Re: [Qemu-devel] please release qemu version 1.7.1

[Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>]

On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 7:13 AM, Michael Roth <mdroth@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> Quoting Stefan Hajnoczi (2014-03-25 07:38:38)
>> On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 10:59:42PM +0100, Laszlo Ersek wrote:
>> > On 03/24/14 22:50, Andreas Färber wrote:
>> > > Laszlo,
>> > >
>> > > Am 24.03.2014 20:23, schrieb Laszlo Ersek:
>> > >> http://wiki.qemu.org/Planning/1.7
>> > >>
>> > >> Thank you.
>> > >> Laszlo
>> > >
>> > > Since you're not addressing anyone in particular who could create the
>> > > release for you, the tag already exists on Michael's branch:
>> > > https://github.com/mdroth/qemu/commits/v1.7.1
>> > >
>> > > And you can use scripts/make-release as an interim solution for creating
>> > > the tarball from it.
>> >
>> > Thank you. However, I don't need the release for myself. I'd like to
>> > submit an OVMF patch (ACPI table download). That patch causes an OVMF
>> > regression when running on v1.7.0, but works on v1.7.1 (and of course on
>> > 2.0.0-rc0). I'd like the tarball to be available to users; both to
>> > people who download it from the upstream location, and to those who use
>> > 1.7.x-based distro (eg. Debian) packages.
>> >
>> > In my OVMF patch I'd like to reference the v1.7.1 qemu release.
>> >
>> > (Side note, the patch is also fine on v1.6.x and earlier.)
>> >
>> > > If you do, you might be interested in:
>> > > http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/331939/
>> > >
>> > > What's missing is someone who can upload the tarball and edit all
>> > > relevant Wiki pages. And someone to push branch and tag to qemu.git.
>> >
>> > "Can" as in "is willing", or as in "is permitted"?
>> >
>> > I didn't know whom to address specifically.
>>
>> Anthony is doing releases and is the right person to poke.
>>
>> I think all that's left is publishing the tarball and posting the
>> release announcement.
>
> Yes, Anthony was tied up around release time and I was subsequently out for
> a couple weeks due to a family emergency so didn't have a chance to follow-up
> till late last week. I'll do the announce as soon as we get the tarball
> uploaded. I'm still used to being able to walk next door, need to coordinate
> in advance a bit better next time.

It's ready to go.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

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>> Stefan
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