[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 03.11.2020

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 3rd november 2020

Qt 6.0 status:
- Beta3 release delayed
   * Issues with updating new qtbase/declarative in leaf modules
   * Fixing ongoing, target is to get beta3 out later this week
- String freeze will be in effect this wed
- RC target is still 17th November so content must be ready 13th November
   * Release blocker list here:  https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22682

Qt 5.15.2 status:
- Unfortunately release content isn't ready yet
   - All blockers should have a fix in place but some changes files aren't in yet, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:+%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.15.2%2522+status:open+branch:5.15.2
--> Release will be delayed. New release target Tue 10th November

Qt 5.12.10:
- New release blocker reported: QTBUG-88121
   * Fix already in place & qt5.git integration ongoing
- Target is to create new release packages as soon as possible & release Qt 5.12.10 later this week

Next meeting tue 10th November 16:00

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:01:05] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: fregl: ablasche: ping
[17:01:21] <lars> pong
[17:01:39] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:01:41] <carewolf> pong
[17:02:03] <jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:02:10] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:02:15] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.0.0 status
[17:02:23] <jaheikki3> qt 5.15.2 status
[17:02:31] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.10 status:
[17:02:39] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:04:19] <jaheikki3> Lets start from Qt 6.0 status:
[17:04:19] <thiago> not from me
[17:04:34] <jaheikki3> Beta3 release delayed
[17:04:57] <jaheikki3> we have issues with updating new qtbase/declarative in leaf modules
[17:05:14] <jaheikki3> work is ongoing, target is to get beta3 out later this week
[17:05:33] <jaheikki3> String freeze will be in effect this wed
[17:05:48] <jaheikki3> RC target is still 17th November so content must be ready 13th November
[17:06:01] <jaheikki3> RC blocker list here:  https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22682
[17:06:40] <jaheikki3> And if we can get beta3 out during this week we are planning to release beta4 before RC as well
[17:07:00] <jaheikki3> That's all about Qt 6.0.0 at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:07:28] <thiago> what's wrong with declarative?
[17:08:16] <jaheikki3> nothing wrong in declarative, it just had some change(s) which broke qtqc2 at least
[17:09:21] <thiago> ok
[17:10:05] <jaheikki3> then Qt 5.15.2 status
[17:10:14] <jaheikki3> Unfortunately release content isn't ready yet
[17:10:28] <jaheikki3> All blockers should have a fix in place 
[17:10:41] <jaheikki3> but some changes files aren't in yet, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:+%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.15.2%2522+status:open+branch:5.15.2
[17:10:51] <jaheikki3> so release is delayed
[17:10:58] <jaheikki3> New release target Tue 10th November
[17:11:18] <jaheikki3> That's all about qt5.15.2 status. Any comments or questions?
[17:12:35] <thiago> we'll need to deal with the long-term P1s that jason found, eventually
[17:13:11] <jaheikki3> yeah, but those aren't blocking Qt 5.15.2
[17:14:29] <jaheikki3> Ok, then Qt 5.12.10 status
[17:14:53] <jaheikki3> New release blocker found during release testing: QTBUG-88121
[17:15:01] <jaheikki3> Fix already in place & qt5.git integration ongoing
[17:15:09] <jaheikki3> Target is to create new release packages as soon as possible & release Qt 5.12.10 later this week
[17:15:32] <jaheikki3> That's all about 5.12.10 status. Any comment or question?
[17:16:11] <carewolf> sounds good
[17:16:18] <thiago> not from me
[17:16:48] <jaheikki3> Great, it was all at this time. Let's end this meeting now & have new one Tue 10th November as planned
[17:16:57] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:17:08] <carewolf> bye
[17:18:06] <thiago> thanks jani