Preparations for Samba 4.0 RC1

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Thu, 2012-08-23 at 20:13 +0200, Karolin Seeger wrote:
> 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 ;-).

Thanks for being flexible on this.  

> 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.

Certainly!  It seems I'll also have Andreas' assistance, which will be
most useful.

Andrew Bartlett

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