On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 11:48:49AM -0400, Sean Anderson wrote: > Hi Tom, > > On 7/12/22 11:33 AM, Tom Rini wrote: > > Migrate the RelaseCycle wiki page to Sphinx. In terms of visible > > changes, we stop having a dynamic countdown to when the release is. And > > we drop the year-based statistics, that were not being kept up to date. > > For the moment, we only link to statistics for v2022.07 but will add > > back the historical data in a subsequent patch. > > > > Cc: Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.g...@gmx.de> > > Signed-off-by: Tom Rini <tr...@konsulko.com> > > --- > > Changes in v2: > > - New patch. Note that I'm not including the v1.3.0 to v2022.04 stats > > here as while I can generate them, I want to make sure we're happy > > with how v2022.07 ones look as there is some manual effort involved. > > It's a reasonable amount of manual effort however for a single release. > > --- > > doc/develop/index.rst | 1 + > > doc/develop/release_cycle.rst | 95 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 2 files changed, 96 insertions(+) > > create mode 100644 doc/develop/release_cycle.rst > > > > diff --git a/doc/develop/index.rst b/doc/develop/index.rst > > index eab00a55382a..73741ceb6a2f 100644 > > --- a/doc/develop/index.rst > > +++ b/doc/develop/index.rst > > @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ General > > codingstyle > > designprinciples > > process > > + release_cycle > > > > Implementation > > -------------- > > diff --git a/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..dbaaa7210c4e > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/doc/develop/release_cycle.rst > > @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ > > +Release Cycle > > +============= > > + > > +The U-Boot projects attempts to maintain a fixed, predictable Release > > +Cycle as follows: > > + > > +* We will have U-Boot releases at a fixed release interval of > > (approximately) > > + every 3 months. > > + > > +* Under normal conditions the release date will be a Monday around > > mid-month. > > I thought you aimed for the first Monday? This is what is stated below as > well.
True. And this is copy/paste (well, cp and reformat) from the wiki but I think worth correcting inline with the conversion rather than stand-alone. > > > +* Immediately following each release, there will be a "merge window" of > > + normally 21 days, i. e. if the release was on a Monday, then the merge > > window > > + will close on the Monday in the 3rd week after the release. > > + > > + While this merge window is open, new features can be added to the U-Boot > > + source tree. Linus Torvalds explains `here > > + <http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/729504/focus=729507>`_ and > > `there > > + <http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/729504/focus=729508>`_ what > > the > > + term "merge window" is supposed to mean. > > I think a link to the process page would be better here. It's been a long enough time now that yes, I think that's true. > > +* After the merge window closes, no new features may be added to allow for > > a > > + release candidate phase which is intended to fix bugs and regressions. > > + > > +*Note:* While we try to adhere to the release schedule, we will > > +not hesitate and take the liberty to delay a release if there are > > +good reasons, for example if there are known bugs or other technical > > +reasons. The code will be released when it is considered ready > > +without caring too much about the announced deadline. > > + > > +*Note 2:* Even though we follow Linux ways in may respects, > > nit: many Fixed. > > +there are differences in the actual procedures, > > +which are documented in the :doc:`process`. > > + > > +Version Numbers > > +--------------- > > + > > +Starting with the release in October 2008, the names of the releases were > > +changed from numerical release numbers without deeper meaning into a time > > stamp > > +based numbering. Regular releases are now identified by names consisting > > of > > +the calendar year and month of the release date. Additional fields (if > > +present) indicate release candidates or bug fix releases in "stable" > > +maintenance trees. > > + > > +Examples:: > > + > > + U-Boot v2009.11 - Release November 2009 > > + U-Boot v2009.11.1 - Release 1 in version November 2009 stable tree > > From what I can tell, point releases are very unusual, except for bugs which > break booting (notably excluding security fixes). I believe the lack of point > releases is due to lack of need (since most vendors have their own branch) and > lack of bandwidth. A note here about this would be nice. I'll add a note about point releases being infrequent. > > + U-Boot v2010.09-rc1 - Release candidate 1 for September 2010 release > > + > > +Current Status > > +-------------- > > + > > +* U-Boot v2022.07 was released on Mon 11 July 2022. > > + > > +* The Merge Window for the next release (v2022.10) is **open** until -rc1 > > + release on Mon 25 July 2022. > > + > > +* Release "v2022.10" is scheduled for 03 Oct 2022. > > + > > +Future Releases > > +--------------- > > + > > +.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc1 was released on Mon 25 July 2022. > > + > > +.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc2 was released on Mon 08 August 2022. > > + > > +.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc3 was released on Mon 22 August 2022. > > + > > +.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc4 was released on Mon 05 September 2022. > > + > > +.. * U-Boot v2022.10-rc5 was released on Mon 19 September 2022. > > Will be? Maybe it's better to use a past release for this if you want to use > concrete dates. Note that '.. ' at the start of the line is a comment. I'm turning the commented out wiki markup in to commented out rST, and am aiming to make "edit the release cycle page" part of my release flow. The "every 2 weeks we do an RC" is something I really do put in my calendar to make sure to do. The wiki page doesn't get this section updated every time since I have to dig out the tab, login, etc. But edit two files, commit, run release script is easier. -- Tom
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