Just for the clarification. To make sure we all are on the same page.

We didn't have a formal code freeze last week on March 24th as was planned before. We didn't branch etc.

This is what we are going to do instead:

1. Nick built a snapshot build from 4.3.x branch on March 24th (the links are below in the Nick's original email). It's what he called JBoss Tools Core 4.3.1.CR1 bits
2. QE can now start testing that snapshot build
3. Developers continue to work on blocker/critical 4.3.1 issues this week BUT please make sure:
   - all PRs are properly reviewed and approved by Fred, Max or Alexey before merged to 4.3.x.
   - all issues fixed this week have a label "reapin-a" so it will help QE to see what was fixed between two builds.
4. The formal code freeze (Nick will create all needed JIRA tasks and we will branch, etc) is going to happen on this Thursday, March 31. Let's call it JBoss Tools Core 4.3.1.CR1a
   Those bits will be built from the frozen 4.3.1.x branch and will be used in GA release.
5. We may build (and announce) more respins if needed.
6. After the code freeze this week we would need to focus on documentation which will include N&N. We also will help the installer and doc teams with the getting started page of the installer.

Thanks.
 

On 03/26/2016 02:11 PM, Nick Boldt wrote:
As always, these are not FINAL bits, but preliminary results for QE &
community testing. Not for use by customers or end users.

Update site: http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/staging/updates/

New + noteworthy (subject to change):
* https://github.com/jbosstools/jbosstools-website/tree/master/documentation/whatsnew
* http://tools.jboss.org/documentation/whatsnew/

Schedule: https://issues.jboss.org/projects/JBIDE?selectedItem=com.atlassian.jira.jira-projects-plugin:release-page

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Additional update sites:
* http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/staging/updates/core/4.3.1.CR1/
* http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/staging/updates/coretests/4.3.1.CR1/

Target platforms:
* http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/targetplatforms/jbosstoolstarget/4.50.2.CR1-SNAPSHOT
* http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/targetplatforms/jbosstoolstarget/4.52.0.CR1-SNAPSHOT

Discovery sites:
* http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/staging/updates/discovery.central/4.3.1.CR1/
* http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/staging/updates/discovery.earlyaccess/4.3.1.CR1/

Build folders (for build logs & update site zips):
* http://download.jboss.org/jbosstools/mars/staging/builds/