Although Kapuahi is is only recently out of the door, I'm already
planning the next release called Hikianalia (Spica).
To avoid those last-second inclusions that led indirectly to other
faults, I'm giving plenty of warning of the timetable. As it's a small
release where the major change (_INT64) has been present since May, the
dreaded shipwright is no longer an obstacle, and various efficiency
mechanisms are in place, I'd like to make this a quick operation. The
goal is to make smaller releases approimately quarterly, so if you miss
one, there's not long to wait. Hikianalia will be the proving ground
for this approach.
December 7 Final submissions for inclusion (bug fixes excluded)
Branching at 23:00 UTC.
10 or sooner RC1. Please test the release candidate with
your own apps. Some issues could have been caught that were
only raised or discovered after Kapuahi was released.
There may be an RC2 if necessary.
18 Release (barring any major problems with RC1).
I've already created a Release Notes page. Please populate it.
http://starlink.jach.hawaii.edu/starlink/Hikianalia
Given the protracted branching, you may need to check which
of your changes have not been cherry-picked into Kapuahi.
Please let me know if you foresee difficulties with this timetable.
Malcolm
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