Re: preparing the next release v0.15.0

[Nils Gillmann <ng0@n0.is>]

Ludovic Courtès transcribed 2.1K bytes:
> Hello!
> 
> Clément Lassieur <clement@lassieur.org> skribis:
> 
> > I think we need https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=30602 to
> > be fixed.
> 
> Done.   \o/
> 
> With Guile 2.2.4 now released, we can go ahead with 0.15.  Could people
> build the ISO installation image and give it a try:
> 
>   guix system disk-image --file-system-type=iso9660 gnu/system/install.scm
> 
> and then boot the resulting image (you can do that in QEMU if you
> prefer), and follow the instructions.
> 
> Likewise, tests of the binary Guix tarball would be welcome.  You can
> build it with:
> 
>   make guix-binary.x86_64-linux.tar.xz
> 
> For the record, some of the items Ricardo listed are not entirely
> addressed either (quoting Ricardo’s previous message):
> 
>   * Outstanding patches.  There are many patches in the queue at
>     guix-patches[1] that we should go through, comment on, and/or apply
>     before the release.  Who would like to join a task force to do that
>     together?  Let’s pick 5 patches each and review them so that we can
>     either comment to ask for changes or to apply them.
> 
>     [1]: https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/pkgreport.cgi?package=guix-patches
> 
>   * breakage since the last core-updates merge.  Since the long overdue
>     merge of the “core-updates” branch we have a few serious problems on
>     i686 (e.g. the gst-plugins-base package) and armhf.  Who would like to
>     lead an effort to investigate and fix these problems?  (Note: you
>     obviously don’t need to fix them yourself, just keep track of these
>     things and coordinate with others who investigate them.)

mysql is borked, as well as rust, if nothing changes in the last commits.
rust does not really matter since we do not have many depending packages
for it.
Mysql is more grave.

Any takers on mysql?

>   * collecting new features and big changes in NEWS.  The NEWS file
>     already lists some of the changes that the next release would provide
>     compared to 0.14.0, but we all know that there are more.  Who would
>     like to take charge of the NEWS file?  This involves asking people for
>     changes they would really like to be mentioned and coordinating with
>     other volunteers to search through all commits since v0.14.0 to find
>     noteworthy changes.
> 
> If we all focus on this, we could release by the end of the week or
> beginning of next week.  Let’s do that!  :-)

I could contribute some time on the NEWS file tomorrow.

> Ludo’.
>