Release Progress: 0.7.0

This page is for tracking 0.7.0 from planning through to release Current status:
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Freeze Target: 2008/11/23
Release Target: w/e 2008/11/30
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Draft Release Notes

SuSE packaging for Axon & Kamaelia in done

Repackaging for a new release seems relatively simple

• grab the SRPM, do a rpmbuild -bp specfile
• copy the new tar ball into the SOURCES directory
• edit the specfile to update it to point at the new tarball, and update the change log
  
• Then rebuild the binary rpm using rpmbuild -bb specfile
• Test it, by installing the new binary file
• Assuming you're happy with the results, build a source RPM as well using: rpmbuild -bs specfile
• Upload, announce, be happy.
• Tell the nice people at suse that you've done this :-)

DVB_Multiplex component changed to support multiple adapters (ie not just adapter0)

DVB/Core.py, DVB/Tuner.py changed to automatically pick up which DVB tuning class. Now supports DVB-C (in holland) as well.

• python_dvb3 bindings updates to 0.0.5 - added in a support function.
  

Extended Kamaelia.Util.Console.ConsoleReader to have clean shutdown

Tyson's File Append component:

• Merged onto branch private_MPS_FileAppender
• Cleaned up, documentation added, extended slightly

Implemented better graphline shutdown on branch private_MPS_ImprovedGraphlineShutdown:

It extended Graphline slightly such that, when a message is received on the Graphline's "control" inbox, that the message is copied to all subcomponents' "control" inbox, as long as they don't already have anything linking there already.

If a shutdown message is sent to the graphline, the graphline will now terminate normally, after having passed on that message to subcomponents.

Example of usage here: DemoShutdown.py

Also now has a decent test suite.

• Worth investigating how to extract and generalise the general test pattern from this.

Work in progress - Bumped to 0.8.12

Note: "if not done by" is a means of timing out ownership of an item. It makes no judgement other than that.

Awaiting review/merge

• review/merge private_CL_Topology3DCore(27/10)

• Reclaimed by Michael 2/11/08. If not merged by 5/11/08, becomes unclaimed again.
  

Bumped to 0.8.12

Current outline plans discussed:

• Merged of Chong's Google Summer of code project - 3D visualisation work (since this is something I actually need sooner rather than later)
• Flesh out http://www.kamaelia.org/Presentations somewhat...
  
• Packaging up of the whiteboard (pdf) as a standalone app
• Packaging up of the batch file processor (image/video transcoder) as a standalone app (or better packaging than this)
• A mirror of the Ben's Kamaelia AWS code into Kamaelia.Apps.AWS, if it's at a stage where it's ready. (aside from reviews etc)
• Merge of Jason's google summer of code on on extensions/improvements to the HTTP server code, including a better example of the seaside like functionality. (I think Kamaelia Publish itself should probably wait until 0.8.12 or 0.9.X) Probably after it gets a clearer name.
• Perhaps initial work on integration of the STM code into the CAT. (The what? The STM and CAT tools were discussed at pycon uk) Though I suspect this will get started now, and merged in 0.8.12
• 2.6 cleanups (probably based on hinting from 2to3), and work started on a 3.0 autoconversion/build system.
• Other stuff I'd like to see includes : work started on rationalising Kamaelia.File, Full review and merge of UDP_ng code in place of current UDP code, basic "connected" UDP server support (perhaps) (ie such that it can be used as a drop in replacement for TCPServer in ServerCore)

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