[Tcllib-devel] Tcllib 1.18 RC period has started

[Andreas K. <aku...@sh...>]

I have now created the branch "tcllib-1-18-rc" for final work on the
upcoming 1.18 release of Tcllib.

Over the next few days I will run Tcllib through its testsuite,
against the heads of the main branches of the Tcl/Tk core, i.e. 8.4,
8.5 and 8.6. My tests will only be done on the Linux/64 platform. I
ask anybody with time on their hands to perform testing of the same on
the platforms they have access to.

Beyond that I will start working on the README to provide information
on the overall changes since 1.17 was released (April 30, 2015).

As I will go into vacation on Dec 18, i.e. Friday next week, until new
year, I do _not_ expect to actually make the release in December. My
hope is that I can make it happen within the first two weeks of
January however.

This should really give anybody with interest enough time to do their
own tests and report back to me.

Note: While I am willing to fix bugs in the release period I expect
such bugs to

- have a ticket to refer to, see http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist (*)
- have a patch fixing that bug
- have that patch update the testsuite to demo bug and fix
- have that patch update the documentation, if appropriate

IOW, such bugs should have everything to make application and
verification of the fix as easy as possible.

(Ad *) To enter a ticket you must be logged in, at least as anonymous.

Regarding new features, please provide either a branch which can be
merged into the release, or a fossil bundle. Remember to provide a
testsuite and documentation. If you have no time for both, I strongly
prefer to have a testsuite. In that case the first ticket entered
against the feature will be the request for the documentation.


The release will be made from branch "tcllib-1-18-rc", when that
branch is considered to be in a good enough shape. This means that the
trunk is kept open for development, and changes on trunk may be
cherrypicked over into the release as needed and/or suitable.

-- 
So long,
	Andreas Kupries <aku...@sh...>
			<http://core.tcl.tk/akupries/>
	Developer @	Hewlett Packard Enterprise
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