[RTEMS Project] #3220: Change RTEMS release number scheme from 4.12 to 5

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Thu Nov 23 07:53:51 UTC 2017


#3220: Change RTEMS release number scheme from 4.12 to 5
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 Reporter:  Sebastian Huber  |       Owner:  Sebastian Huber
     Type:  project          |      Status:  accepted
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  5.1
Component:  unspecified      |     Version:  5
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:                   |
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Description changed by Sebastian Huber:

Old description:

> As discussed here
>
> https://lists.rtems.org/pipermail/devel/2017-October/019169.html
>
> it was agreed to use version 5.1 with the new number scheme for the next
> RTEMS release.
>
> Most important items of this release:
>
> * SMP support
> * 64-bit time_t (year 2038 problem)
> * the network stack header consolidation and the move to Newlib
> * self-contained POSIX synchronization objects (impacting the
> configuration)
> * improved Ada support (however, not all Ada tests pass currently)
>
> The following steps are necessary to carry out the number change:
>
> 1. ~~Change version of RTEMS tools~~
> 2. ~~Change version of RSB~~
> 3. ~~Change version of RTEMS~~
> 4. ~~Documentation repo. Easy.~~
> 5. Documentation website repo. Easy.
> 6. Release procedure repo. Easy.
> 7. ~~Trac tickets. Not sure.~~
> 8. ~~Trac wiki. Medium(?). A wiki search of 4.12 gives 21 hits.~~
> 9. rtems.org website. That needs Joel.
> 10. Make announcement on the devel and user mailing list

New description:

 As discussed here

 https://lists.rtems.org/pipermail/devel/2017-October/019169.html

 it was agreed to use version 5.1 with the new number scheme for the next
 RTEMS release.

 Most important items of this release:

 * SMP support
 * 64-bit time_t (year 2038 problem)
 * the network stack header consolidation and the move to Newlib
 * self-contained POSIX synchronization objects (impacting the
 configuration)
 * improved Ada support (however, not all Ada tests pass currently)

 The following steps are necessary to carry out the number change:

 1. ~~Change version of RTEMS tools~~
 2. ~~Change version of RSB~~
 3. ~~Change version of RTEMS~~
 4. ~~Documentation repo. Easy.~~
 5. ~~Documentation website repo. Easy.~~
 6. Release procedure repo. Easy.
 7. ~~Trac tickets. Not sure.~~
 8. ~~Trac wiki. Medium(?). A wiki search of 4.12 gives 21 hits.~~
 9. rtems.org website. That needs Joel.
 10. Make announcement on the devel and user mailing list

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Ticket URL: <http://devel.rtems.org/ticket/3220#comment:22>
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