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KDE 4.3 branched, trunk is now 4.4
The release team has just done something a bit different from past
release cycles to test out some modifications to our usual work flow:
with the release of the first release candidate, 4.3 has been
immediately branched off of the mainline trunk, and trunk is now 4.4.
In the past we've done this only when the new release is actually made,
not during the release candidates.
This gives people working on
4.4 features, or fixes that can only go into 4.4 due to things like
string changes, a free hand without having to wait out the weeks during
the extra hard freeze that comes with release candidates. This is very
nice timing for Akademy, which is coming up very soon now.
That
means that if you fix a bug in trunk, you now have to backport it to
the 4.3 branch. I updated the svnbackport script in kdesdk/scripts/
today to target the 4.3 branch by default. Please keep up with all the
great bug fixing for 4.3 so we can make 4.3.0 as solid as possible.
Even though 4.3 has been branched, there is still time for yet more
fixes.
It does sort of really send home, at least for me, the
fact that 4.3 is essentially ready to go and to start thinking about
the imminent start on 4.4. Today I bumped the version of libplasma and
started a new changelog file for 4.4. The changelog for Plasma in 4.3 has become rather impressive, despite us sticking to our "only significant changes" mantra.
With
this moment upon us, I feel compelled to write about some of the more
interesting changes in Plasma and the KDE workspace in 4.3, and I will
do so tomorrow. It'll either be text with screenshots or less text and
a screencast. I'm still deciding, though I have a small list of topics
written down.
Later in the week I'll lay out what we already know is going to be happening KDE 4.4 with regards to Plasma.
To
those working on other parts of 4.3, I'd be really interested in
reading something similar in your blogs. Little "wrap up" pieces are
fun, enjoyable and informative. They're like little hugs wrapped in RSS.
Right
now, however, I have to clean up and get ready: this evening I'm
hosting a small "I'm leaving, huzzah!" evening at a local fine cheese
shop for some friends and family. The shop is providing one of their
cheese-heads, er, maître fromager to walk us through the 50-something
cheeses they have in their display cabinet. Together with good company
and a little wine, it should be great fun. I can't wait! :)
Which
reminds me how this week is all about flux: not only is 4.3 trundling
to the launch gate and 4.4 picking up its first sparks, but P. finished
grade 3 this week and will be off to Vancouver in just one more week.
That will mark the start of my "pack the house and move" period. So
many changes and so much going on ... while it feels like there's never
enough time (there isn't), I wouldn't have it any other way.
If you used git you woudn't have these problems, as people could commit their 4.4 specific changes to their local git repo, while commiting all other changes to kde's git-hub. And when 4.3 was released and 4.4 turned trunk, people could simply sync repos.
You should seriously consider it.
these are my two cents, anyway (how did this expression came about anyway, it makes no sense to me, lol)
The release team has just done something a bit different from past
release cycles to test out some modifications to our usual work flow:
with the release of the first release candidate, 4.3 has been
immediately branched off of the mainline trunk, and trunk is now 4.4.
In the past we've done this only when the new release is actually made,
not during the release candidates.
