From: ludo@gnu.org (Ludovic Courtès)
To: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: What for 0.5?
Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:01:51 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87eh6x401c.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
Hi!
I think we should aim for a 0.5 release within 2 to 4 weeks. So, what
do we put in there?
We already have nice things:
• Better patch handling.
• MIPS/N32 port.
• Monads, and other API improvements.
In addition, I think we should:
• Switch to GCC 4.8 as the default compiler, and thus rebuild the
bootstrap binaries; optionally, arrange so that those bootstrap
binaries are the fixed point.
• Merge the ‘loongson’ branch in ‘core-updates’.
• Come up with a new VM demo image, with a better (gnu system) API,
and using a new dmd release (more on that later).
• More packages, ideally in the GUI/desktop area (you can help! :-)).
What do you think? Anything else?
I think we should aim for an installation CD image of a basic system
(one I could use ;-), which means dm-crypt, a working dmd, Xorg, and
IceCat, at least) by the end of the year.
Another thing to work on is the infrastructure: we’ll need a MIPS box in
Hydra, and a couple of powerful x86_64 boxes would be welcome. Also, we
really need to patch Hydra and substitute-binary.scm to sign/verify
binaries.
Thoughts?
Thanks,
Ludo’.
next reply other threads:[~2013-11-03 22:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-11-03 22:01 Ludovic Courtès [this message]
2013-11-05 18:10 ` What for 0.5? Cyril Roelandt
2013-11-06 13:04 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-11-11 17:50 ` Andreas Enge
2013-11-11 20:35 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-12-03 21:44 ` Ludovic Courtès
2013-12-09 21:19 ` Ludovic Courtès
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