Experimental branch - Revision history

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Jeanfrancis at 17:49, 2 February 2012

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Drobbins: /* History */

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‎History

Drobbins: /* Installation from an experimental branch stage3 */

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‎Installation from an experimental branch stage3

Drobbins: /* Status */

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‎Status

Drobbins: /* Experimental Timeline */

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‎Experimental Timeline

Drobbins: /* Features */

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‎Features

Drobbins at 23:55, 25 January 2012

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 == Status ==
-The experimental branch currently contains the [[Progress_Overlay_Python]] that is being merged and tested. The branch also contains perl-5.14 (hard-masked) and the Nova cloud computing library.
+The experimental branch currently contains an updated version of gcc-4.6.2-r1, and an updated toolchain.eclass.
 Future plans:
 * funtoo profile integration
 == Experimental Timeline ==

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 * Mar 23, 2012 - experimental is now merged into master. Experimental follows master now.
 * Between Jan and Mar, 2012 - experimental contains Nova cloud computing libraries.
-* Between Jan and Mar, 2012 - perl-5.14 is added but kept hard-masked.
+* Between Jan and Mar, 2012 - perl-5.14 is added but kept hard-masked as it breaks stage1 builds.
 * Jan 28, 2012 - experimental now contains [[Progress_Overlay_Python]]
 * Dec 16, 2011 - experimental is now merged into master. Experimental follows master now.

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 == Status ==
-The experimental branch currently contains the [[Progress_Overlay_Python]] that is being merged and tested.
+The experimental branch currently contains the [[Progress_Overlay_Python]] that is being merged and tested. The branch also contains perl-5.14 (hard-masked) and the Nova cloud computing library.
-Plans:
+The experimental branch will be merged into master on March 23, 2012.
-* perl-5.14 testing
 * funtoo profile integration
 == Experimental Timeline ==
 * Jan 28, 2012 - experimental now contains [[Progress_Overlay_Python]]
 * Dec 16, 2011 - experimental is now merged into master. Experimental follows master now.

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 == Status ==
-Currently, the experimental branch is the same as the regular Funtoo branch. We are preparing new stuff to test, and it will diverge again soon.
+The experimental branch currently contains the [[Progress_Overlay_Python]] that is being merged and tested.
 Plans:
 * perl-5.14 testing
 * funtoo profile integration
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 == Experimental Timeline ==
 * Dec 16, 2011 - experimental is now merged into master. Experimental follows master now.
 * Sep 27, 2011 - experimental tree is created, used for new gcc-4.6.2 toolchain development and ebuild cleanup.

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 == History ==
-The experimental branch has been used to implement and stabilize a new set of toolchain packages:
+=== Iteration 1 (Completed Dec 16, 2011) ===
 * gcc-4.6.2
 * binutils-2.21-r1

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 == Installation from an experimental branch stage3 ==
-You can find some stage3s on the Funtoo mirror: [http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/funtoo-experimental/]. However, those stages will not be updated very often.
+You can find some stage3s on the Funtoo mirror: [http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/funtoo-experimental/]. These stages are updated weekly, possibly more often during active experimental development.
-−
 == Building stage3s using Metro ==

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 Plans:
-* [[Python Progress Overlay]] merge
+* [[Progress Overlay Python]] merge
 * perl-5.14 testing
 * funtoo profile integration

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:57, 25 January 2012
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	{{fancywarning\|Funtoo Experimental where we test bleeding-edge stuff, and we're not afraid to break things. Don't use experimental unless you are helping us test new features.}}		{{fancywarning\|Funtoo Experimental where we test bleeding-edge stuff, and we're not afraid to break things. Don't use experimental unless you are helping us test new features.}}
		+
		+	== Status ==
		+
		+	Currently, the experimental branch is the same as the regular Funtoo branch. We are preparing new stuff to test, and it will diverge again soon.
		+
		+	Plans:
		+	* [[Python Progress Overlay]] merge
		+	* perl-5.14 testing
		+	* funtoo profile integration

	== Experimental Timeline ==		== Experimental Timeline ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:56, 25 January 2012
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	The Funtoo experimental branch is used by Funtoo Core Developers to try and test new features to be included in Funtoo stable and current branches when ready. Users that want to help the developers test those new features are welcome to switch to the experimental branch and report problems on IRC or the forum. However, problems may arise from using it and there is no guarantee that your system will stay usable.		The Funtoo experimental branch is used by Funtoo Core Developers to try and test new features to be included in Funtoo stable and current branches when ready. Users that want to help the developers test those new features are welcome to switch to the experimental branch and report problems on IRC or the forum. However, problems may arise from using it and there is no guarantee that your system will stay usable.
−
−	~~== Features ==~~
−	~~For now, the experimental branch is the same as the current branch. We are waiting for new stuff to test.~~

	== Upgrading an existing Funtoo installation to experimental ==		== Upgrading an existing Funtoo installation to experimental ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:55, 25 January 2012
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	{{fancywarning\|Funtoo Experimental where we test bleeding-edge stuff, and we're not afraid to break things. Don't use experimental unless you are helping us test new features.}}		{{fancywarning\|Funtoo Experimental where we test bleeding-edge stuff, and we're not afraid to break things. Don't use experimental unless you are helping us test new features.}}
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		+	== Experimental Timeline ==
		+
		+	* Dec 16, 2011 - experimental is now merged into master. Experimental follows master now.
		+	* Sep 27, 2011 - experimental tree is created, used for new gcc-4.6.2 toolchain development and ebuild cleanup.
		+
		+	== Introduction ==

	The Funtoo experimental branch is used by Funtoo Core Developers to try and test new features to be included in Funtoo stable and current branches when ready. Users that want to help the developers test those new features are welcome to switch to the experimental branch and report problems on IRC or the forum. However, problems may arise from using it and there is no guarantee that your system will stay usable.		The Funtoo experimental branch is used by Funtoo Core Developers to try and test new features to be included in Funtoo stable and current branches when ready. Users that want to help the developers test those new features are welcome to switch to the experimental branch and report problems on IRC or the forum. However, problems may arise from using it and there is no guarantee that your system will stay usable.