Re: [matplotlib-devel] release: stalled again?

[Christoph G. <cg...@uc...>]

On 9/17/2011 7:16 PM, Eric Firing wrote:
> On 09/17/2011 12:17 PM, Christoph Gohlke wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 9/17/2011 2:08 PM, Benjamin Root wrote:
>>> I think it will take a declaration of a firm deadline.  How about this?
>>>
>>> Cut RC release Friday, Sept 23rd
>>> Release v1.1.0 Friday, Sept. 30th.
>>> (Barring any major significant changes)
>>>
>>> In particular, for the RC, I want to make sure that installation and
>>> documents for the installation is solid.  I will have on hand an older,
>>> stock Macbook Pro with Snow Leopard and a relatively new iMac with Snow
>>> Leopard (one is 32 bits while the other is 64, I think).
>>>
>>> As a side note, the macbook can be used for automated build/test machine
>>> as it really isn't useful for anything else for me.
>>>
>>> Ben Root
>>>
>>
>> That sounds to me as if the master branch is at release quality, or very
>> close to. I could test it on Windows this weekend if that's true.
>
> Christoph,
>
> It should be close.  There are still three test failures, which I noted
> in a separate message to matplotlib-devel.
>
> Eric
>
>>
>> Christoph
>>

The master branch builds OK on Windows and so far almost everything 
worked well.

I have trouble receiving the sample_data from github via cbook.py. There 
are frequent HTTP 304 (Not Modified) and 500 (Internal Server Error) 
exceptions and redirection to 
<https://raw.github.com/matplotlib/sample_data/master>.

Christoph