Re: Feature freeze on October 1

[Chong Yidong]

Stefan Merten <address@hidden> writes:

> I'm currently working on integration of `imenu'/`which-func' support
> for `rst-mode'. Bug #11711 - being a feature request - has a patch
> which seems to work. However, a proper integration needs refactoring
> of the patch and a few other parts. I'm into this right now but given
> my two week vacation starting next week I won't be able to commit a
> final version of this feature before October 1.
>
> Second I'd like to revamp the faces for section headers. At the moment
> there is some automatic calculation of the faces but in the past this
> caused some pain for users and I decided to replace it with normal
> `defface'. AFAICS this is not much work but a user visible change.
> Again I can't commit this before October 1.
>
> So I'd like to ask for an extension until October 15. Is that ok?

OK, assuming your changes are localized to imenu/which-func/rst-mode.

> In addition I'd like to know how long the trunk is frozen.

We are planning to experiment with a short freeze this time round.  The
current idea is to freeze for about a month, make the release branch,
then open the trunk for commits.  More details will be forthcoming.