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* Next Meeting
 
* Next Meeting
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** 1/31
 
* Releases
 
* Releases
 
** 5.6.1
 
** 5.6.1
*** Today?  No outstanding issues...
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*** '''Today'''
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*** outstanding build issues on trunk don't seem to affect 5-6-patches
 
** 5.5.1
 
** 5.5.1
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*** pre2 out late this week
 
** others
 
** others
 
* Administrative
 
* Administrative
 
** [http://www.net-snmp.org/dev/release-policy.html Release Policy] - is RC "show-stopper" threshold still appropriate and define "show-stopper"
 
** [http://www.net-snmp.org/dev/release-policy.html Release Policy] - is RC "show-stopper" threshold still appropriate and define "show-stopper"
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** show-stopper proposal from Bill Fenner: a regression '''with''' a fix
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** relax the guidelines on final RCs to final final.  "should not change" is a goal, but "changes are allowed if consensus says so".
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** make the current list of showstoppers "examples".
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** add a note about "regression tests that are identified as part of the test suite" as example important failures to consider and discuss
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** add a new CFV item: "stop the release" with a +1 vote being "stop" until everyone revotes for a "start" also requiring a +1 (which is a swing of at least two people)
 
* Technical
 
* Technical
 
** [[Testing]]
 
** [[Testing]]
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*** discussion in the future may happen as people work on docs
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*** tests on older perl systems still problematic
 
** [[Feature Marking and Selection]]
 
** [[Feature Marking and Selection]]
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*** require_one_of(foo bar baz) would be good
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*** md5 example:
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  #include <net-snmp/features.h>
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  netsnmp_provide(md5)
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  #ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_H
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  netsnmp_require(opensslmd5)
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  #else
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  netsnmp_require(internalmd5)
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  #endif
 
*** net-snmp/features.h vs net-snmp/net-snmp-features.h
 
*** net-snmp/features.h vs net-snmp/net-snmp-features.h
 
* Round Table
 
* Round Table
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** in hardaker.c: netsnmp_feature_provide(features)
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** rstory: DTLS testing and transport documentation
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** TrogL: more solaris to play with
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** tanders: OpenSUSE hopefully

Latest revision as of 21:11, 3 January 2011

Previous: 2010-11-29
Next: 2011-01-31

This is the meeting agenda/notes for the Meeting held on 2011-01-03.

Date and Time: 2011-01-03 20:00 UTC


Agenda

  • Next Meeting
    • 1/31
  • Releases
    • 5.6.1
      • Today
      • outstanding build issues on trunk don't seem to affect 5-6-patches
    • 5.5.1
      • pre2 out late this week
    • others
  • Administrative
    • Release Policy - is RC "show-stopper" threshold still appropriate and define "show-stopper"
    • show-stopper proposal from Bill Fenner: a regression with a fix
    • relax the guidelines on final RCs to final final. "should not change" is a goal, but "changes are allowed if consensus says so".
    • make the current list of showstoppers "examples".
    • add a note about "regression tests that are identified as part of the test suite" as example important failures to consider and discuss
    • add a new CFV item: "stop the release" with a +1 vote being "stop" until everyone revotes for a "start" also requiring a +1 (which is a swing of at least two people)
  • Technical
    • Testing
      • discussion in the future may happen as people work on docs
      • tests on older perl systems still problematic
    • Feature Marking and Selection
      • require_one_of(foo bar baz) would be good
      • md5 example:
 #include <net-snmp/features.h>
 netsnmp_provide(md5)
 #ifdef HAVE_OPENSSL_H
 netsnmp_require(opensslmd5)
 #else
 netsnmp_require(internalmd5)
 #endif
      • net-snmp/features.h vs net-snmp/net-snmp-features.h
  • Round Table
    • in hardaker.c: netsnmp_feature_provide(features)
    • rstory: DTLS testing and transport documentation
    • TrogL: more solaris to play with
    • tanders: OpenSUSE hopefully