[Rivet] Work for Rivet 2.4.0 release: call for contributions!

[Andy Buckley]

Add it to Trello!

Are they blockers for the 2.4.0 release?

Andy


On 23/09/15 16:52, Holger Schulz wrote:
> Oh and can you please all remind me not to forget to react to
> two bug reports Christian G. sent me?
>
> Thanks,
> Holger
>
>
>
> On 23/09/15 15:54, Holger Schulz wrote:
>> On 23/09/15 15:50, Andy Buckley wrote:
>>> Is this that "enthusiasm" thing I've heard about?
>> Nah just way too much coffee :)
>>
>> HOlger
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
>>> On 23/09/15 15:46, Holger Schulz wrote:
>>>> On 23/09/15 15:43, Andy Buckley wrote:
>>>>> Hi Holger,
>>>>>
>>>>> Timeline is given on the line in between the two times it says
>>>>> "Holger" ;-) End of this week / start of next.
>>>> Allright!
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you remember what happened to the CMS 1122847 analysis for version
>>>>> 2.3.0? Chris thought you were assigned to it somehow, but I have no
>>>>> mention of it (at least not via the Inspire ID) in my email.
>>>> Allright!
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that segfault thing has been dealt with. Please try the
>>>>> release-2-3-x branch and scream if it still crashes. And/or check the
>>>>> changelog.
>>>> Allright!
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Andy
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 23/09/15 15:16, Holger Schulz wrote:
>>>>>> On 23/09/15 15:03, Andy Buckley wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> An update on the Rivet 2.4.0 status. I've merged James Monk & Gavin
>>>>>>> Hesketh's patches, and done a few other tweaks such that the only
>>>>>>> thing remaining on the Trello board is "integrate new analyses".
>>>>>>> Good
>>>>>>> time for a new release.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I've also "done" the two that were assigned to me, at least as
>>>>>>> far as
>>>>>>> was possible. Here's an updated assignment list, with one more
>>>>>>> for me,
>>>>>>> two for David G, and two "missing" ones tentatively assigned to
>>>>>>> Holger
>>>>>>> ;-)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Getting these integrated by the end of the week would be ideal,
>>>>>>> so we
>>>>>>> can run the validation scripts over the weekend.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Others... Holger?
>>>>>>>   CMS_2013_I1122847  (missing since 2.3.0 cf. Xavier's email)
>>>>>>>   D0_2000_I503361.tar.gz
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can do. What's the timeline?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Also, I noticed that the MC_ELECTRONS and MC_MUONS have a histo
>>>>>> initialisation
>>>>>> problem leading to segfaults in rivet 2.2.1 --- not sure if this
>>>>>> is has
>>>>>> been dealt with
>>>>>> since then.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Holger
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> Andy, de facto release coordinator :-P
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 21/09/15 00:06, Andy Buckley wrote:
>>>>>>>> Hi Riveteers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Another call for volunteers to do some analysis merging. Come
>>>>>>>> on, we
>>>>>>>> decided during the June face-to-face meeting that this was how
>>>>>>>> it was
>>>>>>>> going to work... step up!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> To get the ball rolling, here's a couple of first allocations:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Chris P
>>>>>>>>   ATLAS_2014_I1326641.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>   ATLAS_2014_I1327229.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>   ATLAS_2015_I1387176.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Andy B (lectures start next week otherwise I'd take more)
>>>>>>>>   CMS_2014_I1305624.tgz
>>>>>>>>   CMS_2015_I1310737.new.tgz / CMS_2015_I1310737.orig.tgz
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Come join us! David, Holger, Frank, others... here's your updated
>>>>>>>> choice, don't make Chris & I do them all by ourselves:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>   CMS_2015_I1327224.tgz
>>>>>>>>   CMS_2013_I1122847
>>>>>>>>   CMS_2015_I1346843.tgz
>>>>>>>>   D0_2000_I503361.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>   TOTEM_2014_I1328627
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Replies and action pronto, please ;-)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> As far as procedure goes, in case you were wondering, please add
>>>>>>>> these
>>>>>>>> analyses into the release-2-3-x branch as if we didn't know that
>>>>>>>> there
>>>>>>>> were big enough core changes to justify a minor (as opposed to
>>>>>>>> micro/patch) release. We'll merge that branch to default before
>>>>>>>> releasing 2.4.0.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 10/09/15 17:19, Andy Buckley wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hey everyone,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> A reminder that we agreed to increase the Rivet release frequency,
>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>> that the next analysis update release should happen before the
>>>>>>>>> end of
>>>>>>>>> this month.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If we hadn't done any other development in the last couple of
>>>>>>>>> months,
>>>>>>>>> that release would be 2.3.1, but we have actually changed enough
>>>>>>>>> (in a
>>>>>>>>> stable and complete way) to justify version 2.4.0.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Unless there are pressing bugfixes or developments that I'm not
>>>>>>>>> aware
>>>>>>>>> of, all that remains to be done before validation is to hook up
>>>>>>>>> the 8
>>>>>>>>> new analysis codes in the contrib directory:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> ATLAS_2014_I1326641.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>> ATLAS_2014_I1327229.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>> ATLAS_2015_I1387176.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>> CMS_2014_I1305624.tgz
>>>>>>>>> CMS_2015_I1310737.new.tgz
>>>>>>>>> CMS_2015_I1310737.orig.tgz
>>>>>>>>> CMS_2015_I1327224.tgz
>>>>>>>>> CMS_2015_I1346843.tgz
>>>>>>>>> D0_2000_I503361.tar.gz
>>>>>>>>> (note that two of these are "new" and "orig" versions of the same
>>>>>>>>> analysis)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> We also said that we would distribute the work, to make new
>>>>>>>>> analysis
>>>>>>>>> releases unintimidating for developers... so, who wants to
>>>>>>>>> integrate
>>>>>>>>> which analysis codes? ;-) Add the new analyses on the
>>>>>>>>> release-2-3-x
>>>>>>>>> branch, and I will sync them into default before we make the
>>>>>>>>> release
>>>>>>>>> (cf. earlier discussions about what sorts of changes go on which
>>>>>>>>> branches.)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Volunteers please... thanks in advance.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Andy
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> PS. Holger/David, the contrib dir needs some umask or similar
>>>>>>>>> permissions set so that the tarballs are group-writeable.
>>>>>>>>> Several of
>>>>>>>>> these new ones aren't, so intervention from root will needed to
>>>>>>>>> move
>>>>>>>>> them to the pre2.4.0 dir when we make it. Also, the email
>>>>>>>>> notifications
>>>>>>>>> about new tarballs seem to be broken (right?)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
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