Re: [MiNT] FreeMiNT 1.17 Release plan

[Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk>]

On Fri, 2010-01-08 at 17:09 -0600, Paul Wratt wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Rob Mahlert <rmahlert@charter.net> wrote:
> > Alan Hourihane wrote:
> >>
> >> O.k. I thought I'd state what our release plan should look like....
> >>
> >> We currently have three branches and the trunk that I'd like to get into
> >> shape for a 1.17 release. So...........
> >>
> >> Merge in freemint-enhancements into trunk by end of Jan 15th.
> >>
> >> Cherry pick all GCC -Werror fixes from ozk-enhancements to mainline by
> >> end of Feb.
> >>
> >> Sort out what Helmut's and Odd's changes are for XaaES, hopefully Helmut
> >> is looking now at what Odd has done here.
> >>
> >> Test, and release on April 1st - no april fool joke here !
> >>
> >> How does this sound to folks ?
> >>
> >> Alan.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> > Alan,
> >
> >  It all sounds good, but like someone mentioned setting dates might be too
> > much. I think making a detailed todo list of what should be done to make the
> > release is all that is needed. We can cross off completed task and when then
> > start a RC phase to be sure and then the final release.
> >
> >
> > my 2 cents..
> > Rob Mahlert
> >
> The date is OK, and we all know its not cast in stone, but a todo list
> should be a usable tool as well, at least those not doing dev work
> will also know whats what as well
> 
> I am just concerned about having to wait that long for a stable
> release, wsith respect to what that release will allow, for me that
> means GUI stuff, and that means other will have to wait that long
> before they can start doing design work. I will remidy this in the
> next couple of days, at least for for the stuff I need
> 
> That time frame will allow me to put some non-os proto-types together
> for ACP/Coldari tho, and that still leaves about 8 months for suitable
> design and any possible required apps
> 
> dev's dont get me wrong, I am not gripping, I think what is proposed
> will indeed be a definitive moment in MiNT Kernel development OS
> usability.
> 
> I do however need at least one of Helmuts fixes in main trunk for my
> additions to be usable, and that is his fix for the 1.17 XaAES pixel
> format problem. If that can be incorporated before the final
> enhancements trunk of Alan by the 15th, then there will be no problems
> in waiting for a full blown release around April, as I can drum up
> designers using the preliminary 15th+ CVS (where stable enough for GUI
> design work), and those efforts can bear fruit by the same point
> release, some of which may be suitable for CVS commit also, making it
> a bumper release all round..

I'm not sure which of Helmut's fixes really fix the problem, so if
Helmut or someone can suck that out I'll be sure to get that into the
main HEAD code asap.

Alan.