Moving Forward with IcedTea

[Andrew Hughes]

----- Original Message -----
> Dear all,
> 
> A new security update is due next month:
> 
> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts-086861.html
> 
> Prior to this, we should aim to release some of the recent bug fixes
> / feature additions
> so they don't get lumped together with the security patches.  On that
> subject, I have a number
> of proposals:
> 

snip...

> 2.  IcedTea7 for u4.
> 
> Oracle have already released u4:
> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/7u4-relnotes-1575007.html
> 
> I propose to sync IcedTea7 to jdk7u4 b13 (the point u4 branched) and
> then create a 2.2 branch which can
> then be prepared and tested for a 2.2 release.
> 
> PROPOSED BRANCH DATE: 2nd of May, 2012.  13h00 UTC (tomorrow).
> PROPOSED RELEASE DATE: 16th of May, 2012.  13h00 UTC.
> 

I realise we've slipped on this quite a bit...  the sync was done a while
ago but it's taken time to be in a state where a 2.2 branch of IcedTea
is appropriate.

This is now available:

http://icedtea.classpath.org/hg/release/icedtea7-2.2/

I propose we do the aforementioned release next Wednesday, the 30th of May,
at 18h00 UTC.  In the meantime, please test and report any regressions or bugs.
-- 
Andrew :)

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