On 4/3/14 5:34 PM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: > ATTENTION: we have to repackage the windows builds, the vote will > continue because we change nothing, just repackage the install packages > > I have built with the release=t flag to be prepared for future patches > that will allow us for example to upgrade a 4.1 or 4.2 to an 4.3. The > whole mechanism is very complex and it seems that we have overseen a > small detail. No big thing we just have to rebuild for now and have to > test the patch mechanism a little bit more. > > That means also that the msp have to be used even more careful. They > work to upgrade a 4.0.1 to a 4.1 but the next msp for a potential 4.2 or > 4.1.1 can't be applied to a patched 4.0.1.
The current problem is that the new full install sets can't be installed over an existing 4.0.1 this. Something that we don't want for now ;-) Juergen > > Juergen > > > On 4/2/14 3:16 PM, Jürgen Schmidt wrote: >> Hi, >> >> FOLLOW UP discussion please on the dev list!!! >> >> Last week I proposed a final schedule for our upcoming AOO 4.1 release. >> We are a little bit behind because the fact that we had to fix some >> further critical issues. Nevertheless I would like to propose a first RC >> based on revision 1583666 from the AOO410 branch. We spend a lot of time >> in preparing the RC in time and the upload is ongoing. The MacOS and >> Windows versions are already available and the Linux upload is still >> ongoing. But keep in mind the binaries are for convenience and the >> release relevant bits are the source release. >> >> The RC builds can be found as always under >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OOOUSERS/Development+Snapshot+Builds >> >> An overview of the fixes issues, enhancements and tasks going into this >> release can be found under >> http://people.apache.org/~jsc/milestones/4.1.0-rc/AOO4.1.0_RC_fixes.html. >> I invite all volunteers to help with the verification of the fixed >> issues. Especially the issues related to translation updates/fixes >> should be verified by native speakers. >> >> A related RAT scan can be found under >> http://people.apache.org/~jsc/milestones/4.1.0-rc/AOO4.1.0_RAT_Scan.html >> >> I have also prepared patches (msp) for Windows and for the languages we >> have released with AOO 4.0.1. The patches are intended for private use >> only and of course for testing but not for the release. It's the first >> time that we prepared a complete set of patches and we have to test the >> functionality a little bit more. The related full install sets are >> prepared for patches in the future and can release patches in the future >> as well if they work as expected. By the way I have upgraded AOO 4.0.1 >> (en-US) on my Windows laptop with the msp to AOO 4.1 ;-) >> >> I plan to start a vote for this RC later today and let it run until >> Sunday night, means enough time to test and evaluate the bits careful. >> Linux binaries will be available tomorrow latest. >> >> We have not fixed and integrated all requested showstoppers because they >> were not all showstoppers from my perspective and we should take into >> account that we have limited resources in the project able to fix >> issues. We focused on issues that are obviously showstoppers and on >> those who are relevant for most of our users. >> >> >> Juergen >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@openoffice.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@openoffice.apache.org
