[oe] [RFC] New stable branch (and maybe a new process?)

[Frans Meulenbroeks]

2010/7/9 Stefan Schmidt <stefan at datenfreihafen.org>:
> Hello.
>
> I want to gather some feedback what people are feeling about a new stable
> branch. It feels like the right time to do it soon. We have so many big changes
> in that are not likely to get into stable/2009 like:
>
> - New staging
> - BBCLASSEXTEND
> - Checksums in recipes
> - Faster BitBake
> - Enhanced java support with openjdk/icedtea
> - And many I forgot...
>
> With the latest fixes for the file:// problem the build feels stable at last for
> me. I have not been involved with the latest stable branch so this is really
> only a RFC from my side. Please let me know if you see big issues for such a
> move.
>
> Open questions:
> ---------------
> - Do we feel comfortable with doing a new branch now?

I'd say we should wailt until bitbake 1.10 is officially out (I assume
from your previous "Faster bitbake" that you want to move to 1.10)

> - What version of bitbake we would like to have for this?

I'd say 1.10

> - What boards/images/distros will be supported in stable/2010?
>
> I my be biased here regarding my work for BugLabs, but I feel me diverged that
> much from stable/2009 that it gets problematic to get changes in and syncing
> them with .dev. As well the overall build experience on .dev is pretty good the
> last weeks. The file:// problems aside.
>
> Another idea we just discussed on IRC was to have a model somehow related to
> what debian is using. An ongoing flow of patches from .dev to a testing branch.
> Perhaps automated with buildbot to move into testing when some certain builds
> have passed with this commit. And also an _ongoing_ stream well tested patches
> from testing into stable which eventually makes a time-based release every X
> months form this ond move on.
>
> That all needs to be filled with more details, but it could be a start. Let me
> know what you think.
>
> regards
> Stefan Schmidt
>
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