3.24.0 release tracker

[shonfeder]

Known blockers

Issues blocking the release

• Run a key subset of revdeps checks in CI as part of release process #13897 blocking the release because we should have passing revdep tests before cutting the minor release
  • resolved by PR chore: use opam-based revdeps tests #14538
• issue #... blocking the release because of ...
  • resolved by PR #...

Preparation

To begin once all initial blockers are resolved.

• Create the release candidate branch and ensure all CI jobs are passing
• Work thru the pre-release phase.
  Alpha release PRs into opam repo:
  • [link to OPAM PR 1]
  • [link to OPAM PR 2]

Release

• Work thru the release phase.
• opam repo publication PR [link to opam PR]

Post-release

• Merge release branch into main

• Write a post about the release on Discuss: [link]

• Open PR announcing release on ocaml.org: [link]

• Store the revdeps error file in the logs as HTML

• Increase the version of Dune to the new latest minor version

  • in the CI workflow
  • in dune-project
  • in the dune-rpc

[Alizter]

This patch may be worth cherry-picking into 3.24.0 since otherwise users will not be able to build with OxCaml.

• Add oxcaml-compiler to compiler packages #14544

[shonfeder]

I am planning to rebranch from main once we have the prerequisites in, so that will be included!

[Alizter]

Great, FTR it occurred to me because of oxcaml/opam-repository#48