[wtp-releng] Status of RC2 builds and schedule

[David M Williams <david_williams@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been told it's not obvious, but
yes, it is ok to check in your approved changes for RC2 now. (there is,
or was, no reason for a re-build after all). [not to mention I discovered
there had already been enough changes we would have had to have a branched
build anyway]. 

So ... with that ... and other confusing
factors this week ... I suggest we modify our schedule by "half a
day" or so, as follows, since our schedule originally called for all
RC2 code to be in by last night: (and, if any part of this does not make
sense to you, or if you need other adjustments, just ask and we'll come
up with something that does make sense for you (and your time zone :).


Let's get all approved RC2 code in by
noon today (Eastern). 
Build would then be ready by around
5 PM this evening (Eastern). 
Smoke test, when asked, what ever build
is ready then. 
We'll continue to re-build as pre-reqs
finish up.   
While we don't need to officially track
more than one smoke test, per week, per team, 
as we've seen, it's a good idea to sanity
check every build! 

We will still try and have an "internally
declared" RC2 build on Friday, with official declaration next Tuesday.


Hope this makes sense, if not, let's
discuss. 
And, keep us all informed via this list
if you need some other build, or urgent bug fixed. 

Thanks,