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@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ How To Validate a New Release
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Introduction
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============
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This document contains information about testing the release candidates that will
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ultimately be the next LLVM release. For more information on how to manage the
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actual release, please refer to :doc:`HowToReleaseLLVM`.
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This document contains information about testing the release candidates that
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will ultimately be the next LLVM release. For more information on how to
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manage the actual release, please refer to :doc:`HowToReleaseLLVM`.
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Overview of the Release Process
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-------------------------------
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@ -21,26 +21,28 @@ and it'll be the role of each volunteer to:
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* Test and benchmark the previous release
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* Test and benchmark each release candidate, comparing to the previous release and candidates
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* Test and benchmark each release candidate, comparing to the previous release
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and candidates
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* Identify, reduce and report every regression found during tests and benchmarks
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* Make sure the critical bugs get fixed and merged to the next release candidate
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Not all bugs or regressions are show-stoppers and it's a bit of a grey area what
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should be fixed before the next candidate and what can wait until the next release.
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should be fixed before the next candidate and what can wait until the next
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release.
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It'll depend on:
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* The severity of the bug, how many people it affects and if it's a regression or a
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known bug. Known bugs are "unsupported features" and some bugs can be disabled if
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they have been implemented recently.
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* The severity of the bug, how many people it affects and if it's a regression
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or a known bug. Known bugs are "unsupported features" and some bugs can be
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disabled if they have been implemented recently.
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* The stage in the release. Less critical bugs should be considered to be fixed between
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RC1 and RC2, but not so much at the end of it.
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* The stage in the release. Less critical bugs should be considered to be
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fixed between RC1 and RC2, but not so much at the end of it.
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* If it's a correctness or a performance regression. Performance regression tends to be
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taken more lightly than correctness.
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* If it's a correctness or a performance regression. Performance regression
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tends to be taken more lightly than correctness.
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.. _scripts:
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@ -52,10 +54,12 @@ The scripts are in the ``utils/release`` directory.
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test-release.sh
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---------------
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This script will check-out, configure and compile LLVM+Clang (+ most add-ons, like ``compiler-rt``,
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``libcxx``, ``libomp`` and ``clang-extra-tools``) in three stages, and will test the final stage.
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It'll have installed the final binaries on the Phase3/Releasei(+Asserts) directory, and
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that's the one you should use for the test-suite and other external tests.
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This script will check-out, configure and compile LLVM+Clang (+ most add-ons,
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like ``compiler-rt``, ``libcxx``, ``libomp`` and ``clang-extra-tools``) in
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three stages, and will test the final stage.
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It'll have installed the final binaries on the Phase3/Releasei(+Asserts)
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directory, and that's the one you should use for the test-suite and other
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external tests.
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To run the script on a specific release candidate run::
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@ -66,25 +70,32 @@ To run the script on a specific release candidate run::
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-test-asserts \
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-no-compare-files
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Each system will require different options. For instance, x86_64 will obviously not need
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``-no-64bit`` while 32-bit systems will, or the script will fail.
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Each system will require different options. For instance, x86_64 will
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obviously not need ``-no-64bit`` while 32-bit systems will, or the script will
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fail.
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The important flags to get right are:
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* On the pre-release, you should change ``-rc 1`` to ``-final``. On RC2, change it to ``-rc 2`` and so on.
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* On the pre-release, you should change ``-rc 1`` to ``-final``. On RC2,
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change it to ``-rc 2`` and so on.
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* On non-release testing, you can use ``-final`` in conjunction with ``-no-checkout``, but you'll have to
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create the ``final`` directory by hand and link the correct source dir to ``final/llvm.src``.
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* On non-release testing, you can use ``-final`` in conjunction with
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``-no-checkout``, but you'll have to create the ``final`` directory by hand
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and link the correct source dir to ``final/llvm.src``.
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* For release candidates, you need ``-test-asserts``, or it won't create a "Release+Asserts" directory,
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which is needed for release testing and benchmarking. This will take twice as long.
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* For release candidates, you need ``-test-asserts``, or it won't create a
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"Release+Asserts" directory, which is needed for release testing and
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benchmarking. This will take twice as long.
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* On the final candidate you just need Release builds, and that's the binary directory you'll have to pack.
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* On the final candidate you just need Release builds, and that's the binary
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directory you'll have to pack.
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This script builds three phases of Clang+LLVM twice each (Release and Release+Asserts), so use
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screen or nohup to avoid headaches, since it'll take a long time.
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This script builds three phases of Clang+LLVM twice each (Release and
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Release+Asserts), so use screen or nohup to avoid headaches, since it'll take
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a long time.
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Use the ``--help`` option to see all the options and chose it according to your needs.
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Use the ``--help`` option to see all the options and chose it according to
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your needs.
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findRegressions-nightly.py
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@ -100,9 +111,12 @@ Test Suite
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.. contents::
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:local:
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Follow the `LNT Quick Start Guide <http://llvm.org/docs/lnt/quickstart.html>`__ link on how to set-up the test-suite
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Follow the `LNT Quick Start Guide
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<http://llvm.org/docs/lnt/quickstart.html>`__ link on how to set-up the
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test-suite
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The binary location you'll have to use for testing is inside the ``rcN/Phase3/Release+Asserts/llvmCore-REL-RC.install``.
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The binary location you'll have to use for testing is inside the
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``rcN/Phase3/Release+Asserts/llvmCore-REL-RC.install``.
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Link that directory to an easier location and run the test-suite.
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An example on the run command line, assuming you created a link from the correct
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@ -116,13 +130,16 @@ install directory to ``~/devel/llvm/install``::
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--cc ~/devel/llvm/install/bin/clang \
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--cxx ~/devel/llvm/install/bin/clang++
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It should have no new regressions, compared to the previous release or release candidate. You don't need to fix
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all the bugs in the test-suite, since they're not necessarily meant to pass on all architectures all the time. This is
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due to the nature of the result checking, which relies on direct comparison, and most of the time, the failures are
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related to bad output checking, rather than bad code generation.
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It should have no new regressions, compared to the previous release or release
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candidate. You don't need to fix all the bugs in the test-suite, since they're
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not necessarily meant to pass on all architectures all the time. This is
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due to the nature of the result checking, which relies on direct comparison,
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and most of the time, the failures are related to bad output checking, rather
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than bad code generation.
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If the errors are in LLVM itself, please report every single regression found as blocker, and all the other bugs
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as important, but not necessarily blocking the release to proceed. They can be set as "known failures" and to be
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If the errors are in LLVM itself, please report every single regression found
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as blocker, and all the other bugs as important, but not necessarily blocking
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the release to proceed. They can be set as "known failures" and to be
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fix on a future date.
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.. _pre-release-process:
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:local:
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When the release process is announced on the mailing list, you should prepare
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for the testing, by applying the same testing you'll do on the release candidates,
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on the previous release.
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for the testing, by applying the same testing you'll do on the release
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candidates, on the previous release.
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You should:
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* Download the previous release sources from http://llvm.org/releases/download.html.
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* Download the previous release sources from
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http://llvm.org/releases/download.html.
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* Run the test-release.sh script on ``final`` mode (change ``-rc 1`` to ``-final``).
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* Run the test-release.sh script on ``final`` mode (change ``-rc 1`` to
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``-final``).
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* Once all three stages are done, it'll test the final stage.
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* Using the ``Phase3/Release+Asserts/llvmCore-MAJ.MIN-final.install`` base, run the test-suite.
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* Using the ``Phase3/Release+Asserts/llvmCore-MAJ.MIN-final.install`` base,
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run the test-suite.
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If the final phase's ``make check-all`` failed, it's a good idea to also test the
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intermediate stages by going on the obj directory and running ``make check-all`` to find
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if there's at least one stage that passes (helps when reducing the error for bug report
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purposes).
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If the final phase's ``make check-all`` failed, it's a good idea to also test
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the intermediate stages by going on the obj directory and running
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``make check-all`` to find if there's at least one stage that passes (helps
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when reducing the error for bug report purposes).
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.. _release-process:
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@ -166,22 +186,23 @@ to them), and run the release test as above.
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You should:
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* Download the current candidate sources from where the release manager points you
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(ex. http://llvm.org/pre-releases/3.3/rc1/).
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* Download the current candidate sources from where the release manager points
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you (ex. http://llvm.org/pre-releases/3.3/rc1/).
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* Repeat the steps above with ``-rc 1``, ``-rc 2`` etc modes and run the test-suite
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the same way.
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* Repeat the steps above with ``-rc 1``, ``-rc 2`` etc modes and run the
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test-suite the same way.
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* Compare the results, report all errors on Bugzilla and publish the binary blob
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where the release manager can grab it.
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Once the release manages announces that the latest candidate is the good one, you
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have to pack the ``Release`` (no Asserts) install directory on ``Phase3`` and that
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will be the official binary.
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Once the release manages announces that the latest candidate is the good one,
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you have to pack the ``Release`` (no Asserts) install directory on ``Phase3``
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and that will be the official binary.
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* Rename (or link) ``clang+llvm-REL-ARCH-ENV`` to the .install directory
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* Tar that into the same name with ``.tar.gz`` extensioan from outside the directory
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* Tar that into the same name with ``.tar.gz`` extensioan from outside the
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directory
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* Make it available for the release manager to download
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@ -196,15 +217,15 @@ Bug Reporting Process
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If you found regressions or failures when comparing a release candidate with the
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previous release, follow the rules below:
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* Critical bugs on compilation should be fixed as soon as possible, possibly before
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releasing the binary blobs.
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* Critical bugs on compilation should be fixed as soon as possible, possibly
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before releasing the binary blobs.
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* Check-all tests should be fixed before the next release candidate, but can wait
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until the test-suite run is finished.
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* Check-all tests should be fixed before the next release candidate, but can
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wait until the test-suite run is finished.
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* Bugs in the test suite or unimportant check-all tests can be fixed in between
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release candidates.
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* New features or recent big changes, when close to the release, should have done
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in a way that it's easy to disable. If they misbehave, prefer disabling them than
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releasing an unstable (but untested) binary package.
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* New features or recent big changes, when close to the release, should have
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done in a way that it's easy to disable. If they misbehave, prefer disabling
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them than releasing an unstable (but untested) binary package.
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