Qt 6.8 status
* Qt 6.8.1 preparations are started
* First snapshot is created & tested
* The target is to release Qt 6.8.1 21st November
* The target is branch from ‘6.8’ to ‘6.8.1’ Thu 7th November
Qt 6.9 status
* Some challenges with dependency update rounds: Last succeed one in ‘dev’
a week ago and the one before that at the beginning of October
* Qt 6.9 feature freeze will be effect 6th of December 2024 and platform
and module freeze already 22nd November, see
https://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2024-October/045805.html
Next meeting Tue 5th of November 2024 16:00 CET
br,
Jani Heikkinen
Release Manager
irc log below:
[17:00:49] <+jaheikki3> akseli: ablasche: carewolf: frkleint: lars_: mapaaso:
The-Compiler: thiago: vohi[M] ping
[17:01:09] <akseli> jaheikki3: pong
[17:01:14] <carewolf> pong
[17:01:20] <vohi[M]> jaheikki3: pong
[17:02:50] <+jaheikki3> Time to start qt release team meeting
[17:02:58] <+jaheikki3> on agenda today:
[17:03:02] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.8 status
[17:03:06] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.9 status
[17:03:13] <+jaheikki3> Any additional item to the agenda?
[17:05:15] <+jaheikki3> let's start from Qt 6.8 status
[17:05:33] <+jaheikki3> Qt 6.8.1 preparations started
[17:05:49] <+jaheikki3> First snapshot is created
[17:06:17] <+jaheikki3> And packages are tested. Some small regressions found
but nothing alarming
[17:06:32] <+jaheikki3> The target is to release Qt 6.8.1 21st November 2024
[17:07:05] <+jaheikki3> ANd so on we need to start branching from '6.8' to
'6.8.1' Thu 7th November
[17:07:32] <thiago> jaheikki3: pong
[17:07:34] <+jaheikki3> that's pretty much all about Qt 6.8 status at this
time. Any comments or questions?
[17:08:57] <+jaheikki3> Then Qt 6.9 status
[17:09:34] <+jaheikki3> One snapshot already created & testing started
[17:10:39] <+jaheikki3> We have had some challenges to get dependency update
round done lately; Last succeed one a week ago and the one before that at the
beginning of October
[17:11:15] <+jaheikki3> Hoping we can get it done more reqularly in the future
[17:11:32] <+jaheikki3> And a reminder: Qt 6.9 feature freeze will be effect
6th of December.2024 and platform and module freeze already 25th November
[17:11:53] <+jaheikki3> Heads up also sent to ml: -
https://lists.qt-project.org/pipermail/development/2024-October/045805.html
[17:12:15] <+jaheikki3> that's all about 6.9 status at this time. Any comments
or questions?
[17:12:57] <The-Compiler> for what it's worth,
https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_6.8_Release still says "DRAFT!" and
https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_6.9_Release says 6.8 instead of 6.9 in the "Phase" column
[17:13:59] <+jaheikki3> The-Compiler: Thanks, I'll fix those now
[17:14:59] <+jaheikki3> fixed.
[17:15:42] <+jaheikki3> And it was all at this time so let's end the meeting
now & have new one tue 5th November at this same time
[17:15:55] <+jaheikki3> thanks for your participation, bye!
[17:16:36] <vohi[M]> bye!
[17:16:42] <carewolf> bye
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