====== FreeBSD 8.3 Release Engineering TODO ====== This is the %%FreeBSD%% 8.3 release engineering wiki page. It tracks the status of the %%FreeBSD%% 8.3 release process including schedule, branching condition, change request queues, TODO lists, known issues, and more. It is updated regularly during the release process. **Please only edit this page if you are a member of the release engineering team,** **or if a member of the release engineering team has asked you to do so otherwise your** **edits may be lost with the next update.** ====== Release Status ====== 8.3 has been released. Last updated: 27 April 2012. ===== Release Schedule ===== ^ Action ^ Expected ^ Actual ^ Publicly Announced ^ | Initial release schedule announcement | - | 2012-01-25 | 2012-02-06 | | Release schedule reminder | 2012-02-01 | 2012-02-05, 2012-02-12, 2012-02-14 | - | | Code Freeze | 2012-02-15 | 2012-02-16 | 2012-02-16 | | BETA1 | 2012-02-17 | 2012-02-17 | 2012-02-20 | | Doc tree schedule announcement | - | 2012-02-21 | - | | Doc tree slush | 2012-02-28 | - | 2012-02-28 | | Doc tree tag | 2012-03-05 | - | - | | Ports tree schedule announcement | - | 2012-02-18 | - | | Ports tree feature freeze | 2012-03-02 | - | - | | stable/8 opened again | - | 2012-03-05 | - | | RC1 | 2012-03-02 | 2012-03-03 | 2012-03-07 | | RC2 | 2012-03-16 | 2012-03-18 | 2012-04-02 | | RELEASE build | 2012-03-23 | 2012-04-10 | - | | RELEASE announcement | - | - | 2012-04-18 | **CAUTION**: %%FreeBSD%% Release Schedules may slip so the above dates are not guaranteed. ===== Branch status ===== ^ Action ^ Status ^ | Subversion: releng/8.3 created | 2012-03-03 | | Subversion: release/8.3.0 created | 2012-04-09 | | CVS: RELENG_8_3_BP created | 2012-03-03 | | CVS: RELENG_8_3 created | 2012-03-03 | | CVS: RELENG_8_3_0_RELEASE created | 2012-04-09 | | CVS: ports tree tagged | 2012-03-25 | | Tinderbox: RELENG_8_3 configured | 2012-03-06 | ====== Change approval and merge guidelines ====== Read [[Releng/ChangeRequestGuidelines]] carefully. All requests neglecting these rules will be rejected. ====== Release engineering issue and patch queue ====== ===== The being-fixed and still-being-researched pile ===== * 20120222 - nmbclusters tuning ([[/JackVogel|JackVogel]]) * 20120313 - mmap issues ([[/DavidWolfskill|DavidWolfskill]]) ===== Blanket approvals ===== * [empty] ===== ReleaseEngineering related commits ===== * 20120205 - publish schedule ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) (dcvs www/en/ releng/index.sgml rev. 1.299, releases/Makefile rev. 1.59, releases/8.3R/Makefile, docbook.css, schedule.sgml rev. 1.1) * 20120216 - turn on approvals ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>231806]]) * 20120216 - Switch the default OS version printed in man pages ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>231807]]) * 20120216 - Bump release builds version ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>231808]]) * 20120216 - Update newvers.sh to 8.3-PRERELEASE ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>231809]]) * 20120216 - Add actual Code Freeze data to release schedule ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R/ schedule.sgml rev. 1.2) * 20120216 - Update RELENG_8 status ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs www/en/releng/ index.sgml rev. 1.300) * 20120220 - Update release schedule for 8.3-BETA1 announced ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R/ schedule.sgml rev. 1.3) * 20120220 - Announce 8.3-BETA1 on www ([[/GlenBarber|GlenBarber]]) (dcvs www/en/ where.sgml rev. 1.126, www/share/sgml/ news.xml rev. 1.420, release.ent rev. 1.68) * 20120303 - Add packages-8.3-release for pkg_install on HEAD ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232435]]) * 20120303 - Add packages-8.3-release for pkg_install on stable/9 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) ([[srcrev>232435]], merged as [[srcrev>232436]]) * 20120303 - Add packages-8.3-release (and others from stable/9) for pkg_install on stable/8 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) ([[srcrev>229304]], [[srcrev>229748]], [[srcrev>229751]], [[srcrev>232436]], merged as [[srcrev>232437]]) * 20120303 - Copy stable/8 to releng/8.3 as part of 8.3-RELEASE release cycle ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232438]]) * 20120303 - Add releng/8.3 as requiring re@ approval ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232440]]) * 20120303 - Update to have "make update" pull from RELENG_8_3 in Makefile.inc1 in releng/8.3 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232443]]) * 20120303 - Update RELEASETAG and SVNBRANCH in release/Makefile in releng/8.3 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232444]]) * 20120303 - Update the CVS branch tag in standard-supfile in releng/8.3 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232445]]) * 20120303 - Update __FreeBSD_version to 803000 in releng/8.3 to reflect releng/8.3 has been branched ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232446]])__ * 20120303 - Update newvers.sh for 8.3-RC1 in releng/8.3 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232447]]) * 20120303 - Bump __FreeBSD_version to 803500 on stable/8 now that releng/8.3 has been branched ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232439]])__ * 20120305 - Release stable/8 from code freeze ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232546]]) * 20120306 - Update betarel.vers for 8.3-RC1 ([[/GlenBarber|GlenBarber]]) (dcvs www/share/sgml release.ent rev. 1.69) * 20120306 - Update releng page for RELENG_8_3 and unfreezing stable/8 ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) (dcvs www/en/releng index.sgml rev. 1.301) * 20120306 - Update release schedule for 8.3 branch date ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R schedule.sgml rev. 1.4) * 20120307 - Update release schedule for 8.3-RC1 announced ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R schedule.sgml rev. 1.5) * 20120307 - Announce 8.3-RC1 on www ([[/GlenBarber|GlenBarber]]) (dcvs www/share/sgml/ news.xml rev. 1.424) * 20120307 - Correct the wording in the -RC1 announcement on www ([[/GlenBarber|GlenBarber]]) (dcvs www/share/sgml/ news.xml rev. 1.425) * 20120307 - Trim old entries and update version numbers for relese notes ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (committed as [[srcrev>232672]]) * 20120318 - Add relnote items for 8.3R ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (committed as [[srcrev>233114]]) * 20120318 - Trim old news items ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (committed as [[srcrev>233115]]) * 20120318 - Add 8.3R preliminary release documents for review ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R/ Makefile rev. 1.2, hardware.html, readme.html, relnotes-detailed.html rev. 1.1) * 20120318 - Add errata.html as well ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (cvs www/en/releases/8.3R/ errata.html rev. 1.1) * 20120319 - Bump the version of perl as used by the release build ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>233180]], merged as [[srcrev>233182]]) * 20120319 - Update newvers.sh for RC3 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>233183]]) * 20120319 - Work aorund loader bug for i386 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>233211]]) * 20120329 - Adjust for the set of packages that will ship with 8.3-RELEASE ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>233658]]) * 20120402 - Update release schedule with 8.3-RC2 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R/schedule.sgml rev 1.6) * 20120402 - Announce 8.3-RC2 on www ([[/GlenBarber|GlenBarber]]) (dcvs www/share/sgml rev 1.428 news.xml, rev. 1.70 release.ent) * 20120408 - Update UPDATING for 8.3-RELEASE ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>234020]], merged as [[srcrev>234021]]) * 20120408 - Update newvers.sh for 8.3-RELEASE ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>234022]]) * 20120409 - Finish release notes ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (committed as [[srcrev>234052]]) * 20120409 - Regen release notes from [[srcrev>234052]] ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs rev. 1.2 www/en/releases/8.3R/relnotes-detailed.html) * 20120409 - Create release/8.3.0 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>234063]]) * 20120418 - Add installation/upgrade instructions for 8.3R ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (committed as [[srcrev>234413]]) * 20120418 - Add installation/upgrade instructions for 8.3R ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R/ rev. 1.3 Makefile, rev. 1.1 installation.html) * 20120418 - Document 8.3-RELEASE ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/releng/ rev. 1.21 Makefile, 1.90 article.sgml, doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/mirrors/chapter.sgml rev. 1.511, doc/share/images/articles/releng/ rev. 1.8 branches-head.pic, rev. 1.3 branches-releng8.pic, rev. 1.1 branches-releng9.pic, doc/share/sgml/freebsd.ent rev. 1.144) * 20120418 - Add the official release announcement of 8.3-RELEASE ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/ rev. 1.4 8.3R/Makefile, rev. 1.1 8.3R/announce.sgml, rev. 1.133 index.sgml, www/share/sgml/ rev. 1.433 news.xml, rev. 1.71 release.ent) * 20120418 - Add 8.3-RELEASE ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs rev. 1.272 www/en/cgi/man.cgi) * 20120418 - Fix URL of 8.3R relnotes ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs r1.72 www/share/sgml/release.ent) * 20120418 - Add a cover page for relnotes-detailed.html ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs www/en/releases/8.3R/ rev. 1.5 Makefile, rev. 1.1 relnotes.sgml) * 20120418 - Add a link to the installation instructions ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) (dcvs rev 1.134 www/en/releases/index.sgml) * 20120418 - Add 8.3R to bsd-family-tree (maxim@) (comitted as [[srcrev>234423]]) * 20120421 - Add 8.3-RELEASE (ryusuke@) (dcvs rev. 1.99 www/en/search/web.atoz) * 20120422 - Update newvers.sh for 8.3-STABLE ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) (committed as [[srcrev>234591]]) * 20120422 - [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] documents expected 8.3R EOL date ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) (dcvs rev. 1.224 www/en/security/security.sgml) * 20120427 - releng/8.3 handed over to [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) (committed as [[srcrev>234730]]) * 20120427 - Reflect 8.3 been handed over to [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) (dcvs rev. 1.302 www/en/releng/index.sgml) ===== The waiting for approval pile ===== * [empty] ===== The additional review or revisions sought pile ===== * [empty] ===== The approved and queued for commit pile ===== * [empty] ===== Committed fix pile ===== * 20120216 - Add RFC 6106 options definitions ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) ([[srcrev>222732]], merged as [[srcrev>231818]]) After BETA1: * 20120217 - Fix possible deadlock in SCTP ([[/MichaelTuexen|MichaelTuexen]]) ([[srcrev>231672]], merged as [[srcrev>231916]]) * 20120217 - Remove force_depend wrapper in etc/rc.d/nfsd ([[/DougBarton|DougBarton]]) (committed as [[srcrev>231917]]) * 20120219 - Increase shutdown timer to 90 seconds ([[/DougBarton|DougBarton]]) ([[srcrev>231862]], merged as [[srcrev>231934]]) * 20120218 - Allow LUNs greater than 0 to be probed by mps(4) ([[/KenMerry|KenMerry]]) ([[srcrev>231716]], merged as [[srcrev>231944]]) * 20120220 - Fix UFS performance bugs with async mounts and syncer ([[/KonstantinBelousov|KonstantinBelousov]]) ([[srcrev>231075]],[[srcrev>231204]], merged as [[srcrev>231948]]) * 20120221 - Guarantee UFS inode metadata changes results in the dirtiness of the inodeblock ([[/KonstantinBelousov|KonstantinBelousov]]) ([[srcrev>231122]], merged as [[srcrev>231965]]) * 20120221 - wctob returns EOF and not WEOF ([[/XinLi|XinLi]]) ([[srcrev>231632]], merged as [[srcrev>231966]]) * 20120221 - Do not fsync all resident UFS vnodes from the syncer vnode call to ffs_sync ([[/KonstantinBelousov|KonstantinBelousov]]) ([[srcrev>231160]], merged as [[srcrev>231967]]) * 20120223 - Address intermittent PHY access error seen on RTL8168D (yongari@) ([[srcrev>231622]], merged as [[srcrev>232046]]) * 20120223 - Add oce(4) to hardware notes ([[/ChristianBrueffer|ChristianBrueffer]]) ([[srcrev>231943]], merged as [[srcrev>232057]]) * 20120218 - Blacklist MSI/MSI-X for VMware ([[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]) ([[srcrev>231621]], merged as [[srcrev>232093]]) * 20120224 - Add a manpage for the oce(4) driver ([[/ChristianBrueffer|ChristianBrueffer]]) ([[srcrev>231880]],[[srcrev>231915]],[[srcrev>231937]], merged as [[srcrev>232106]]) * 20120223 - Avoid using stale references with flowtable (Originally kmacy@, later glebius@) ([[srcrev>230598]], merged as [[srcrev>232107]]) * 20120324 - Add XENHVM i386 kernel config ([[/ColinPercival|ColinPercival]]) ([[srcrev>230184]],[[srcrev>230185]], merged as [[srcrev>232115]]%%))%% * 20120224 - Let brgphy(4) probe BCM57780, only set Jumbo bits when appropriate ([[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]) ([[srcrev>231913]], merged as [[srcrev>232135]]) * 20120224 - Let nsphyter(4) probe DP83849 ([[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]) ([[srcrev>231914]], merged as [[srcrev>232138]]) * 20120225 - Fix memset sizeof bug in isp(4) ([[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]) ([[srcrev>231985]], merged as [[srcrev>232141]]) * 20120225 - Switch the libpmc license boilerplates to our standard one ([[/ChristianBrueffer|ChristianBrueffer]]) ([[srcrev>231871]], merged as [[srcrev>232162]]) * 20120225 - Xrefs drivers in wlan(4) ([[/GlenBarber|GlenBarber]]) ([[srcrev>232011]], merged as [[srcrev>232165]]) * 20120225 - Fix use after free in ipfw_nat (ae@) ([[srcrev>231991]], merged as [[srcrev>232172]]) * 20120226 - Fixup isci(4) mandoc ([[/ChristianBrueffer|ChristianBrueffer]]) ([[srcrev>232056]], merged as [[srcrev>232174]]) * 20120226 - Add isci(4) to the hardware notes ([[/ChristianBrueffer|ChristianBrueffer]]) ([[srcrev>232060]], merged as [[srcrev>232175]]) * 20120229 - Add a sysctl to lagg(4) to ignore mbuf flowid ([[/AndrewThompson|AndrewThompson]]) ([[srcrev>232008]],[[srcrev>232010]],[[srcrev>232080]],[[srcrev>232089]], merged as [[srcrev>232314]]) * 20120229 - Xen PV block interface enhancements ([[/JustinGibbs|JustinGibbs]]) ([[srcrev>231743]],[[srcrev>231836]],[[srcrev>231837]],[[srcrev>231839]],[[srcrev>231883]],[[srcrev>232308]], merged as [[srcrev>232352]]) * 20120229 - Workaround for PCIe 4GB boundary issue ([[/EdMaste|EdMaste]]) ([[srcrev>232267]], merged as [[srcrev>232354]]) * 20120301 - Fix input validation in SO_SETFIB socket option ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) ([[srcrev>230981]], merged as [[srcrev>232370]]) * 20120301 - Fix a possible infinite loop in "route flush" on 64-bit archs ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) ([[srcrev>230989]], merged as [[srcrev>232371]]) * 20120229 - Add u3g device ID ([[/RemkoLodder|RemkoLodder]]) ([[srcrev>231713]], merged as [[srcrev>232381]]) To releng/8.3 after stable/8 branch opened again (after RC1): * 20120304 - In ng_bypass() add more protection against potential race (glebius) ([[srcrev>232556]], merged as [[srcrev>232558]]) * 20120302 - Include missing device IDs for isci(4) driver. (jimharris@) ([[srcrev>232554]], merged as [[srcrev>232559]]) * 20120305 - Make mpt(4) to attach only to supported devices ([[/KenMerry|KenMerry]]) ([[srcrev>232563]], merged as [[srcrev>232632]]) * 20120305 - Fix an IPv6 PMTU probelm copying ip6po_minmtu and ip6po_prefer_tempaddr in ip6_copypktopts() ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]) ([[srcrev>232560]], merged as [[srcrev>232634]]) * 20120308 - Restore the historic behavior in pw.conf creating default base directory ([[/XinLi|XinLi]]) ([[srcrev>232550]], merged as [[srcrev>232696]]%%))%% * 20120312 - Fix a panic condition in sctp_peeloff() ([[/MichaelTuexen|MichaelTuexen]]) ([[srcrev>232723]],[[srcrev>232726]], merged as [[srcrev>232928]]) * 20120314 - Fix booting from UFS1 on big-endian machines ([[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]) ([[srcrev>232822]], merged as [[srcrev>232965]]) * 20120314 - Make mps(4) module depend on cam ([[/KenMerry|KenMerry]]) ([[srcrev>232989]], merged as [[srcrev>233006]]) * 20120320 - Fix possible panic if non-SCTP socket used with STCP syscall ([[/MichaelTuexen|MichaelTuexen]]) ([[srcrev>233004]], merged as [[srcrev>233270]]) * 20120320 - Implement a workaround for a bug in the linker on i386 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) ([[srcrev>233211]], merged as [[srcrev>233366]]) To releng/8.3 (after RC2): * 20120406 - Fix regressing in probing mpt(4) for LSI SAS 1068E in MPT mode ([[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]) ([[srcrev>233827]], merged as [[srcrev>233955]]) * 20120406 - Update with package set layout for 8.3-RELEASE ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]) ([[srcrev>233658]], merged as [[srcrev>233956]]) ===== The change request withdrawn pile ===== * [empty] ===== Rejected change request pile ===== * 20120216 - Fix uninitialized variables in pipe regression tests ([[/EitanAdler|EitanAdler]]) ([[srcrev>228274]]) * 20120226 - Change default directory prefix for tempnam ([[/XinLi|XinLi]]) ([[srcrev>228924]]) * 20120229 - Fix a bug in the experimental NFSv4 server (rmacklem@) ([[srcrev>232050]]) * 20120229 - Merge multi-FIB IPv6 support ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) ([[srcrev>231852]],[[srcrev>232127]]) * 20120229 - Move sticky(8) to sticky(7) ([[/RemkoLodder|RemkoLodder]]) ([[srcrev>124468]]) * 20120306 - Add an ifconfig to set carp state ([[/RemkoLodder|RemkoLodder]]) ([[srcrev>232486]]) * 20120307 - Update tcsh to 6.18.01 (mp@) ([[srcrev>232635]]) * 20120305 - Drop setuid status while doing file operations to prevent potential information leak from cron ([[/XinLi|XinLi]]) ([[srcrev>232551]]) To releng/8.3 (after RC2): * 20120303 - In rc.subr put the signal trap output to standard error ([[/XinLi|XinLi]]) ([[srcrev>232549]]) * 20120402 - Correct failure to attach the PV block front device on badly configured %%XenServer%% ([[/JustinGibbs|JustinGibbs]]) ([[srcrev>233791]]) * 20120403 - Fix random deadlock on pmcstat exit (fabient@) ([[srcrev>233544]]) ===== Unauthorized commits ===== * [empty] ====== Likely errata items ====== * Tracked internally at this point. ====== Leading up to the release ====== ===== Projects being worked on before code freeze ===== ^ Project ^ Developer ^ Status ^ | - | - | - | ===== Projects being worked on after code freeze ===== ^ Project ^ Developer ^ Status ^ | - | - | - | ===== Known issues when the release process started ===== * TCP-MD5 possibly broken ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]) ===== ReleaseEngineering related coordination ===== Try to document coordination and other updates not tracked anywhere else on this wiki page. * 20120118 - Initial schedule proposed and discussed on re ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120120 - Schedule announced to secteam and portmgr ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120120 - ACK on schedule from portmgr ([[/ErwinLansing|ErwinLansing]]). * 20120123 - ACK on schedule from secteam ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120123 - Started discussion on re about documenting procedures ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120129 - Apparent pings to vendors - details not known ([[/JoshPaetzel|JoshPaetzel]]). * 20120129 - Create this wiki page ([[/JoshPaetzel|JoshPaetzel]]). * 20120130 - Start the internal text only copy of this wiki page in re CVS ([[/JoshPaetzel|JoshPaetzel]]). * 20120205 - Update of this wiki page ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120205 - Ping [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] about expected support for 8.3 ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120205 - ACK from [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] on extended support ([[/ColinPercival|ColinPercival]]). * 20120208 - Disconnect sun4v from stable/8 universe for 8.3 ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120209 - Update of this wiki page ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120212 - Update of this wiki page ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120216 - Notify [[/DevelopersGroup|DevelopersGroup]] that Code Freeze started, [[Releng/ChangeRequestGuidelines]], and schedule ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120216 - Do initial BETA1 tests to find possible issues upfront ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120217 - Ask re-builders to start BETA1 builds ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120217 - Notify [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] about BETA1 i386 and amd64 builds for freebsd-update ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120219 - Clarify [[Releng/ChangeRequestGuidelines]] being more explicit and highlighting and sending internal note about enforcement ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120219 - Update script to help with wiki request tracking to support [[/InterWiki|InterWiki]] links for SVN revision numbers ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120219 - Update of this wiki page (schedule and requests, starting to track coordination as well, etc.) ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120219 - Update [[/DevelopersGroup|DevelopersGroup]] on BETA1 status and remind them of [[Releng/ChangeRequestGuidelines]] ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120220 - [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] notifies re that freebsd-update bits are in place ([[/ColinPercival|ColinPercival]]). * 20120220 - Ping about relese notes writing ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120222 - [[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]] to coordinate release notes writing ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]). * 20120229 - Question why sparc64 does not use makefs(8) ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]). * 20120301 - Reasons on makefs(8) for sparc64 unclear, if it works we can cahnge ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120301 - Remind [[/DevelopersGroup|DevelopersGroup]] about upcoming RC1 builds ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120303 - Inform [[/ReleaseEngineering|ReleaseEngineering]] that RC1 is satrted ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120304 - Ask re-builders to start RC1 builds ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120304 - Notify [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] about RC1 i386 and amd64 builds for freebsd-update ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120304 - Inform portmgr that the release is on schedule ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120304 - Remind [[/ReleaseEngineering|ReleaseEngineering]] to get Release Notes done ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120304 - Seek clarification about makefs problems ([[/YoshihiroTakahashi|YoshihiroTakahashi]]) * 20120305 - [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] notifies re that freebsd-update bits are in place ([[/ColinPercival|ColinPercival]]). * 20120305 - Request for Tinderbox to be configured for RELENG_8_3 during release cycle ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120305 - RC1 build problems on ia64 and powerpc ([[/MarcelMoolenaar|MarcelMoolenaar]]), clarifications from ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]). * 20120305 - Problems discovered while tagging doc ([[/MarcFonvieille|MarcFonvieille]]). * 20120305 - Notify [[/DevelopersGroup|DevelopersGroup]] that stable/8 is open and ask for releng/8.3 merge requests ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120306 - Tinderbox for RELENG_8_3 configured (%%DagErlingSm%%ørgrav). * 20120307 - Notification to [[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]] about issues with CDs on sparc64 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120307 - Ping about pw(8) /home issue ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120308 - Continued discussion and debugging of boot issues from CDs on sparc64 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]],[[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]). * 20120311 - Continued discussion and debugging of boot issues from CDs on sparc64 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]],[[/MariusStrobl|MariusStrobl]]). * 20120313 - Discuss removal of old release bits from ftp-master with portmgr ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]],[[/ErwinLansing|ErwinLansing]]). * 20120314 - Ping on Release Notes ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]], [[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]). * 20120315 - Notify hubs about removal of older release bits from ftp-master ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120318 - Status update to [[/ReleaseEngineering|ReleaseEngineering]] about RC2 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120318 - Follow-up on Release Notes ([[/JoshPaetzel|JoshPaetzel]],[[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]). * 20120319 - Portmgr reports release packages available after ftp-master space cleanup ([[/ErwinLansing|ErwinLansing]],[[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120319 - Problem on ld bug on i386 related to program header count ([[/KonstantinBelousov|KonstantinBelousov]],[[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120320 - Status update to [[/DevelopersGroup|DevelopersGroup]] about the delay ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120320 - Discussion on doc packaes and size constraints ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]],[[/MarcFonvieille|MarcFonvieille]]). * 20120322 - Portmgr notifies re about security problem in gnutls, discussion on re-doing packages ([[/ErwinLansing|ErwinLansing]],[[/KonstantinBelousov|KonstantinBelousov]]). * 20120325 - Notify [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] about RC2 i386 and amd64 builds for freebsd-update ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120325 - Ask re-builders to start RC2 builds ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120325 - No more ia64 and powerpc for 8.x ([[/MarcelMoolenaar|MarcelMoolenaar]]). * 20120326 - Discussion on package set due to problems ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]],[[/ErwinLansing|ErwinLansing]]). * 20120326 - pc98 RC2 in place ([[/YoshihiroTakahashi|YoshihiroTakahashi]]). * 20120328 - [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] notifies re that freebsd-update bits are in place ([[/ColinPercival|ColinPercival]]). * 20120329 - New package sets available ([[/ErwinLansing|ErwinLansing]]). * 20120330 - Follow-up on Release Notes ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]). * 20120405 - Final check with re, portmgr and so ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120406 - Start tracking possible EN candidates ([[/KonstantinBelousov|KonstantinBelousov]]). * 20120410 - Ask re-builders (pc98) to start RELEASE builds ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120410 - Notify [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] about RELEASE i386 and amd64 builds for freebsd-update ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120410 - pc98 RELEASE builds done ([[/YoshihiroTakahashi|YoshihiroTakahashi]]). * 20120411 - [[/SecurityOfficer|SecurityOfficer]] notifies re that freebsd-update bits are in place ([[/ColinPercival|ColinPercival]]). * 20120414 - Release announcement draft 1 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]],[[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120416 - Release announcement draft 2 ([[/KenSmith|KenSmith]]). * 20120424 - Ping on docs.freebsd.org/docs ([[/BjoernZeeb|BjoernZeeb]]). * 20120425 - docs.freebsd.org/docs updated ([[/HirokiSato|HirokiSato]]), discussion continues. ---- {{tag>Historical}}