v0.7.2 Release Plan

[chchwy]

Time to prepare for the 0.7.1 release.

Please carefully review the milestone:
→→→ 0.7.1 milestone

Source code

• Make sure all unit tests are working and are OK
• Test all features known to work and make sure they behave the same
• Update contributor list
• Update MetaInfo
  • Add entry for new release
    → Update TODOs in Add preliminary AppStream release entry for 0.7.1 #1924 then merge
• Make sure 0 issues in milestone
• Add release tag to the correct commit
• Created release/0.7.1 branch

Deployment

• Merge Update AppStream screenshot for 0.7.1 pencil2d.github.io#39
• When renaming the AppImage, also update the plaintext metadata block at the beginning of the *.AppImage.zsync file accordingly
• Build and upload manually compiled versions:
  • 32-bit Linux AppImage
• Add downloads to the Bitbucket mirror
• Update download links:
  • Pencil2d.org
• Update packages
  • Arch Linux (unmaintained)
  • Homebrew Cask (macOS) @scribblemaniac
  • Apt (Debian/Ubuntu) @fabiomt
  • Flatpak (Linux) @J5lx @eszlari
  • RPM (Fedora) @musicinmybrain
  • FreeBSD @yurivict
  • KCP (KaOS) @scribblemaniac

Social media

Announce with release notes (or a link to the release notes) on the following platforms:

• Pencil2d.org News
• Facebook
• Discord
• Tumblr
• X
• Transifex
• Youtube?
• IRC: Update status message at Libera Chat #pencil2d @J5lx

[chchwy]

I'd like to begin preparing the v0.7.1 release since I have some availability to work on Pencil2D lately.

• I will start a quick QA session by animating daily with the release/0.7.1 branch to verify the build stability
• I will arrange a v0.7.1 RC in a few days

Please let me know if you have any questions.

[chchwy]

There is only one issue (#1873) left in the milestone and it is nearly ready to be merged.

I will create the RC release after that.

[chchwy]

0.7.1-rc1 is available at:
https://github.com/pencil2d/pencil/releases/tag/v0.7.1-rc1

[Jose-Moreno]

@chchwy Awesome, I'll be able to fully trial the RC on the weekend. For public testing purposes, I'll post notice as soon as I have an understanding of current changes / updates compared to 0.7.0 so I can help provide support if needed.

As always, thanks everyone for the hard work!

[chchwy]

Thanks @Jose-Moreno

Please see the following changelog, I just summarized from the git history:

Improvements

• UI Feature: Improve toolbox flow layout #1916 Improved toolbox layout. Tools now intelligently arrange in rows with consistent spacing and can shrink to single column.

Fixes

• Timeline frame disappear #1873 Fixed frame not being drawn on the timeline
• iss: 1877 - image import camera transform broken #1878 Fixed broken image import camera transform
• 0.7 Keyframe Moving Beyond Layer Names #1881 Fixed keyframes moving beyond layer name boundaries in Timeline
• Fix some issues related to frame copying & change pcl working directory #1896 Fixed memory leak in ClipboardManager where cloned frames were not deleted
• Fix some issues related to frame copying & change pcl working directory #1896 Fixed frame data loss when copying/pasting bitmap keyframes by properly cloning backing files and implementing temporary working directory for PCL projects
• Fix some issues related to frame copying & change pcl working directory #1896 Fixed frame filename exceeding path length limit
• 🐛 [BUG] - Canvas rotation affects view handles #1897 Fixed view rotation affecting various view handles
• Fix SoundManager calculating frame length incorrectly #1918 Fixed SoundManager calculating frame length incorrectly

Changes

• Timeline: Remove ability to add keyframe on double-click #1907 Disabled Timeline double-click keyframe creation to prevent accidental keyframes

DevOps

• Add more details to FileManager error report #1895 Added more details to FileManager error reports
• Run actions outside container to fix Linux build failure #1902 Fixed Linux build failure by running actions outside container
• Ensure QDebug is included for all qDebug uses #1912 Ensured QDebug is included for all qDebug uses

[Jose-Moreno]

@chchwy Thanks! I shared a simple post on socials asking for assistance with testing so we can hopefully obtain additional feedback.
On the other hand I did a preliminary test drive for the RC. In general it's working OK under Win 11 Home 24h2. While I did run into some issues that I'm already documenting, I noticed a couple of them might be related to some of the canvas update modifications that were implemented since 0.7.0. For now I need to test thoroughly to figure out reproduction steps and see which ones are either actual bugs, regressions or simple oversights. I'll let you guys know as soon as I have more useful info.

[chchwy]

I am working on the macOS notarization #1922
hopefully I can get it done in a couple of days.

[eugenialoli]

Any news when the final version of 0.7.1 is going to be released?