JDK 11.0.3 Update process

[Andrew Haley]

On 2/20/19 12:11 AM, Andrew Hughes wrote:

> I'm talking not so much about individual patch integration, but the process
> of tagging and making a release i.e. deciding that it is good to go.

OK.

> On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 at 09:40, Andrew Haley <aph at redhat.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 2/18/19 10:49 PM, Andrew Hughes wrote:
>>> OpenJDK 6 & 7 have been much lower traffic, so we have generally got
>>> away with doing our Red Hat builds and TCK testing, and then just
>>> doing the final push & release in public. The process will need to
>>> be formalised for 8u & 11u.
>>
>> I'm reluctant. The problem with formalizing process even more is that
>> it becomes incomprehensible to anyone except the two or threee people
>> working on a release full time.
> 
> Ok, let's put it another way; the next security update is on 2019-04-16.
> I need to know about a month before then whether I'm following the
> same process as for 7 (snapshot the tree, apply security patches,
> push them after unembargo and follow up with a release), or if we're
> doing something different, or if someone else is doing this.

I don't propose to follow a different process from 7, but I don't
believe it's possible for any individual to do 7, 8, and 11 without
severe delays. Therefore, it'll be necessary to share the work.

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Andrew Haley
Java Platform Lead Engineer
Red Hat UK Ltd. <https://www.redhat.com>
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