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== Draft Release Schedule for 1.9.x ==
 
This is a draft release schedule for unstable 1.9.x releases of gnucash, which will eventually lead to the stable 2.0.0 release of gnome2-based gnucash.
 
  
=== Goal ===
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== Goals for 4.0 ==
Goal for 2.0.0: For the first 2.0.0 release the plan is to finish porting those parts of gnucash that have already been started (i.e. new windowing system, account tree, commodities tree, etc.), but not to port any additional features unless absolutely required.
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Goals for 4.0:
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* Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
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* Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
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* Make KVP a backend implementation detail; no direct KVP access except in the backends
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* Limit use of Guile to reports and F::Q; all other main application code should be C or C++.
  
Purpose of all 1.9.x releases: Any 1.9.x is not yet stable, but is meant to provide easier access to the current source code for wider testing. Also, at some point in time the 1.9.x series should go into a string freeze so that translators can fully concentrate on their translation work.  
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== Schedules ==
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GnuCash 4.0 will be released in early 2020. Unstable releases will begin in October 2019. Plan on code and string freezes in early December.
  
=== Requirements of 1.9.x releases ===
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
* Any 1.9.x has to offer full backward-compatibility of the data file. It should always be possible to use a 1.9.x-saved XML datafile again with any 1.8.x version. (Note: There was a change at 1.8.5, 17 Aug 2003, to enable correct XML namespace definitions in the file; we might drop backward compatibility to <1.8.5 at some point in time.)
 
* [[Bugzilla]] queries for the list of bugs assigned to those milestones:
 
** [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.0&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Bugzilla items with 1.9.0 milestone]
 
* As Chris has pointed out, "make distcheck" should work again.
 
  
=== Caveats ===
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{| border="1"
Caveats for testers:
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! width="120" | Release
* Any 1.9.x version might ''crash unexpectedly at any point'' during runtime. If you test some serious work in a 1.9.x release, make sure you hit "Save" after ever non-trivial workstep.
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! width="120" | Planned
* Keep in mind that features which are not used in everyday work might crash unexpectedly at all times. This includes but is not limited to: graphical reports, scheduled transaction editor, price editor, financial calculator, OFX/QIF/HBCI import.
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! width="120" | Actual 
* Especially all the ''new features'' might crash instantly on testing. This applies in particular to any of the budget-related features. We may always decide to disable such new features for the initial 2.0.0 release, and re-enable them for a later release branch.
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! width="360" | Notes
* The ''documentation is completely outdated''. All help texts usually only refer to the 1.8.x series; please expect all descriptions in the help texts to be totally wrong when applied to the upcoming 1.9.x series. Everyone is invited to help improve the documentation; see [[Development]] on how to get involved.
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| 3.8  || 2019-12-29 || ||
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| 3.7  || 2019-09-07 || 2019-09-08 || Early Release for PSD2/FinTS 4.1: New requirements in German Online Banking
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| 3.6  || 2019-06-30 || 2019-06-30 ||
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|-
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| 3.5  || 2019-03-31 || 2019-03-31 ||
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|-
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| 3.4  || 2018-12-30 || 2018-12-30 ||
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|-
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| 3.3  || 2018-09-30 || 2018-09-30 ||
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|-
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| 3.2   || 2018-06-24 || 2018-06-24 ||
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| 3.1  || 2018-05-13 || 2018-04-29 ||
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| 3.0   || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 || Initial Stable Release
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|-
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|}
  
=== Schedule ===
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=== Alpha/Beta Series 2.7.x (Closed to further development.) ===
Proposed DRAFT schedule. All dates are the Sunday of a weekend. It is proposed to have a release every three week interval; we might shorten that to shorter intervals (every other week, maybe).  
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{| border="1"
* 1.9.0 January 29th; Initial announcement and call for venturous testers
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! width="120" | Release
* 1.9.1 February 19th; bugfixes
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! width="120" | Planned
* 1.9.2 March 13th; String freeze; call for translations; call for more testers
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! width="120" | Actual 
* 1.9.3 April 2nd; bugfixes
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! width="360" | Notes
* 1.9.4 April 23th; bugfixes
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* maybe? 2.0.0 May 7th; big party at German [http://www.linuxtag.org/2006/ LinuxTag] ([[User:Cstim|cstim]] will probably give a GnuCash presentation there)
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| 2.7.8 || 2018-03-25 || 2018-03-25 || Release Candidate.
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| 2.7.7 || 2018-03-18 || 2018-03-18 ||
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| 2.7.6 || 2018-03-11 || 2018-03-12 || Delayed for a Windows installer problem.
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| 2.7.5 || 2018-02-25 || 2018-02-25  ||
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| 2.7.4 || 2018-01-28 || 2018-02-03 || Delayed for fixing MacOS Crash.
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| 2.7.3 || 2017-12-31 || 2017-12-31 || Feature and string freeze.
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| 2.7.2 || 2017-11-26 || 2017-11-26 ||
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| 2.7.1 || 2017-10-29 || 2017-10-29 ||
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| 2.7.0 || 2017-09-17 || 2017-10-17 || Initial release
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|}
  
This is only a DRAFT and subject to change at all times. --[[User:Cstim|Cstim]] 05:55, 16 January 2006 (EST)
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=== Old Stable 2.6.x Series (Closed to further development.) ===
  
===TODO===
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{| border="1"
Several other issues need to be solved for these 1.9.x releases.
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! width="120" | Release
* Who is going to prepare the tarball ("make dist") and copy it on the ftp server?
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! width="120" | Planned
** I could be volunteering for that, but I don't have FTP access. I would certainly volunteer to write the release announcements, but that doesn't mean I have to do the other jobs. --[[User:Cstim|Cstim]] 06:05, 16 January 2006 (EST)
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! width="120" | Actual 
* [http://bugzilla.gnome.org/buglist.cgi?product=GnuCash&target_milestone=1.9.0&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=NEEDINFO Bugzilla items with 1.9.0 milestone]
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! width="360" | Notes
(Feel free to add more issues here.)
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| 2.6.21 ||  || 2018-04-10 || Snap release for MySQL bug.
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| 2.6.20 || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-06 || Concurrent with the release of 3.0
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| 2.6.19 || 2017-12-17 || 2017-12-17 ||
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| 2.6.18 || 2017-09-24 || 2017-09-24 ||
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| 2.6.17 || 2017-06-25 || 2017-07-02 || Delayed for fix of [https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781476 Bug 781476]
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| 2.6.16 || 2017-03-26 || 2017-03-26 ||
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| 2.6.15 || 2016-12-18 || 2016-12-18 ||
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| 2.6.14 || 2016-09-17 || 2016-09-17 ||
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| 2.6.13 || 2016-06-26 || 2016-06-28 ||
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| 2.6.12 || 2016-03-25 || 2016-03-28 ||
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| 2.6.11 || 2016-01-11 || 2016-01-11 || Snap release to fix QIF import regression, Bug 756335.
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| 2.6.10 || 2015-12-20 || 2015-12-20 ||
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| 2.6.9 || 2015-10-06 || 2015-10-06 || Snap release to fix Save As... hang on Windows, Bug 755920.
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| 2.6.8 || 2015-09-25 || 2015-09-27 ||
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| 2.6.7 || 2015-06-26 || 2015-06-28 ||
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| 2.6.6 || 2015-03-27 || 2015-03-30 ||
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| 2.6.5 || 2015-03-29 || 2014-12-19 ||
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| 2.6.4 || 2014-09-28 || 2014-09-28 || Windows version has Gtk+ problems, package held back.
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| 2.6.3 || 2014-03-30 || 2014-04-01 || Branch maint, master becomes 2.7 and open for new development
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| 2.6.2 || 2014-03-02 || 2014-03-02 ||
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| 2.6.1 || 2014-01-26 || 2014-01-27 || Bugfixes
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| 2.6.0 || 2013-12-29 || 2013-12-29 || Initial release
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|}
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
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== Release Schedule for 2.4.x ==
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The last Series 2.4 release was 2.4.15, on 13 January 2014. The 2.4 branch is no longer developed, even for bugfixes.
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== Previous Releases ==
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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
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[[Category:Releases]]

Revision as of 23:08, 8 September 2019

Goals for 4.0

Goals for 4.0:

  • Rewrite engine to remove dependencies on GLib/GObject using C++
  • Migrate from QofQuery to SQL Query
  • Make KVP a backend implementation detail; no direct KVP access except in the backends
  • Limit use of Guile to reports and F::Q; all other main application code should be C or C++.

Schedules

GnuCash 4.0 will be released in early 2020. Unstable releases will begin in October 2019. Plan on code and string freezes in early December.

Current Stable 3.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.8 2019-12-29
3.7 2019-09-07 2019-09-08 Early Release for PSD2/FinTS 4.1: New requirements in German Online Banking
3.6 2019-06-30 2019-06-30
3.5 2019-03-31 2019-03-31
3.4 2018-12-30 2018-12-30
3.3 2018-09-30 2018-09-30
3.2 2018-06-24 2018-06-24
3.1 2018-05-13 2018-04-29
3.0 2018-04-02 2018-04-02 Initial Stable Release

Alpha/Beta Series 2.7.x (Closed to further development.)

Release Planned Actual Notes
2.7.8 2018-03-25 2018-03-25 Release Candidate.
2.7.7 2018-03-18 2018-03-18
2.7.6 2018-03-11 2018-03-12 Delayed for a Windows installer problem.
2.7.5 2018-02-25 2018-02-25
2.7.4 2018-01-28 2018-02-03 Delayed for fixing MacOS Crash.
2.7.3 2017-12-31 2017-12-31 Feature and string freeze.
2.7.2 2017-11-26 2017-11-26
2.7.1 2017-10-29 2017-10-29
2.7.0 2017-09-17 2017-10-17 Initial release

Old Stable 2.6.x Series (Closed to further development.)

Release Planned Actual Notes
2.6.21 2018-04-10 Snap release for MySQL bug.
2.6.20 2018-04-02 2018-04-06 Concurrent with the release of 3.0
2.6.19 2017-12-17 2017-12-17
2.6.18 2017-09-24 2017-09-24
2.6.17 2017-06-25 2017-07-02 Delayed for fix of Bug 781476
2.6.16 2017-03-26 2017-03-26
2.6.15 2016-12-18 2016-12-18
2.6.14 2016-09-17 2016-09-17
2.6.13 2016-06-26 2016-06-28
2.6.12 2016-03-25 2016-03-28
2.6.11 2016-01-11 2016-01-11 Snap release to fix QIF import regression, Bug 756335.
2.6.10 2015-12-20 2015-12-20
2.6.9 2015-10-06 2015-10-06 Snap release to fix Save As... hang on Windows, Bug 755920.
2.6.8 2015-09-25 2015-09-27
2.6.7 2015-06-26 2015-06-28
2.6.6 2015-03-27 2015-03-30
2.6.5 2015-03-29 2014-12-19
2.6.4 2014-09-28 2014-09-28 Windows version has Gtk+ problems, package held back.
2.6.3 2014-03-30 2014-04-01 Branch maint, master becomes 2.7 and open for new development
2.6.2 2014-03-02 2014-03-02
2.6.1 2014-01-26 2014-01-27 Bugfixes
2.6.0 2013-12-29 2013-12-29 Initial release

Release notes can be found on the GnuCash Web Page.

Release Schedule for 2.4.x

The last Series 2.4 release was 2.4.15, on 13 January 2014. The 2.4 branch is no longer developed, even for bugfixes.

Previous Releases

We maintain an archive page of older release announcements.