where we are in respect to 4.2 release

[Erik Edelmann]

On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 09:47:56AM -0700, Steve Kargl wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 10, 2006 at 09:31:00AM -0700, Bud Davis wrote:
> > 
> > i don't follow the mailing list(s) 100% of the time,
> > and a quick check over the last month or so doesn't
> > give me a clue...
> > 
> > how far away is the 4.2 release and the start of the
> > 4.3 branch ?
> > 
> > i see pault has been submitting patches as if the
> > deadline is near .....
> > 
> > work is progressing on placing gfc_constructors into a
> > data structure (other than a linked list), but it
> > touches a lot of files; and thus should go into
> > 4.3....the "when" impacts on how i do it.
> > 
> 
> There are currently 109 regressions against trunk (aka 4.2).
> Mark Mitchell stated that he wanted the regressions down
> below 100 before branching.  He sent that email a few weeks
> ago when there were on the order of 165 regressions.  I 
> can't find any newer info in the mail archive, so I guess
> the answer is Really Soon Now.

In http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc/2006-09/msg00028.html he says "The 4.2
branch will not be created before September 18th".


        Erik