MFC requests should be sent to re@FreeBSD.org. For an overview of + the entire release engineering process, please see ../releng.html.
+ +| Action | Expected | Actual | Description | +
| Reminder announcement | 01 Dec 2001 | -- | +Release Engineers send announcement email to + developers@FreeBSD.org with a rough schedule for the FreeBSD 4.5 + release. | +
| 4.5-PRERELEASE | +20 Dec 2001 | +-- | +newvers.sh and param.h updated. | +
| FTP site updated | +20 Dec 2001 | +-- | +pkg_add -r works for 4.5-PRERELEASE machines. | +
| Code freeze begins | +20 Dec 2001 | +-- | + +After this date, all commits to the RELENG_4 branch + must be approved by re@FreeBSD.org. Certain highly + active documentation committers are exempt from this rule for + routine man page / release note updates. | + +
| First release candidate | +05 Jan 2001 | +-- | +The first release candidate for the x86 and Alpha architecture is + released. | +
| Second release candidate | +10 Jan 2001 | +-- | +Note: the release date of this candidate depends on the user + experience with RC1 | +
| Third release candidate | +15 Jan 2001 | +-- | +Note: the release date of this candidate depends on the user + experience with previous RCs. Additional release candidates may + be released, or there may be no need for RC3 depending on the + quality of RC1/2. | +
| RELENG_4_5 branch | +18 Jan 2001 | +-- | +The release branch is created | +
| Version numbers bumped. | +19 Jan 2001 | +-- | +The files listed at ../releng.html + are updated to reflect the fact that this is FreeBSD 4.5. | +
| src, doc, and ports trees tagged. | +19 Jan 2001 | +-- | +RELEASE_4_5_0 tag for docs and ports, + RELENG_4_5_0_RELEASE tag for src. | +
| Final builds. | +20 Jan 2001 | +-- | +Final builds for x86 and Alpha in a pristine environment. | +
| Upload to ftp-master. | +20 Jan 2001 | +-- | +release uploaded to ftp-master.freebsd.org | +
| Announcement | +21 Jan 2001 | +-- | +Jordan sends out announcement after a majority of the mirrors + have received the bits. | +