Hi everyone, a quick update on the 9.1 release. I ran into some smoke tester failures that we are almost done sorting out. Just one issue remains (https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/LUCENE-10461) -- once that's resolved we can move forward with RC1.
Julie On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 5:31 PM Julie Tibshirani <juliet...@gmail.com> wrote: > Branch branch_9_1 has been cut and versions updated to 9.2 on stable > branch. > > Please observe the normal rules: > > * No new features may be committed to the branch. > * Documentation patches, build patches and serious bug fixes may be > committed to the branch. However, you should submit all patches you > want to commit to Jira first to give others the chance to review > and possibly vote against the patch. Keep in mind that it is our > main intention to keep the branch as stable as possible. > * All patches that are intended for the branch should first be committed > to the unstable branch, merged into the stable branch, and then into > the current release branch. > * Normal unstable and stable branch development may continue as usual. > However, if you plan to commit a big change to the unstable branch > while the branch feature freeze is in effect, think twice: can't the > addition wait a couple more days? Merges of bug fixes into the branch > may become more difficult. > * Only Jira issues with Fix version 9.1 and priority "Blocker" will delay > a release candidate build. > > I published a draft of the release notes here: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/LUCENE/Release+Notes+9.1. > Please feel free to add or correct anything. > > Note that I haven't completed the step "Add Jenkins task for the release > branch" as I had trouble following the release wizard instructions. I've > reached out over ASF Slack for input on this. > > Thanks! > Julie >
