FYI Conversation from reddit about this release, with the following question to myself that I have not answered:
/u/sam-m888 How can the project expect people to test the release candidate without telling people and creating packages for each platform? from dm1407
Although I believe saviguardian's answer just about covers it.
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https://www.reddit.com/r/gramps/comments/8kvn1a/gramps_500rc1_has_been_released/AnnouncementGramps 5.0.0-rc1 has been released (self.gramps)
submitted 2 days ago * by gumr89s0Gramps
Congratulation to the Gramps team.
From the Gramps developer mailing list:
Gramps 5.0.0-rc1 has been released. Translators should check and see if translations need updating.
Paul C.
https://sourceforge.net/p/gramps/mailman/message/36322015/Fixes an additional 34 issues
https://gramps-project.org/bugs/changelog_page.php?version_id=96Downloads and changelog
https://github.com/gramps-project/gramps/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc1Waiting on official public notice :) Not planned
This is the Release candidate and not the final Gramps 5.0, but should be good enough for use and testing before the final release.
As always Backup using your old Gramps version before upgrading to this one.
Report any issues to the Gramps Project bug tracker.
Direct Downloads available for:
Linux (Source code)
Debian (.deb) file (Not available yet) Not planned
Apple MacOS Intel (.dmg) (Not available yet) Not planned
Microsoft Windows 32 bit AIO (Not available yet) Not planned
Microsoft Windows 64 bit AIO (Not available yet) Not planned
Another way of showing your support is to join Github and Star the Gramps projects source code so that other developers can see that people are actively using the program and would like it improved.
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[–]CivilPaleontologist
How long does it normally take for the Mac version to become available? Btw that has to be one of the briefest release announcements I've ever seen!
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[–]dm1407
How long does it normally take for the Mac version to become available?
Normally in the past releases the release manager notifies the package makers for each platform, which does not seem to have happened this time.
Waiting on official public notice :)
I believe that's it, this is the announcement that only went to the developers mailing list and even then it was only tacked on to the end of another email chain!
Communication it seems has deteriorated :( But keep in mind that like here everyone is a volunteer and I sincerely thank them for the efforts they make.
/u/sam-m888 How can the project expect people to test the release candidate without telling people and creating packages for each platform?
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[–]call_me_dav
Like a lot of open source projects, the best thing to do is automate everything possible, which takes someone with the right skills and time.
Also only 24 hours has passed, so give it a week.
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[–]gumr89s0
I was not planning on doing a Windows release at this time; as I understand it, the release candidate is primarily an opportunity for translators to update the translations, prior to an official release. No more changes that might affect the translations are allowed for now.
If otherwise informed, I might find the time for a 32-bit Windows AIO release...
Paul C.
http://gramps.1791082.n4.nabble.com/Release-Candidate-tp4681880p4682163.htmlNope, looks like no one apart from developers will perplexedly get to test the release candidate guess someone failed to get the memo on what a release candidate is actually for; more so than a beta or alpha release!
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[–]saviguardian
It really depends on if you intend to test the release as usually only the final release is meant for the public and all the others are only for testing as many issues may happen with your data, hence why backup are important.
Before every official "x.0" stable release of a new major version of Gramps, there are usually a handful of alpha releases, beta releases and release candidates that are made available. These releases are not yet stable enough for production use but are essential milestones on the way towards the official release. They allow a much wider pool of users to test the latest code and provide feedback before the official stable release. These releases should only be downloaded and used by developers very familiar with Gramps or those wishing to help find bugs in the software.
Explanation in an email from a past(deceased) Gramps developer.
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