Difference between revisions of "Release Details"

Revision as of 15:31, 5 January 2023

2022-07-14 (4mo, 2weeks): propose functionality to include
2022-07-21 (4mo): Choose features which are going to be included
- ask for review volunteers, assign tasks to people
- create tickets for each proposed item tickets repo
- decide on a list of release-critical compute systems
2022-09-01 (-10wk): all codes proposed for inclusion in master branch (still under review)
2022-09-15 (-2mo): all codes proposed for inclusion have finished review
2022-09-15 (-2mo): Regenerate Kranc and NRPy+ codes
2022-09-15 (-2mo): start testing
- gallery examples
- test simfactory on clusters
- test in docker images / VM for "common" OS
2022-10-06 (-5wks): decide on name
2022-10-13 (-1mo): Feature freeze: no new features allowed anymore, extensive testing begins
2022-10-13 (-1mo): Create first draft of the release notes as an md file
- Identify contributors to the release
- Identify the release team
- Identify major changes to call out in the release notes.
2022-10-13 (-1mo): Announce date publicly
2022-10-27 (-2wk): draft release announcement
2022-11-03 (-1wk): testing done
2022-11-03 (-1wk): hard freeze, no more changes at all
2022-11-03 (-1wk): make branches, prepare updates for websites, test-send announcement (to maintainers@einsteintoolkit.org)
2022-11-10: release, Thu before SC 22 and 2 wks before US Thanksgiving

(1mo = 4wks)

Testsuite status page
Instructions for running the tests using SimFactory: Testsuite Machines
Release announcements: wiki sandbox
See list in Release Process
Testing is performed on the latest version of common operating systems, for example Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Scientific Linux, Mac OS etc. People often want to build the ET on their laptop or workstation. Instructions for which packages etc are needed can be found in the respective Simfactory option list. This information could also be provided on the Cactus website.

Test status is on Release coordination page.

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+<h2>Details for ET_2023_05</h2>
+<h3>Release team</h3>
+* Leo Werneck, release manager
+* Sam Cupp, release co-manager
+* Roland Haas, release manager emeritus
+<h3>Possible Functionality</h3>
+** FLRW solver [https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/tickets/issues/2549/inlcude-flrwsolver-in-et ticket]
+** FUKA v2 (maybe, see [http://lists.einsteintoolkit.org/pipermail/users/2022-June/008586.html announcement])
 <h2>Details for ET_2022_11</h2>