0.8.6 release candidate 1
16 messages, 6 to 10 Dec 2013. Started by Gavin Andresen.
Drak (4), Wladimir J. van der Laan (3), Gavin Andresen (2), Warren Togami (2), Roy Badami (2), Greg Maxwell (2), Jeff Garzik
0.8.6 release candidate 1 is available from: https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.6/test/
Please help sanity-test, especially if you are running OSX or Windows.
I found a tiny error in 0.8.6rc1. The leveldb subtree merge was done incorrectly leaving an errant db/ directory in the base of bitcoin instead of src/leveldb. See my earlier mail on 0.8.6 for suggested subtree squash and merge syntax. (On plane now...)
Warren On Dec 5, 2013 10:53 PM, "Gavin Andresen" <gavinandresen@gmail•com> wrote:
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> 0.8.6 release candidate 1 is available from: > > https://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.6/test/ > > Please help sanity-test, especially if you are running OSX or Windows. > > -- > -- > Gavin Andresen > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK > Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. > Download it for free now! > > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Bitcoin-development mailing list > Bitcoin-development@lists•sourceforge•net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bitcoin-development > >
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Warren Togami Jr. <wtogami@gmail•com> wrote:
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> I found a tiny error in 0.8.6rc1. The leveldb subtree merge was done > incorrectly leaving an errant db/ directory in the base of bitcoin instead > of src/leveldb. >
I see: db/autocompact_test.cc
... which I assume is a leveldb unit test file that should be in src/leveldb/db/
Not a showstopper bug.
Given we've had hundreds of downloads and no reports of insanity, I think we should tag v0.8.6 today (same commit as v0.8.6rc1) and ship it.
Our testing of the macos leveldb parts for the past 6 days has had zero complaints of new corruption from OMG and LTC users. I agree it is time to release 0.8.6.
On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Gavin Andresen <gavinandresen@gmail•com>wrote:
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> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Warren Togami Jr. <wtogami@gmail•com>wrote: > >> I found a tiny error in 0.8.6rc1. The leveldb subtree merge was done >> incorrectly leaving an errant db/ directory in the base of bitcoin instead >> of src/leveldb. >> > > I see: > db/autocompact_test.cc > > ... which I assume is a leveldb unit test file that should be in > src/leveldb/db/ > > Not a showstopper bug. > > Given we've had hundreds of downloads and no reports of insanity, I think > we should tag v0.8.6 today (same commit as v0.8.6rc1) and ship it. > > -- > -- > Gavin Andresen > >
Someone needs to update the bitcoin.org website, it still points downloads to 0.8.5
On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 01:39:51PM +0000, Drak wrote:
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> Someone needs to update the bitcoin.org website, it still points downloads > to 0.8.5
Perhaps because 0.8.6 hasn't been released yet? Or did I miss the announcement? I think it makes sense that release candidates are not promoted on bitcoin.org.
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On 9 December 2013 13:52, Roy Badami <roy@gnomon•org•uk> wrote:
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> > On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 01:39:51PM +0000, Drak wrote: > > Someone needs to update the bitcoin.org website, it still points > downloads > > to 0.8.5 > > Perhaps because 0.8.6 hasn't been released yet? Or did I miss the > announcement? I think it makes sense that release candidates are not > promoted on bitcoin.org.
It was released and it's all over bitcointalk/reddit
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Drak <drak@zikula•org> wrote:
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> It was released and it's all over bitcointalk/reddit
It has not been released. It's queued for announcement. We were waiting for another independant gitian build before sending out the announcement.
On 9 December 2013 15:07, Gregory Maxwell <gmaxwell@gmail•com> wrote:
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> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Drak <drak@zikula•org> wrote: > > It was released and it's all over bitcointalk/reddit > > It has not been released. It's queued for announcement. We were > waiting for another independant gitian build before sending out the > announcement. >
Why would it be made available for download at sourceforge.net if it's not actually released? The files are available here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/bitcoin/files/Bitcoin/bitcoin-0.8.6/ and people watch the sf rss feeds etc... Seems to me like there needs to be a better release workflow. As far as the world is concerned, they are downloading the 0.8.6 and there is a lot of community buzz about it already. IMO, to avoid that, no files should be placed online unless they are the official release.
Drak
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 7:19 AM, Drak <drak@zikula•org> wrote:
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> Why would it be made available for download at sourceforge.net if it's not > actually released? The files are available here:
Because it takes time to put the files up, propagate to mirrors, check by multiple people that the downloads work an the signatures pass.
Every release comes with a release announcement, you'll know its out when you see the release announcement.
The alternative is that announcements go out and the files are not correct, or hide the files in the release pipeline and allow less public participation in the release workflow. I think that would be unfortunate.
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Drak <drak@zikula•org> wrote:
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> > IMO, to avoid that, no files should be placed online unless they are the > official release. >
They *are* the official release as soon as they're uploaded. We may wait for some extra gitian builds to be more confident and make the announcement on the forums and such, but the downloads themselves don't change anymore.
It really doesn't matter in what order the different places are updated, as long as the news is propagated everywhere within a reasonable time-span of say a day. Requiring a certain order would require unnecessary coordination.
Don't make problems where they don't exist, we have enough actual issues.
Wladimir
On 9 December 2013 15:35, Wladimir <laanwj@gmail•com> wrote:
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> > On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Drak <drak@zikula•org> wrote: > >> >> IMO, to avoid that, no files should be placed online unless they are the >> official release. >> > > They *are* the official release as soon as they're uploaded. We may wait > for some extra gitian builds to be more confident and make the announcement > on the forums and such, but the downloads themselves don't change anymore. >
That is exactly the point and the moment they are publicly available you cannot stop people talking about it or noticing it, or posting official looking sticky posts at bitcointalk like this one: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=364353.0. Was that an official announcement?
Drak
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Drak <drak@zikula•org> wrote:
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> actly the point and the moment they are publicly available you cannot stop > people talking about it or noticing it, or posting official looking sticky > posts at bitcointalk like this one: > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=364353.0. Was that an official > announcement? >
Yes, it is.
Wladimir
On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Drak <drak@zikula•org> wrote:
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> looking sticky posts at bitcointalk like this one: > https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=364353.0. Was that an official > announcement?
Yes.
On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 02:55:02PM +0000, Drak wrote:
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> On 9 December 2013 13:52, Roy Badami <roy@gnomon•org•uk> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Dec 09, 2013 at 01:39:51PM +0000, Drak wrote: > > > Someone needs to update the bitcoin.org website, it still points > > downloads > > > to 0.8.5 > > > > Perhaps because 0.8.6 hasn't been released yet? Or did I miss the > > announcement? I think it makes sense that release candidates are not > > promoted on bitcoin.org. > > > It was released and it's all over bitcointalk/reddit
Oh, I see - so it was. It wasn't announced here though - is there some other list I need to be on, too? It would be nice if announcements like this were posted to a mailing list as well as bitcointalk.org (is there a bitcoin-announce list that I missed? If not, maybe there should be)
roy
On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 8:23 AM, Roy Badami <roy@gnomon•org•uk> wrote:
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> Oh, I see - so it was. It wasn't announced here though - is there > some other list I need to be on, too? It would be nice if > announcements like this were posted to a mailing list as well as > bitcointalk.org (is there a bitcoin-announce list that I missed? If > not, maybe there should be) >
Yes could have been announced here too. We announced the rc1 here but not the final release. ...maybe we should add a list of places to announce to the release process.
Wladimir