[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 06.04.2021

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 6th April 2021

Qt 6.0.x:
- Qt 6.0.3 released
- Target is to release Qt 6.0.4 at the end of April
   * It will be the last release from Qt 6.0 series

Qt 6.1:
- Beta3 preparations still ongoing.
   * Content frozen, package creation ongoing
   * Target is to release Beta3 later this week
- API review still ongoing, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-90211
   * We need to finalize it now!
- Qt 6.1.0 RC target 13th April 2021
   * Blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22963
   * Branching from 6.1 to 6.1.0 will happen Friday 9th April

Next meeting Tue 13th April 2021 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:00:19] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: ablasche: ping
[17:01:10] <carewolf> pong
[17:01:18] <akseli> pong
[17:01:30] <jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:01:46] <jaheikki3> On the agenda today:
[17:01:53] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.0.x status
[17:01:57] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.1 status
[17:02:01] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:11] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:03:38] <jaheikki3> Let's start from Qt 6.0.x status
[17:03:50] <jaheikki3> 6.0.3 released last week
[17:04:23] <jaheikki3> And target is to release Qt 6.0.4 at the end of April
[17:04:46] <jaheikki3> As agreed earlier it will be the last patch release to Qt 6.0 series
[17:05:08] <jaheikki3> But that's all about Qt 6.0 at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:06:05] <thiago> no, on to 6.1
[17:06:11] <jaheikki3> Ok, then Qt 6.1 status
[17:06:24] <jaheikki3> Beta3 preparations still ongoing
[17:06:32] <jaheikki3> Content frozen, package creation ongoing
[17:06:41] <jaheikki3> Target is to release Beta3 later this week
[17:07:08] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.1 API change review is still ongoing, see https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-90211
[17:07:28] <jaheikki3> It needs to be finalized as soon as possible; RC is coming soon
[17:07:41] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.1.0 RC target 13th April 2021
[17:07:54] <thiago> haven't had time to look into the qxmlstreamreader issue yet
[17:08:21] <jaheikki3> thiago: I think that isn't in blocker list yet?
[17:08:33] <jaheikki3> Blocker list here: https://bugreports.qt.io/issues/?filter=22963
[17:09:14] <jaheikki3> thiago: Should it be there?
[17:09:57] <thiago> no, I don't think it shoul
[17:10:02] <thiago> but I need to look into it anyway
[17:10:26] <jaheikki3> Ok. Do you have time to do that before planned RC date?
[17:12:58] <thiago> don't know
[17:13:05] <thiago> don't block on me
[17:13:12] <jaheikki3> Ok
[17:13:49] <jaheikki3> We need to start branching from 6.1 to 6.1.0 this week to be able to keep the RC schedule.SO do it this Friday
[17:14:11] <jaheikki3> That's al about 6.1 at this time. Any comments or question?
[17:16:37] <jaheikki3> It was all at this time. Lets end this meeting now & have new one tue 13th April as planned
[17:16:47] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!