7.2 RC1

[Russell Shaw]

Adam Jackson wrote:
> Due to relativistic time dilation, RC1 is happening a week later than
> planned.  The release schedule is shifted whole by a week to compensate:
> 
> RC1: October 13
> RC2: November 3
> RC3: November 17
> Release: November 24
> 
> I may end up shifting that a bit more to account for Thanksgiving
> holiday.  We'll see!
> 
> Most components got a version bump for RC1, and are available at:
> 
> http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/development/X11R7.2-RC1/
> 
> as well as in the usual spot under /releases/individual.  Note that this
> contains _only_ updated components; for everything else, use 7.1.
> 
> Proper release announcements for the bumped components will follow
> later, once I figure a way to script sending them - I really wish
> Evolution spoke dcop - and once it's not Friday evening.
> 
> Modules that have not been bumped but maybe should have been:
> 
> proxymngr, xcalc, xconsole, xload, xphelloworld, xf86-video-ast,
> xf86-video-ati, xf86-video-vmware, xf86-video-wsfb, xorg-docs, util-cf,
> util-makedepend
> 
> xcalc, xconsole and xload don't distcheck properly due to app-default
> hilarity.

Autotools are easy.

> Given my general loathing for the sample apps, if someone
> doesn't superhero them into distchecking I'm just not going to bother
> with them for 7.2.  ast doesn't build for me at all, but looks like just
> header noise.

What/where is "ast"?

 > ati has a bunch of churn; will the non-maintainer please
> advise.  vmware looks like it has unstable changes; maintainer, please
> advise.  wsfb I can't build for lack of BSD machine; if it needs a
> release, someone from the BSD camp kindly make one.  Everything else is
> probably fine.
> 
> The RANDR 1.2 work has _not_ landed for RC1; eh.  I'll hammer on it for
> RC2, possibly sneaking out another server containing it.
> 
> Test!
> 
> - ajax
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