[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 10.3.2020

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 10th March 2020

Qt 5.15 status:
- Beta1 released, target is to release Beta2 during this week
- API review is still ongoing, see https://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2020-March/039123.html
- Updating 3rd party components for Qt 5.15 release is also ongoing, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-82745

Qt 5.14.2 status:
- Branching from '5.14' to '5.14.2' ready
- Creating changes files ongoing, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:+%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.14.2%2522+status:open
- Target is to get release content in place at the end of this week & release Qt 5.14.2 Tue 17th March
   * Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21923

Qt 5.12.8 plan:
- Target is to start Qt 5.12.8 preparations after we are ready for Qt 5.14.2
--> Branching from '5.12' to '5.12.8' will start Mon 16th March
   * Final downmerge from '5.12' to '5.12.8' Mon 23rd March
- Target is to release Qt 5.12.8 31st March 2020

Next meeting Tue 17th march 2020 16:00 CET

Br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:08] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: fregl: ablasche: ping
[17:00:41] <akseli> jaheikki3: pong
[17:01:41] <carewolf> pong
[17:01:56] <jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:02:02] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:02:06] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15 status
[17:02:10] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.14.2 status
[17:02:18] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.8 plan
[17:02:28] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:03:55] <jaheikki3> Ok, lets start from 5.15 status:
[17:04:16] <jaheikki3> Beta1 released and testing ongoing
[17:04:23] <jaheikki3> Target is to release Beta2 during this week
[17:04:33] <jaheikki3> Some challenges to get qt5.git integrated in '5.15' and that's why we don't have Beta2 content in place yet
[17:04:49] <jaheikki3> API review is still ongoing, see https://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2020-March/039123.html
[17:05:13] <jaheikki3> And updating 3rd party components for Qt 5.15 release also ongoing, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-82745
[17:05:37] <jaheikki3> That's pretty much all about 5.15 at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:07:45] <jaheikki3> Ok, then Qt 5.14.2 status:
[17:07:55] <jaheikki3> Branching from '5.14' to '5.14.2' ready
[17:08:04] <jaheikki3> Creating changes files ongoing, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:+%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.14.2%2522+status:open
[17:08:19] <jaheikki3> Target is to get release content in place at the end of this week & release Qt 5.14.2 Thu 17th March
[17:08:27] <jaheikki3> Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=21923
[17:08:37] <jaheikki3> Any comments or questions?
[17:09:09] <carewolf> seems fine
[17:09:35] <jaheikki3> Great, then Qt 5.12.8 plan
[17:09:58] <jaheikki3> Target is to start Qt 5.12.8 preparations after we are pretty much ready for Qt 5.14.2 release
[17:10:15] <jaheikki3> So let's start branching from '5.12' to '5.12.8' Mon 16th March
[17:10:29] <jaheikki3> ANd finalize branching monday 23th march
[17:10:53] <jaheikki3> And let's target to release Qt 5.12.8 31st March 2020
[17:11:06] <jaheikki3> ANy comments or questions?
[17:14:13] <The-Compiler> you probably mean Tue (not Thu) 17th March (i.e. next week) for 5.14.2?
[17:14:44] <jaheikki3> The-Compiler: Yeah, correct. Sorry about that
[17:15:11] <jaheikki3> Ok, this was all at this time. Let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 17th at this same time
[17:15:23] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!