[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 16.03.2021

[Jani Heikkinen]

Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting Tue 16th March 2021

Qt 6.1 status
- Target is to release beta2 later this week
   * Packages already created and testing ongoing. 
      ** Some new bugs reported but let's see if those are critical enough to delay beta2 or nor
- String freeze will be in effect Fri 26th March 
   * Soft string freeze 19th March

Qt 6.0.x:
- Qt 6.0.2 released
- Target is to release Qt 6.0.3 at the end of March
   * First snapshot already created

Next meeting Tue 23rd March 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:01:21] <jaheikki3> akseli: iieklund: thiago: lars: frkleint: vladimir-m: ankokko: mapaaso:carewolf: ablasche: ping
[17:01:36] <akseli> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:05] <carewolf> pong
[17:02:44] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:56] <jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:03:02] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:03:09] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.1 status
[17:03:16] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.0.x status
[17:03:24] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:05:05] <jaheikki3> Let's start from Qt 6.1 status:
[17:05:19] <jaheikki3> Target is to release beta2 later this week
[17:05:30] <jaheikki3> Packages already created and testing ongoing
[17:05:39] <jaheikki3> Some new bugs reported but let's see if those are critical enough to delay beta2 or not
[17:05:51] <jaheikki3> String freeze will be in effect Fri 26th March
[17:06:13] <jaheikki3> So soft string freeze will be already at the end of this week (19th March)
[17:06:33] <jaheikki3> That's all at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:07:37] <akseli> sounds good
[17:07:45] <thiago> can we get a file listing of the binaries?
[17:07:57] <thiago> to see if the tool name changes took effect
[17:08:16] <thiago> or, alternatively, add checking that to the acceptance testing you're doing
[17:09:16] <jaheikki3> thiago: I'll check that tomorrow & share listing to you as well
[17:09:26] <thiago> thanks
[17:09:56] <jaheikki3> Ok, then quick Qt 6.0.x status
[17:10:09] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.0.2 released 
[17:10:27] <jaheikki3> Target is to release Qt 6.0.3 at the end of March
[17:10:43] <jaheikki3> First snapshot already created and testing ongoing
[17:10:57] <jaheikki3> Target is to publish it as well later this week
[17:11:24] <jaheikki3> That's pretty much all about Qt 6.0 at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:13:31] <jaheikki3> I think it was all at this time. Let's end this meeting now & have new one tue 23rd March at this same time
[17:13:41] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:13:45] <akseli> bye
[17:14:10] <carewolf> bye
[17:14:27] <thiago> bye