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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 28 June 2020. Unstable releases will begin in March 2020.
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=== Future Stable 4.x ===
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{| border="1"
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! width="120" | Release
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! width="120" | Planned
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! width="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
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|-
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| 4.11 || 2022-12-18 || ||
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|-
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| 4.10 || 2022-09-25 || ||
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| 4.9 || 2022-06-26 || ||
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|-
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| 4.8 || 2022-03-27 || ||
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|-
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| 4.7 || 2021-12-19 || ||
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|-
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| 4.6 || 2021-09-26 || ||
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|-
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| 4.5 || 2021-06-27 || ||
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|-
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| 4.4 || 2021-03-28 || ||
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|-
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| 4.3 || 2020-12-27|| ||
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|-
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| 4.2 || 2020-09-27 || ||
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| 4.1 || 2020-07-26 || ||
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| 4.0 || 2020-06-28 || ||
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|}
  
=== Requirements of 1.9.x releases ===
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;Important: [[String Freeze]] starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.
* 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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=== Unstable 3.900 for Testing, Leading to release of 4.0 ===
Caveats for testers:
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{| border="1"
* Any 1.9.x 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" | Release
* 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" | Planned
* Especially 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="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
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|-
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| 3.906 || 2020-06-21 || ||
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|-
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| 3.905 || 2020-06-14 || || String Freeze
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|-
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| 3.904 || 2020-06-07 || ||
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|-
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| 3.903 || 2020-05-31 || || Feature Freeze
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|-
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| 3.902 || 2020-04-26 || ||
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|-
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| 3.901 || 2020-03-28 || ||
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|-
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|}
  
=== Schedule ===
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=== Current Stable 3.x ===
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).
 
* 1.9.0 January 29th; Initial announcement and call for venturous testers
 
* 1.9.1 February 19th; bugfixes
 
* 1.9.2 March 13th; String freeze; call for translations; call for more testers
 
* 1.9.3 April 2nd; bugfixes
 
* 1.9.4 April 23th; bugfixes
 
* 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)
 
  
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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{| border="1"
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! width="120" | Release
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! width="120" | Planned
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! width="120" | Actual 
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! width="360" | Notes
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|-
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| 3.10  || 2020-06-28 || || Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
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|-
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| 3.9  || 2020-03-28 || ||
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|-
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| 3.8  || 2019-12-29 || 2019-12-29 ||
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|-
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| 3.7  || 2019-09-07 || 2019-09-08 || Early Release for mandatory parts of PSD2: 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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|-
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| 3.1  || 2018-05-13 || 2018-04-29 ||
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|-
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| 3.0  || 2018-04-02 || 2018-04-02 || Initial Stable Release
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|-
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|}
  
===TODO===
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Release notes can be found on the [http://www.gnucash.org GnuCash Web Page].
Several other issues need to be solved for these 1.9.x releases.
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* Who is going to prepare the tarball ("make dist") and copy it on the ftp server?
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== Previous Releases ==
** 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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We maintain an [[Release Schedule/Archive | archive page]] of older release announcements.
* [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
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Bugzilla items with 1.9.0 milestone]
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(Feel free to add more issues here.)
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[[Category:Releases]]

Revision as of 00:52, 30 December 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 28 June 2020. Unstable releases will begin in March 2020.

Future Stable 4.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
4.11 2022-12-18
4.10 2022-09-25
4.9 2022-06-26
4.8 2022-03-27
4.7 2021-12-19
4.6 2021-09-26
4.5 2021-06-27
4.4 2021-03-28
4.3 2020-12-27
4.2 2020-09-27
4.1 2020-07-26
4.0 2020-06-28
Important
String Freeze starts 2 weeks before the planned release date.

Unstable 3.900 for Testing, Leading to release of 4.0

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.906 2020-06-21
3.905 2020-06-14 String Freeze
3.904 2020-06-07
3.903 2020-05-31 Feature Freeze
3.902 2020-04-26
3.901 2020-03-28

Current Stable 3.x

Release Planned Actual Notes
3.10 2020-06-28 Final Release, concurrent with 4.0.
3.9 2020-03-28
3.8 2019-12-29 2019-12-29
3.7 2019-09-07 2019-09-08 Early Release for mandatory parts of PSD2: 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

Release notes can be found on the GnuCash Web Page.

Previous Releases

We maintain an archive page of older release announcements.