Re: Emacs 30 Release?

[Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>]

> From: Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org, emacsconf-discuss@gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2024 08:35:39 -0800
> 
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> >> From: Christopher Howard <christopher@librehacker.com>
> >> Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 13:43:03 -0800
> >> 
> >> Hi, I'm just curious how close we might be to the 30 release. Mostly just eager anticipation, but I was also trying to make plans for my EmacsConf videos.
> >
> > The first pretest of Emacs 30 is in the works as we speak.  How long
> > it takes before the actual release will depend on the results of the
> > pretest -- if it turns out very stable with a few minor bug reports or
> > none at all, the actual release will follow quickly, in a month or so.
> > Failing that, it might take another month or maybe two.
> 
> Thanks, do you have plans to report back with the results of the pre-test, or should I bug you again in a week or two?

I wouldn't know what to report.

Why is it important for you to be informed on the progress of the
pretest?

> For my part, I don't really want to use Emacs 30 before it is properly released, but also I needed a decent amount of time to play around with it before the EmacsConf video upload deadline (Nov 8th). I suppose other uploaders are thinking the same thing, except for those who use bleeding edge Emacs. Hence the inquiry into this. I am not trying to rush you or anything.

We never really know in advance when the release is imminent, except
when we produce a release candidate.  So just watching out for RC1
should be a good idea.