Back port commits to 0.19 branch

[uwestoehr]

Well, OK. It's a bit hard to know what to do actually. PR message says to document on the wiki, and up to now I was advised to do so. Are their some (new) rules? Maybe bug fixes come here and new features in the wiki?

I take care of the backport releases. There was no rule set yet. First with FC 0.19.3 I implemented the following system:
- the first post in this thread lists all commits and PRs that have been backported or should be. Every developer change change the list to keep it up to date.
- to declare a PR or commit to be backported, please report it in this thread as new post. Then the developers have a look if this can be backported or not.
- only if something cannot be backported and if it is an important bugfix (crash etc.) we note it in the release notes
- the goal is to backport all bugfixes if possible.
- new features or improvements of features won't be backported

It works so far in my opinion. If you have proposals to improve it, every idea is welcome.

[openBrain]

It works so far in my opinion. If you have proposals to improve it, every idea is welcome.

I'm fine with that. Basically matches the simple rule "bug fixes come here, new features directly in the wiki".
Just a question : do we have release notes for minor releases?

[uwestoehr]

Just a question : do we have release notes for minor releases?

Sure:
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/tag/0.19.3

[openBrain]

Sure:
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/releases/tag/0.19.3

Thx.

[Roy_043]

Flatmesh is missing in 0.19.3?:
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=64692

[bernd]

compiles not on the CI ... see https://gitlab.com/freecad/FreeCAD-CI/- ... eeCAD-0-19 and the failling build of the last commit https://gitlab.com/freecad/FreeCAD-CI/-/jobs/1937856766

here https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob ... nder.h#L31 a file src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignGlobal.h is included. The file does exist in FreeCAD HEAD but not in relesases 0.19.

The problem was Introduced with this commit https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/comm ... 1a0c77cR31

[uwestoehr]

here https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob ... nder.h#L31 a file src/Mod/PartDesign/PartDesignGlobal.h is included. The file does exist in FreeCAD HEAD but not in relesases 0.19.

Thanks! I will then also backport the missing file and this time try if it compiles. I only backport bugfixes and this one is clearly one. However, to check if the backport compiles, cost me about 40 minutes. If I could in future rely on the CI would be helpful.
(Up to now I was busy with FC 0.19.3 and therefore only compiled the 0-19 branch up to the release tag.)

[uwestoehr]

Thanks! I will then also backport the missing file

OK, I tried this and it appears this is not backportable. The code changes are too massive and not worth the effort. Therefore I reverted now the problematic backport.
Now the 0_19 branch passes the CI again:
https://gitlab.com/freecad/FreeCAD-CI/- ... /441576982

I noticed a CI compiler warning. I made a PR: https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/pull/5335
but the CI has nothing in the pipeline to compile PRs at the moment. Could you please have a look?

[Roy_043]

Thanks for the new 0.19.3 version. The links in the Wiki have been updated. But https://www.freecadweb.org/downloads.php still links to the previous executable.

[uwestoehr]

Thanks for the new 0.19.3 version. The links in the Wiki have been updated. But https://www.freecadweb.org/downloads.php still links to the previous executable.

I know. I already updated the Website files in GitHub but Yorik is the only one who can sync the website with this. He is in vacation.