[DISCUSS] 4.3 branch backporting bugfixes

[Rohit Yadav <ro...@shapeblue.com>]

Hi,

ACS 4.3 branch and both 4.3.0 and 4.3.1 were rock solid releases. Before 4.5.0 is out or a stable and well-tested 4.4.x release, should we go through issues reported for affects version 4.3.0/4.3.1 but a fix version that is 4.4.x/4.5.x/4.6.x [1] and backport on 4.3 branch.

Should we do a 4.3.2 release? If that may add DB upgrade path issues, I can help build a 4.3.1 patch and host on ShapeBlue’s packages hosting [2],  the branch of which is public [3] and useful for everyone (i.e. we build ACS 4.3.1 with commits since 4.3.1 release). The useful thing about our patch releases is that we do short release notes [3] and upgrades are as simple as just apt-get/yum update/upgrade.

[1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CLOUDSTACK-7595?jql=project%20%3D%20CLOUDSTACK%20AND%20status%20in%20(Resolved%2C%20Closed)%20AND%20affectedVersion%20in%20(4.3.0%2C%204.3.1)%20AND%20fixVersion%20in%20(4.4.0%2C%204.4.1%2C%204.5.0%2C%204.6.0)%20AND%20created%20%3C%3D%20-8w
[2] shapeblue.com/packages
[3] https://github.com/shapeblue/cloudstack/tree/shapeblue-4.3.1

Regards,
Rohit Yadav
Software Architect, ShapeBlue
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Re: [DISCUSS] 4.3 branch backporting bugfixes

[Daan Hoogland <da...@gmail.com>]

Two points of concern, Rohit;

1. Doing this is making a promise for the future. Can and will we keep this?
2. don't port anything to 4.3.2 that you don't apply to the  4.4 branch as well.

otherwise I'm all for it.

Re: [DISCUSS] 4.3 branch backporting bugfixes

[Daan Hoogland <da...@gmail.com>]

Two points of concern, Rohit;

1. Doing this is making a promise for the future. Can and will we keep this?
2. don't port anything to 4.3.2 that you don't apply to the  4.4 branch as well.

otherwise I'm all for it.