Lazarus 1.6 fixes branch

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This page contains the revisions to be merged from trunk to the Lazarus 1.6 fixes branch.

This are only fixes made after the branch was created. For other fixes made since the previous release (1.4) see SVN and Lazarus 1.4 fixes branch

Release notes can be found here

Fixes for 1.6 RC1

Merge requests

Submitted by developer / committer

Submitted by others

Merged revisions for 1.6 RC1

  • r50543 translations: German: updates from Swen Heinig
  • r50546 IDEIntf: regenerated translations and improved Russian translation
  • r50547 Favorites: regenerated translations and added Russian translation
  • r50548 IDE: regenerated translations and updated Russian translation

Not Merged

Older versions

Roadmap to 1.6

The release process will consist of the following steps.

  • Creation of the SVN 1.6 fixes branch. (Done 30 Nov 2015)

This is the start of the stabilization process before a new Lazarus release.

  • Release of 1.6 RC 1

This will be the first Release Candidate. We would like to urge all users to test this version. The testing period is scheduled to last 2 weeks.

  • Release of 1.6 RC 2

The testing period is scheduled to last 2 weeks.

  • Release of 1.6 RC 3

The testing period is scheduled to last 2 weeks.

  • Release of Lazarus 1.6

Users can download the new stable version.


Tests

  • Menu item exists
  • Clear pcp directory and start IDE, a new project application with a form should be visible
  • Double click on form - a FormCreate event should be created
  • Check View / IDE internals / What needs building - no package should need building, only the project
  • Restart the IDE - there should be no warning about upgrading
  • Install the package cody, after restart the component palette should show the component TCodyTreeView

Tagging release

  • Set version to 1.6 in fixes_1_6 branch
    • open lazarus/lazarus.lpi in the IDE and change the version numbers in the project options dialog 1.6.0.1 for RC1, 1.6.0.2 for RC2, 1.6.0.3 for RC3, 1.6.0.4 for final
    • lazarus/ide/version.inc 1.6RC1 for RC1, no spaces! (1.6.0 for final release)
    • lazarus/lcl/lclversion.pas 1.6.0.1 for RC1, 1.6.0.2 for RC2, ... 1.6.0.4 for final
    • lclbase.lpk
    • lcl.lpk
    • lazarus/debian/changelog 1.6.0-1 for RC1, 1.6.0-2 for RC2, ... 1.6.0-4 for final
    • lazarus/lazarus.app/Contents/Info.plist "v1.6 RC1" or (v1.6.0 final release)
    • tools/install/linux/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc
    • tools/install/win/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc
    • tools/install/macos/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc
    • check if lpl files needs updating by running ./tools/lplupdate -c
    • run ./tools/updatemakefiles
  • Tag fixes_1_6 branch to tags/release_1_6_RC1 (or tags/lazarus_1_6 for final release)
svn copy svn+ssh://svn.freepascal.org/FPC/svn/lazarus/branches/fixes_1_6 svn+ssh://svn.freepascal.org/FPC/svn/lazarus/tags/lazarus_1_6_RC1 -m 'tagged 1.6RC1 as tags/lazarus_1_6_RC1'
  • Set version to next version in svn

How to merge

See Lazarus_1.0_fixes_branch#How_to_merge

Other branches

Lazarus - Release Notes and GIT Branch with Release Fixes

Release notes for Version:

0.9.24 | 0.9.26 | 0.9.28 | 0.9.28.2 | 0.9.30 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 4.0

Fixes branch (How to merge):

0.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.0

Free Pascal Compiler - User Changes (Release Notes)
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