Re: Release 6.1

[Markus Mützel]

Am 28. Januar 2020 um 17:36 Uhr schrieb "Rik":
> I'm not clear on the exact 5.2 release date but it seems like it will be
> 1/31 or 2/1.  After that, someone can merge default on to stable and we can
> start the 6.1 cycle.  It seems like a worthy goal to finish up before the
> Feb. 27th and the big Ubuntu freeze.

I agree, it would be nice to get Octave 6.1 into the Ubuntu LTS.
But I'm not sure if the remaining 4 weeks are enough to get that ready for 
their freeze.
I remember there was a lot of activity after default was merged to stable for 
the 5.1 release (ASAN, PVC Analyzer, ...). And there are still a few open bugs 
that haven't been worked on yet.

Maybe, it would be safer to leave the current stable branch open for a few 
weeks after 5.2 is released to be able to fix some emerging bug that we might 
have missed. That way we would have a "really stable" 5.2 (or 5.3 if this 
should be necessary) instead of a "rushed" 6.1 for the Ubuntu LTS.

Markus