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* We should create a first release candidate (RC) Octave '''6.0.90''' soon.  Base for discussing and working on further bug findings.
* We should create a first release candidate (RC) Octave '''6.0.90''' soon.  Base for discussing and working on further bug findings.
** Update gnulib before RC
** Tag some cset on stable.
** Tag some cset on stable.
** Build MS Windows binaries.
** Build MS Windows binaries.
** Upload to https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/ .
* Still hard to fix blocking bugs
** Build (RC) anyway!
** crashes during doc graphics creation
** graphics system behaves different from rest of GUI (copy on write issues?)
** calling script from nested functions (bug {{bug|xxxxx}})
** empty list creation if one element is not assigned (bug {{bug|xxxxx}})
* Try to tackle bugs with debuggers
** valgrind slow
** <code>-fsanizer=thread</code> in memory and faster
* Before Octave 6.1.0 release, discharge MS Windows 10 Malware Detection Systems (e.g. upload to https://www.virustotal.com/)


=== Community Infrastructure ([[User:siko1056|Kai]]) ===
=== Community Infrastructure ([[User:siko1056|Kai]]) ===

Revision as of 15:23, 7 July 2020

Todays topics

  • Meet and greet 5 minutes before meeting (audio testing).

Octave 6 release status

  • We should create a first release candidate (RC) Octave 6.0.90 soon. Base for discussing and working on further bug findings.
  • Still hard to fix blocking bugs
    • Build (RC) anyway!
    • crashes during doc graphics creation
    • graphics system behaves different from rest of GUI (copy on write issues?)
    • calling script from nested functions (bug #xxxxx)
    • empty list creation if one element is not assigned (bug #xxxxx)
  • Try to tackle bugs with debuggers
    • valgrind slow
    • -fsanizer=thread in memory and faster

Community Infrastructure (Kai)

Ideas for next meeting

Topic suggestions

See also