bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist

[Leo Famulari]

This is the checklist for the 1.2.1 release.

It uses the debbugs "blocking" mechanism, described here:

https://debbugs.gnu.org/server-control.html

I'll start by making this bug depend on a few others:

<https://bugs.gnu.org/46871>
Service manager "init scripts" missing from current-guix

<https://bugs.gnu.org/45704>
Remove Qt 4

Please, add the other tasks that should be completed for the release, so
that we don't forget.

Leo

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist

[zimoun]

Hi,

On Sun, 21 Mar 2021 at 13:38, Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> wrote:

> <https://bugs.gnu.org/46871>
> Service manager "init scripts" missing from current-guix
>
> <https://bugs.gnu.org/45704>
> Remove Qt 4

<https://bugs.gnu.org/47239>
bug#47239: Test failure in tests/publish.scm

<https://bugs.gnu.org/47173>
bug#47173 [PATCH 0/1] Remove Clang 3.6.2.


And what do you think to address the 4 security bugs 47144-47140 too?


Cheers,
simon

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist

[Leo Famulari]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 04:11:20AM +0100, zimoun wrote:
> <https://bugs.gnu.org/47239>
> bug#47239: Test failure in tests/publish.scm
> 
> <https://bugs.gnu.org/47173>
> bug#47173 [PATCH 0/1] Remove Clang 3.6.2.
> 
> And what do you think to address the 4 security bugs 47144-47140 too?

I added all of them to the checklist.

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist: eolie (manual example)

[zimoun]

Hi,

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 at 00:06, Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 04:11:20AM +0100, zimoun wrote:

> I added all of them to the checklist.

Thanks.


Another one:

<https://bugs.gnu.org/47097>
<https://bugs.gnu.org/47106>
Eolie and Ephinay in container

(eolie is about a manual example)


Just for the record, more these:

<https://bugs.gnu.org/46871>
Service manager "init scripts" missing from current-guix

<https://bugs.gnu.org/45704>
Remove Qt 4

<https://bugs.gnu.org/47239>
bug#47239: Test failure in tests/publish.scm

<https://bugs.gnu.org/47173>
bug#47173 [PATCH 0/1] Remove Clang 3.6.2.

<https://bugs.gnu.org/47140>
<https://bugs.gnu.org/47141>
<https://bugs.gnu.org/47142>
<https://bugs.gnu.org/47143>
<https://bugs.gnu.org/47144>
Security fixes


Cheers,
simon

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist: eolie (manual example)

[Leo Famulari]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:20:06AM +0100, zimoun wrote:
> Another one:
> 
> <https://bugs.gnu.org/47097>
> <https://bugs.gnu.org/47106>
> Eolie and Ephinay in container

This "release checklist" is about fixing bugs that shouldn't go into a
release.

Those bugs look more like bugs that would be nice to fix, but not very
important.

Of course, if somebody fixes them, they will be in the release. But
should they block the release?

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist: eolie (manual example)

[zimoun]

Hi Leo,

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 at 14:16, Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 10:20:06AM +0100, zimoun wrote:
>> Another one:
>> 
>> <https://bugs.gnu.org/47097>
>> <https://bugs.gnu.org/47106>
>> Eolie and Ephinay in container
>
> This "release checklist" is about fixing bugs that shouldn't go into a
> release.
>
> Those bugs look more like bugs that would be nice to fix, but not very
> important.
>
> Of course, if somebody fixes them, they will be in the release. But
> should they block the release?

To me they are very important because ’eolie’ is in the manual:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
guix environment --preserve='^DISPLAY$' --container --network \
  --expose=/etc/machine-id \
  --expose=/etc/ssl/certs/ \
  --share=$HOME/.local/share/eolie/=$HOME/.local/share/eolie/ \
  --ad-hoc eolie nss-certs dbus --  eolie
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

<https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/guix.html#Invoking-guix-environment>


Therefore, from my point of view, we have only 2 options:

 1- change the example in the manual
 2- fix eolie.

Otherwise, I am not comfortable to release broken examples.  Since
releasing a rolling release is more about advertisement and attract new
users, having broken examples is something really confusing––not to say
unacceptable—–for these new users.


Cheers,
simon

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist: eolie (manual example)

[Leo Famulari]

On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 07:52:40PM +0100, zimoun wrote:
> To me they are very important because ’eolie’ is in the manual:
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> guix environment --preserve='^DISPLAY$' --container --network \
>   --expose=/etc/machine-id \
>   --expose=/etc/ssl/certs/ \
>   --share=$HOME/.local/share/eolie/=$HOME/.local/share/eolie/ \
>   --ad-hoc eolie nss-certs dbus --  eolie
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> <https://guix.gnu.org/manual/devel/en/guix.html#Invoking-guix-environment>
> 
> 
> Therefore, from my point of view, we have only 2 options:
> 
>  1- change the example in the manual
>  2- fix eolie.

Understood.

> Otherwise, I am not comfortable to release broken examples.  Since
> releasing a rolling release is more about advertisement and attract new
> users, having broken examples is something really confusing––not to say
> unacceptable—–for these new users.

I agree.

Can you add these bugs to the checklist?

bug#47297: Release 1.2.1 checklist: eolie (manual example)

[zimoun]

On Wed, 24 Mar 2021 at 15:30, Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2021 at 07:52:40PM +0100, zimoun wrote:

>> Therefore, from my point of view, we have only 2 options:
>> 
>>  1- change the example in the manual
>>  2- fix eolie.

[...]

> Can you add these bugs to the checklist?

Well, I think the point #2 is:

        <https://bugs.gnu.org/47097>
        <https://bugs.gnu.org/47106>
        Eolie and Ephinay in container

and they are already blocker, IIRC.

About #1, it will be the last resort solution, IMHO.  We can switch to
Nyxt or any other thing.

Cheers,
simon

bug#47297: Release 1.3.0 checklist

[Leo Famulari]

1.3.0 has been released!

Blocking bugs #47567 and #44872 were not fixed.

I'm removing their "blocking" status and closing this checklist bug
ticket.