Re: [PATCH] Release ERC 5.6

[J.P.]

"J.P." <jp@neverwas.me> writes:

> Hi people,
>
> ERC 5.5 was released on March 3rd. Not saying eight months and change is
> overlong WRT the previously floated aspirational cadence of at least two
> minor releases per major Emacs version (or that sustaining a respectable
> velocity ought to be a priority), but as a practical matter, the longer
> we wait, the more resistance there'll be in the drop's immediate wake to
> iterating meaningfully on HEAD [1] (which, IMO, *is* a priority). Thus,
> I'd like to pull the trigger on a release in a week or so, assuming
> there's nothing left on the docket by then. All this to say: last call
> for bugs and patches for this cycle.

Quick update. We're nearly a year out and still unable to make good on
this release because at least one blocker remains [1]. Hopefully, it'll
be resolved before the month is out. Thanks.

[1] https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=68660