3.9.0 release tracking

[emillon]

alpha1 (2023-06-23)

• release submitted [new release] dune (15 packages) (3.9.0~alpha1) opam-repository#23989
  • opam/ move worked
  • dune-release 2.0.0 worked
• restarted
• triage
  • 602 failures total
  • 82 new (compared to last run based on 3.8.2)
  • no regressions
  • unrelated errors fixed:
    • mosquitto.0.1-0 is incompatible with OCaml 5 opam-repository#23997
    • ocaml 5: restrict olinq releases opam-repository#23998
    • ocsfml does not build with ocaml 5 opam-repository#23999
    • combine.0.6 does not build on ocaml 5 opam-repository#24000
    • toplevel_expect_test.v0.15.0: use ocaml < 5 opam-repository#24001
    • ocamldot.1.1 uses autoconf opam-repository#24003
• go/no go for alpha2

release

• known blockers
  • async_io: adapt self-pipe trick to Windows #8044
  • fix: sendfile: fall back to portable copy #8049
  • chore: merge 3.8.3 changelog #8059
• test on mirage ci: add an action to test mirage #8061
• release [new release] dune (15 packages) (3.9.0) opam-repository#24013
• triage
  • unrelated
    • fm-simplex-plugin.1.01 uses autoconf opam-repository#24024

post-release tasks

• release notes
• ocaml.org changelog Add changelog for dune 3.9.0 ocaml.org#1357
• discuss post https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ann-dune-3-9-0/12530
• close milestone

[Alizter]

I would like to do a nix triage on alpha before releasing.