[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 20.10.2020

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 20th October 2020

Qt 6.0 status:
- Beta1 released
   * Target is to publish new beta releases ~ once / week	
   --> Beta2 release target at the beginning of next week

Qt 5.12.10 status:
- Branching from '5.12' to '5.12.10' done
- Changes file creation ongoing, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.12.10%2522+status:open+branch:5.12.10
- Target is to freeze release content at the end of this week & release Qt 5.12.10 tue 27th October
   * Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22678

Qt 5.15.2 Status:
- No Qt 5.15.2  snapshot yet but target is to create first one as soon as possible
- Branching from '5.15' to '5.15.2' to be started during this week
   * Initial changes files will be created immediately after branching is done
- Qt 5.15.2 release target is still 3rd November
   * Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22658

Next meeting Tue 27th October 2020 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:36] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: fregl: ablasche: ping
[17:00:41] <lars> jaheikki3: pong
[17:00:49] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:01:44] <akseli> jaheikki3: pong
[17:01:45] <jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:01:53] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:01:58] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.0 status
[17:02:07] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.10 status
[17:02:15] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15.2 status
[17:02:24] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:03:56] <jaheikki3> let's start from Qt 6.0 status
[17:04:11] <jaheikki3> beta1 released today
[17:04:26] <jaheikki3> Target is to publish new beta releases ~ once / week
[17:04:48] <jaheikki3> So beta2 will be released at the beginning of next week
[17:05:42] <thiago> nice
[17:05:54] <jaheikki3>  that's pretty much all what I have about qt6 at this time:D Any comments or questions?
[17:06:44] <thiago> I've been seeing some feedback on it on jira
[17:06:46] <frkleint> is anyone testing anything? RTA, examples?
[17:07:02] <thiago> glad that it's happening, but it's not sufficient. Hopefully it increases with the beta.
[17:07:22] <jaheikki3> yes, RTA has been run and is quite qood shape
[17:07:32] <frkleint> Ah, good!
[17:07:45] <jaheikki3> And we will do full manual testing round for beta1 now
[17:08:51] <jaheikki3> And yes, more feedback is expected now when first beta is out
[17:09:20] <lars> Yes, I guess we'll all have our hands full fixing bugs that are now going to come in.
[17:09:50] <lars> But it's great to have the beta out now.
[17:11:10] <jaheikki3> Ok, let's move to Qt 5.12.10 status then
[17:11:29] <jaheikki3> Branching from '5.12' to '5.12.10' done
[17:12:09] <jaheikki3> Changes file creation ongoing, see https://codereview.qt-project.org/q/message:%2522Add+changes+file+for+Qt+5.12.10%2522+status:open+branch:5.12.10
[17:12:21] <jaheikki3> Target is to freeze release content at the end of this week & release Qt 5.12.10 tue 27th October
[17:12:32] <jaheikki3> Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22678
[17:13:03] <jaheikki3> That's all about Qt 5.12.10. Any comments or questions?
[17:13:30] <frkleint> what about 5.15.2?
[17:13:53] <jaheikki3> frkleint: status coming next
[17:14:38] <jaheikki3> No Qt 5.15.2  snapshot yet but target is to create first one as soon as possible
[17:14:53] <jaheikki3> Branching from '5.15' to '5.15.2' to be started later this week
[17:15:09] <jaheikki3> Initial changes files will be created immediately after branching is done
[17:15:28] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.15.2 release target is still 3rd November
[17:15:35] <jaheikki3> Release blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22658
[17:16:03] <jaheikki3> That's all about 5.15.2 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:18:03] <jaheikki3> Ok, it was all at this time. Let's end this meeting now & have new one tue 27th October as planned
[17:18:18] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:18:24] <frkleint> ok, bye
[17:18:24] <carewolf> thank you
[17:18:29] <lars> bye