[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 27.08.2019

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 27th August 2019

Qt 5.13.1:
- Release content is in place
- Release packages mostly done; only B2Qt related ones still missing
- Tests executed & it seems we are ready for the release
- We will release current packages as Qt 5.13.1 after all packages available & final verification done
   * LE for this is this week

Qt 5.12.5:
- Branching ready
- First snapshot created & testing ongoing
   * Will be publicly available tomorrow
- Some changes files still missing +2, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.12.5%2522+status:open
- Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21420
- Target is to get final content in place during this week & get the release out during next week

Qt 5.14.0:
- Branching ready & FF in effect
   * qtbase merge still under integration (https://codereview.qt-project.org/c/qt/qtbase/+/271614)
- Target is to get alpha release out as soon as possible, let's see if that can happen already during next week
   * Alpha blocker list empty atm (see https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21431)
   * At minimum we need to 
      ** get qtbase merged
      ** qt5.git integrated with latest content
      ** create packaging configurations for new 5.14 module (qtquick3d)
      ** create alpha candidate packages & verify packages are good enough for the Alpha

Next meeting Tue 3rd September 2019 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:32] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: fregl: ablasche: ping 
[17:01:35] <jaheikki3> time to start qt release team meetig
[17:01:45] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:01:50] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.13.1 status
[17:01:58] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.5 status
[17:02:08] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.14.0 status
[17:02:16] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:03:47] <jaheikki3> lets start from Qt 5.13.1 status:
[17:04:07] <jaheikki3> We have release content in place
[17:04:17] <jaheikki3> Release packages mostly done; B2Qt related ones still missing
[17:04:53] <jaheikki3> We have tested packages which are already available; nothing alarming there
[17:05:14] <jaheikki3> We will release current packages as Qt 5.13.1 when all packages available & final verification done
[17:05:44] <jaheikki3> This should happen during this week
[17:06:00] <jaheikki3> That's all about 5.13.1. Any comments or questions?
[17:08:01] <jaheikki3> Then Qt 5.12.5 status:
[17:08:34] <jaheikki3> Branching from '5.12' -> '5.12.5' ready
[17:08:42] <jaheikki3> First snapshot created & testing ongoing
[17:08:56] <jaheikki3> Snapshot will be publicly available tomorrow
[17:09:15] <jaheikki3> Some changes files is still missing +2, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.12.5%2522+status:open
[17:09:42] <jaheikki3> Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21420
[17:09:55] <jaheikki3> Target is to get final content in place during this week & get the release out during next week
[17:10:14] <jaheikki3> That's all about 5.12.5 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:11:45] <jaheikki3> Then Qt 5.14.0 status:
[17:12:32] <jaheikki3> Branching from 'dev' to '5.14' ready
[17:12:38] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.14 feature freeze is in effect
[17:13:23] <jaheikki3> Target is to get alpha release out as soon as possible, let's see if that can happen already during next week
[17:13:48] <jaheikki3> Alpha blocker list empty but at minimum we need to 
[17:14:00] <jaheikki3> 1) get qtbase merge in
[17:14:12] <jaheikki3> 2) get qt5.git integrated with latest content
[17:14:45] <jaheikki3> 3) create packaging configurations for new qtquick3d  module
[17:14:53] <jaheikki3> create alpha candidate packages & verify packages are good enough for the Alpha
[17:15:21] <jaheikki3> That's pretty much all about 5.14 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:18:35] <jaheikki3> That was all at this time. Let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 3rd September at this same time
[17:18:41] <jaheikki3> Thanks & bye!