7u2 phase 2 status, information regarding build promotions

[Edvard Wendelin]

Hi,

I thought I'd send out a short status update on the 7u2 project. We are 
now in phase 2 for 7u2 and consequently in phase 1 for 7u4. We will 
build 7u4 on a weekly basis and publish the builds on java.net. 7u2 will 
now be built on a monthly basis. The approval process for phase 1 and 2 
is slightly different. For phase 1 you can find the approval template 
here: http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk7u/approval-template.html . 
Dalibor is on vacation, so we haven't been able to upload it to the 
project page. You should be able to find it next to the other template 
on the same link sometime next week. In the meantime I'll paste it in 
this email [1]. Expect that it will take a few days for me to respond to 
approval requests for phase 2 as they require release team approval.

Cheers,
Edvard


[1]

"Push requests for JDK 7 Update Stabilisation forests MUST be sent to 
the jdk7u-dev at openjdk.java.net mailing list and SHOULD follow this 
template:

Subject: Request for phase 2 approval for CR $NR - $Synopsis

With the body containing:

• either a link to the publicly visible bug on the bugs.sun.com site (or 
its equivalent), or a description of the change in case that there is no 
publicly visible bug to link to
• either a link to the publicly visible webrev or a link to the JDK 8 
changeset, in case it's the the same patch as the corresponding 
changeset committed for JDK 8.
• if the review is taking place somewhere else, a link to the public 
review thread
• if the fix has already been reviewed for inclusion into jdk7u-dev, the 
list of reviewers
• Provide rationale for why the fix should be approved, including the 
benefit and risks involved, what testing has been done, and what the 
results were.
• The Release Team might decide to defer the approval request to the 
next update release, request more information or approve it. 
Communication is taken care of by the project lead."