[Releasing] Meeting minutes from Qt Release Team meeting 16.11.2021

[Jani Heikkinen]

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

Qt 5.12:
- Qt 5.12.12 release preparations ongoing
   * Branching from '5.12' to '5.12.12' done
   * New snapshot to be created during this week
   * Target is to freeze the release content at the end of this week
   * Target is to release the Qt 5.12.12 25th November
   * Qt 5.12.12 will be the last release from Qt 5.12 LTS

Qt 6.2 status:
- Qt 6.2.2 release preparations started
   * Branching from '6.2' to '6.2.2' done
   * Creating new snapshot ongoing
   * Target is to freeze the release content at the beginning of next week
   * Target is to release the Qt 6.2.2 at the end of November

Qt 6.3 status: 
- Dependency round in 'dev' finally succeed & creating a snapshot ongoing
   * Module set will be the same as in Qt 6.2; no new modules for Qt 6.3 known at the moment
- Kindly reminder: Qt 6.3 feature freeze will be in effect Fri 10th December 2021

Next meeting Tue 23rd November 2021 16:00 CET

br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager

irc log below:
[17:01:42] <jaheikki3> ablasche: akseli:carewolf:lars_:mapaaso:vladimir-minenko:thiago:frkleint: ping
[17:03:09] <frkleint> jaheikki3: pong
[17:03:15] <jaheikki3> time to start qt release team meeting
[17:03:21] <jaheikki3> On agenda today:
[17:03:26] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12 status
[17:03:30] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.2 status
[17:03:37] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.3 status
[17:03:46] <jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:05:03] <jaheikki3> Lets start from Qt 5.12 status:
[17:05:07] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:05:30] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.12 release preparations ongoing
[17:05:44] <jaheikki3> Branching from '5.12' to '5.12.12' done
[17:05:55] <jaheikki3> New snapshot to be created during this week
[17:06:13] <jaheikki3> Target is to freeze the release content at the end of this week
[17:06:31] <thiago> any issues>
[17:06:31] <jaheikki3> and target is to release Qt 5.12.12 25th November
[17:08:42] <jaheikki3> thiago: There is 2 issues in blocker list. Both in webengine. One crash and then security fixes from chrome
[17:09:20] <carewolf> I think the security patches are picked. 
[17:09:55] <jaheikki3> Ahh, that's true. The issue is not closed
[17:10:35] <jaheikki3> Qt 5.12.12 will be the last release from Qt 5.12 LTS
[17:10:40] <carewolf> okay mibrunin can check if there is anything left or it was just an oversigt
[17:11:08] <jaheikki3> It was all about Qt 5.12 status at this time. Any more comments or questions?
[17:12:07] <thiago> none from me
[17:12:13] <thiago> I was wonderig when that LTS series ended
[17:12:58] <jaheikki3> Then Qt 6.2 status
[17:13:09] <jaheikki3> Qt 6.2.2 preparations started
[17:13:19] <jaheikki3> Branching from '6.2' to '6.2.2' done
[17:13:31] <jaheikki3> Creating new snapshot ongoing
[17:13:43] <jaheikki3> Target is to freeze the release content at the beginning of next week
[17:14:37] <mibrunin> carewolf: sure, will do - I think the crash should be one that is solved with the reverts
[17:14:51] <jaheikki3> and the target is to release Qt 6.2.2 at the end of November
[17:15:59] <jaheikki3> That's all about Qt 6.2 status at this time. Any comments or questions?
[17:17:33] <jaheikki3> Ok, then quick qt 6.3 status update
[17:17:48] <jaheikki3> Dependency round in 'dev' finally succeed & creating a snapshot ongoing
[17:18:09] <jaheikki3> Module set will be the same as in Qt 6.2; no new modules for Qt 6.3 known at the moment
[17:18:35] <jaheikki3> And just a reminder: Qt 6.3 feature freeze will be in effect Fri 10th December 2021
[17:18:52] <jaheikki3> That's all about Qt 6.3 status. Any comments or questions?
[17:20:00] <thiago> nope
[17:20:59] <jaheikki3> Ok, it was all at this time. Let's end this meeting now & have new one tue 23rd November at this same time
[17:21:08] <jaheikki3> Thanks for your participation, bye!