[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 03.12.2019

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 3rd December 2019

 Qt 5.14.0:
- RC content in place, building & packaging ongoing
- We will release Qt 5.14.0 RC Wed 4th December
      * One new blocker already reported -> RC2 is needed.
-Target is still to get Qt 5.14.0 final out 12th December
   * Few changes file still under work, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.14.0%2522+status:open

Qt 5.9.9:
- No snapshot available yet. Target is to publish one during this week
- Creating changes files ongoing, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.9.9%2522+status:open
- Release blocker list empty
--> We will be ready to be released when all changes files are in
   * Target is to publish Qt 5.9.9 17th December (after Qt 5.14.0 release)

Qt 5.15 initial schedule:
- Qt 5.15 Feature Freeze 31st January 2020
   * All new modules must be in qt5 latest a week before FF.
- Qt 5.15 Alpha release 4th February.
- Qt 5.15 Beta1 release 25th February
- Qt 5.15.0 RC 30th April 2020
- Qt 5.15.0 release 15th May 2020

Next meeting Tue 10th December 2019 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:22] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: fregl: ablasche: ping
[17:00:39] <akseli> jaheikki3: pong
[17:01:20] <carewolf> pong
[17:01:53] <frkleint> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:21] <jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:02:27] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:02:31] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.14.0 status
[17:02:35] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.9.9 status
[17:02:46] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15.0 initial schedule
[17:02:55] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:04:08] <jaheikki3> Let's start from Qt 5.14.0 status:
[17:04:28] <jaheikki3> RC content in place, building, packaging ongoing & RTA ongioing
[17:04:47] <jaheikki3> We will release Qt 5.14.0 RC Wed 4th December
[17:05:09] <jaheikki3> One new blocker already reported -> RC2 will be needed
[17:05:24] <jaheikki3> Target is s still to get Qt 5.14.0 final out 12th December
[17:05:39] <jaheikki3> Few changes file still under work, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.14.0%2522+status:open
[17:05:57] <jaheikki3> Hoping those are in already in RC2 but if not then in final
[17:06:25] <jaheikki3> Thats all about 5.14.0 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:09:29] <jaheikki3> Ok, then Qt 5.9.9 status: 
[17:10:05] <jaheikki3> No public snapshot available yet. Target is to publish one during this week
[17:11:02] <jaheikki3> Creating changes files ongoing, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.9.9%2522+status:open
[17:11:09] <jaheikki3> Release blocker list empty atm
[17:11:39] <jaheikki3> --> We will be ready to be released when all changes files are in and packages created
[17:11:50] <jaheikki3> Target is to publish Qt 5.9.9 17th December (after Qt 5.14.0 release)
[17:12:13] <jaheikki3> That's all about Qt 5.9.9 status: Any comments or questions?
[17:12:32] <carewolf> has 5.9.9 branched?
[17:12:39] <carewolf> or were we using the 5.9 branch?
[17:13:47] <jaheikki3> carewolf: we will use '5.9' branch; it is so quiet that we don't need .9 anymore. It was agreed in one release team meeting a while ago
[17:13:51] <frkleint> jaheikki3: And I hope we won't need to add a ton of empty changelogs for 5.9? was there some concusion at QtCS?
[17:14:20] <carewolf> okay, I thought so.
[17:14:23] <jaheikki3> frkleint: Yes, it was agreed that we will do ones even those are "empty"
[17:14:39] <frkleint> urmpff
[17:16:22] <jaheikki3> This was all about 5.9.9 at this time. Then Qt 5.15 initial schedule:
[17:16:52] <jaheikki3> I sent a proposal to ML 27th November, see https://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2019-November/038059.html
[17:17:02] <jaheikki3> One comment but no objections
[17:17:17] <jaheikki3> So Qt 5.15.0 initial schedule will be:
[17:17:28] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15 Feature Freeze 31st January 2020
[17:17:44] <jaheikki3> And all new modules must be in qt5 latest a week before FF.
[17:17:55] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15 Alpha release 4th February
[17:18:01] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15 Beta1 release 25th February
[17:18:08] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15.0 RC 30th April 2020
[17:18:15] <jaheikki3> And Qt 5.15.0 release 15th May 2020
[17:18:24] <jaheikki3> Any comments or questions?
[17:20:42] <akseli> silence means approval :)
[17:20:51] <jaheikki3> Great. Let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 10th December at this same time
[17:21:09] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:21:14] <carewolf> thanks, bye