Re: Subversion 1.7.0 GO / NO-GO

On 09/21/2011 06:07 PM, Hyrum K Wright wrote:
> Roll rc4 this weekend (or as soon as the backport is merged) and run
> that on svn.apache.org to satisfy the concerns of those wanting more
> testing.
>
> When we are satisfied, I'll cut the final release from the same magic
> revision as rc4, to simplify the signing procedure. This may be a
> week or two after rc4 is released.

+1. I get the sense that overall this release is a solid one, but I
understand Ivan's concerns about the last-minute churn around the mergeinfo
validation stuff. So, your proposed plan makes sense to me, Hyrum.

One more thing, though: I would strongly prefer that you announce the
tentative final tarball posting date at the same time that rc4 is announced.
 "Here's the rc4 release, and unless significant problems are found, we'll
begin the process of releasing this code as 1.7.0-final on Sept 29..." That
sort of thing. Let's avoid the "Hey, let's spit out a release later today"
approach to things, please. Thanks!

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