Preparations for Samba 4.0 RC1

[Karolin Seeger]

Andrew,

On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 05:15:52PM +1000, Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> Karolin,
> 
> As you would have seen, I've proposed a date for RC1.  I'm not sure what
> your schedule is like, so I'm wondering if I can handle this first RC
> release, so we can get RC1 made without undue pressure on yourself?
> 
> What I would suggest is:
> 
>  - On the agreed date, I'll autobuild the WHATSNEW and VERSION change to
> RC1, and make the release tag in the normal way, just as I have for the
> betas.
> 
>  - I'll upload the tarballs and branches etc as normal.
> 
>  - Then I'll hand over the process to you, to work with submitted bugs,
> and ensure you have both a release script that works and an
> understanding of how to run it.  
> 
>  - You would make RC2 (which we will almost certainly need) and of
> course the final release. 
> 
> This way, I can focus on getting the new release scripts right, without
> also needing to coordinate it with you. 
> 
> Finally, I know the docs build is a challenge (and a key part of the
> release process from what I see).  Do you have any particular insights
> into what it needs?  (Otherwise, I'll work it out myself). 
> 
> Please let me know what do you think.

sorry for answering late!

I agree on leaving RC1 in your hands and to take it over for RC2.
I'll be back in the office on Monday, so things will be easier after that
(hopefully ;-).

The docs build is a challenge due to very specific technical issue that
depend on the versions used on the build system. I am not sure if the same
issues exist in the s4 docs also. It makes sense to check
-if the manpages have been built properly
-the Samba4-HOWTO is complete (inlcuding graphics)
-the subdirectory "images" exists in docs/htmldocs/Samba34-HOWTO.

If you provide a preview tarball, I would gladly have a look at the
documentation if you like.

Thanks!

Cheers,
Karolin

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