[Mesa-dev] [RFC] Mesa 7.9 release criteria

[Ian Romanick]

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Ian Romanick wrote:
> Ian Romanick wrote:
>> Ian Romanick wrote:
>>> So... what are our collective criteria for a 7.9 release to happen?
>> Paraphrasing the discussion a bit, it sounds like the only thing in the
>> way of a release is fixing a bunch of bugs.  It sounds like there are a
>> couple that are real blockers.  Is that a fair assessment?
> 
>> If that's the case, I propose the following:
> 
>>  - Create a 7.9 tracker bug that is blocked by all the blockers.
> 
> Done: Bugzilla #30124.
> 
>>  - Next week create a 7.9 release branch.  We'll treat it just like the
>> 7.8 branch, but the "settling" period for fixes should be much shorter
>> (perhaps even instantaneous).
> 
> I will do this on the morning (US pacific time) of 9/14.  There are a
> couple more of Luca's patches that I want to merge, and I don't think
> they qualify as bug fixes.

Done.  Please follow the usual stable branch policies with a compressed
settling period.

There aren't very many bugs listed in the release tracker, so it looks
like we should be able to release at the end of the month.  If you have
bugs you think should block the release, add them to the tracker sooner
rather than later.
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