[pulseaudio-discuss] Next pulseaudio release?

[Felipe Sateler]

On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 5:20 AM, Tanu Kaskinen
<tanu.kaskinen at linux.intel.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-08-27 at 18:49 -0400, Felipe Sateler wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> The debian release team plans to freeze the next debian release on the
>> 5th of November[1]. So I think it is good to plan ahead to see if we
>> might be able to carry pulseaudio 6 in Jessie or will we have to stick
>> with version 5.
>>
>> There is a 6.0 release bug[2] in the tracker, but it currently is only
>> tracking 7 bugs, and I suspect the more important blockers for PA 6
>> will be new features, which are not tracked in bugzilla. So I
>> currently have no idea if the next PA release is relatively close or
>> still very far away. If the next release is close, then we (debian)
>> may need to start preparing for it.
>>
>> So the question for debian is: When is a reasonable ballpark estimate
>> for a PA 6 release? I certainly don't expect a date to be known yet.
>> But if you expect PA to be released Real Soon Now, there may be a
>> possibility of including PA 6 in Jessie. If the release is probably
>> next year then we will have to stick with version 5.
>
> The only thing that isn't listed in the 6.0 blockers list in the
> bugzilla is the oFono patch set. My plan (which has not been agreed with
> anyone else, so it's subject to discussion) has been to get that patch
> set merged, fix the blocker bugs and then make the first release
> candidate. From the first release candidate it has usually taken at
> least a month before the final release happens. I expect the release to
> happen this year, but I'm not 100% sure about that

I will coordinate will the debian release team if it would be
acceptable to land the rc just before the freeze, and then upload the
final release after the freeze. But for that the release team is
probably going to ask me what is the pulseaudio (upstream) policy on
patch acceptance after the rc: Only bug fixes? Bug fixes + small
improvements? Anything that looks good?

A quick glance at the git log suggests bug fixes + translation/doc
updates, but a confirmation would be great.

> (if I get help with
> the release blockers, that will make the release happen sooner).

I'm sorry but I'm unlikely to be able to help on that :(

> The
> release might happen in time for the Debian freeze, or it might not.

In debian we know that the dates are usually "when it is ready" :).
But I see there might be a chance to include PA 6 in jessie. Lets hope
we can achieve it.

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Saludos,
Felipe Sateler