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The -rc branch for this release will be cut on 2007/07/01. The target release date is 2007/07/15.

This release is being shepherded by Thomas Orgis <sobukus_AT_sourcemage_DOT_org> -- contact him with questions.

Join the #sourcemage-grimoire channel on irc.freenode.net if you want to help or need help.

How to test

Pick some spells from the lists below and put your name in as the volunteer. Optionally add some spells to the extra spells section, with your name as volunteer.
For your spells, search bugzilla for any existing bugs. Decide which are gating and which aren't, and fill out the "Notes" column appropriately. Put an "X" in the "Searched" column so we know someone has done the search.
Get a machine with the current stable on it. Either your regular box, or a vm, or just a chroot. Instructions for getting a chroot/vm image are below.
Cast your spells from stable if you don't have them already. If they won't install, ignore it and keep going.
Get stable-rc on that machine, either via 'scribe add stable-rc' or just using the git branch directly.
Try updating your spells, or if they wouldn't install in stable try casting them directly from -rc.
Note any failures, issues, etc. in the "Notes" column. File bugs as necessary, noting which new issues are gating and which aren't.
Once the spell has cast for you without any gating problems, put an "X" in the "Signed-Off" column.

It's up to you to define "gating" for your spells.

Keeping us informed of what you've found is more important than fixing everything yourself. If you run out of time someone else can pick up for you but only if they can tell what's going on.

Getting the chroot/vm image

If you're already are running stable somewhere, you don't need to wait, just test with that. Otherwise, download the chroot below:

Chroot	Volunteer	how to get
0.11 x86	sandalle	smgl-stable-0.11-basesystem-x86.tar.bz2 sig

List of Supported Spells

Place an "X" in the signed off column once you have signed off on the spell. If you happen to test a full system-upgrade, feel free to put an "X" and your nick in the "Alt Sign-Off" column for any spells that work for you.

We release once all spells below have:

An "X" in the "Searched" column indicating someone has at least searched bugzilla for known issues, even if they found nothing.
Sign-off by the volunteer owning that spell this release, OR sign-off by someone in the "Alt Sign-Off" column IF there are no gating bugs noted by the owner.

Basesystem Spells

Spell Name	Volunteer	Searched	Sign-Off	Alt Sign-Off	Notes
basesystem	sandalle	X	X	X lejatorn	12857, fixed in test TEXT-EDITOR/PAGER
bash	p3pilot			X.sobukus
binutils	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
bison	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
bzip2	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
console-tools		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
console-data		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
coreutils	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
cpio	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
device-mapper		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
dhcpcd	sandalle	X	X		11614 (fixed in test)
dialog		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
diffutils		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
e2fsprogs	sandalle	X	X	X lejatorn	no bugs found
elvis	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
file		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
findutils		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
flex		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
gawk		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
g++		X		X.sobukus	13595 perhaps misconfiguration or sorcery problem?
gcc		X		X.sobukus	9667 failure on SPARC... historic, 13778 -- just close it?
gettext		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
glibc		X		X.sobukus	a little list, not gating, but it should be shorter next time: 8238, 8240, 8241, 8243, 8244, 9580, 12962
gnupg	sandalle	X	X		9666 on SPARC and old
grep	lejatorn	X	X		No problem whatsoever.
grub		X		X.sobukus	11747 on x86_64... Very much non gating one can use lilo (dkowis)
gzip		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
iana-etc		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
init.d		X		X.sobukus	listing all of them again (also enhancement bugs), so we don't forget: 9177 (my favourite evergreen), 9417, 9419, 9420, 13196, 13363, 13381, 13450
installwatch	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
jed		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
jfsutils	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
kbd		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
less		X		X lejatorn	no bugs found
lilo		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
locale		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
m4		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
make		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
mktemp		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
module-init-tools	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
nano		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
ncurses		X		X.sobukus	13654 the UTF-8 bomb
netconf		X		X.sobukus	10517 (ifplugd enhancement)
net-tools		X		X.sobukus	10207, 10746
patch		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
perl		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
procps		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
readline	p3pilot			X.sobukus
reiserfsprogs	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
sed	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
shadow		X		X lejatorn	There's still 13505 ... I almost forgot the devel-shadow branch I made with the fix a while ago, 13601 the pending update -- website alive?
simpleinit-msb	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
smgl-archspecs		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
smgl-fhs		X		X.sobukus	some bugs for relates issues: 11747, 13112, 13354, 13777
tar		X		X lejatorn	no bugs found
texinfo		X		X lejatorn	no bugs found
udev		X		X lejatorn	no bugs found
unzip		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
util-linux		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
vim		X		X.sobukus	no bugs found
wget	lejatorn	X	X		No problem whatsoever.
xfsprogs	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found
zlib	sandalle	X	X		no bugs found

Additional Spells

Spell Name	Volunteer	Searched	Sign-Off	Alt Sign-Off	Notes
libtool	sandalle	X	X		No bugs found
lighttpd	p3pilot	X	X
php	p3pilot	X	X		Bugs to look at: 13833 13832
pidgin	p3pilot	X	X
pure-ftpd	lejatorn	X	X		No problem whatsoever.
lftp	lejatorn	X	X		No problem whatsoever.

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