[boost] Re: plans for a bugfix release ?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-07-16 10:50:44

Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:

> At 08:36 PM 7/15/2003, David Abrahams wrote:
>
>  >Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:
>  >
>  >...
>  >
>  >> Hum... You must be seeing some way of getting a 1.30.1 release out
>  >> that eludes me. What would go into 1.30.1?
>  >
>  >Exactly what's on the end of the RC_1_30_0 branch plus whatever
>  >additional small fixes were deemed important and can be applied in a
>  >day or two; release to happen in a week.
>
> Ah! That is much more doable.
>
>  >> Who will act as release manager?
>  >
>  >I guess I'd have to reluctantly volunteer, now that I've suggested it.
>
> Sounds like you just talked your way into a new job:-)
>
> So a schedule might look something like the following?
>
>     -- 1.30.1 - Selected bug fixes only (details up to release manager).
>                 Schedule: a week or two from now

I would be more hard-*ssed about it.  A week.

>     -- 1.31.0 - New library, breaking interface changes, many fixes.
>                 Schedule: TBA, but work is basically already well underway.

Sounds fine to me.  The only issue remaining is how we can get the
testing infrastructure to start testing RC_1_30_0.  I would like to
see the results of a round of testing on the current CVS state of that
branch before we commit to a 1.30.1 release, just to make sure it's
viable.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com