 after final downmerge (as proposed) then I don't see any problem to move dev to qt6 at same time 
[17:13:59] <thiago> I meant the free-for-all that the dev branch could become
[17:14:21] <thiago> actually, this is not a subject for this meeting. I ust pointing out that we need rules for what can go in and when.
[17:14:50] <thiago> let's focus on the release dates instead
[17:14:57] <thiago> when is 5.15 branching expected?
[17:16:32] <jaheikki3> I propose that we would branch 5.15 from 5.14 immediately after final downmerge (Mon 26th August). That way we will have branch for Qt 5.15 new features as earlier. And that is pretty much what Lars already proposed in his email
[17:17:10] <jaheikki3> And that let's us to start moving 'dev' to Qt6 
[17:17:14] <thiago> makes sense
[17:17:22] <thiago> so basically we get a branch rename:
[17:17:24] <thiago> dev -> 5.15
[17:17:28] <thiago> wip/qt6 -> dev
[17:17:54] <jaheikki3> Yeah
[17:19:18] <jaheikki3> Ok, I think that was all about 5.14 and branching. Then Qt 5.12.5 status:
[17:19:32] <jaheikki3> Branching ongoing
[17:19:41] <jaheikki3> Final downmerge from '5.12' to '5.12.5' will happen Friday 23rd August
[17:19:53] <jaheikki3> Initial changes files created, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.12.5%2522
[17:20:01] <jaheikki3> No binary snapshot yet, target is to get one out during this week
[17:20:58] <jaheikki3> Target is to get the release out soon but let's see if we managed to gét it out still during August. 
[17:21:12] <jaheikki3> Release blocker list is here: Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21420
[17:21:46] <thiago> 5.12.5 and 5.13.1 more or less the same week
[17:22:51] <jaheikki3> Let's see. That is doable but on the other hand it will be tight to get 5.12.5 ready to be released on next week
[17:23:20] <jaheikki3> It is already .5 so from that point of view it should be quite straightforward
[17:25:06] <thiago> ok
[17:25:13] <thiago> so we're looking at 5.12 the week after
[17:25:15] <thiago> that's fine
[17:25:21] <jaheikki3> Yeah
[17:25:34] <jaheikki3> Ok, this was all at this time. let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 27th August at this same time as planned
[17:25:43] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation! Bye
[17:26:59] <thiago> thanks