Prepare SOMns v0.6.0 release

[smarr]

This is the issue to track the final tasks for the SOMns v0.6.0 release, which is tracked via the v0.6.0 milestone.

Extra Changes

• rename master to release to communicate more clearly how we use the master branch.
• update Truffle to latest version (don't do any changes that are not necessary, can be done later)
• setup testing for Java 10
• ensure Java 8/9 and integration with SOMns SOM-st/black-diamonds#10 is fixed

Release Checklist

This list is supposed to make sure we do not forget any important steps during
release. It is based on https://github.com/smarr/SOMns/blob/dev/docs/release-checklist.md

• 1. Check and update issue tracker for issues associated with current milestone

• 2. Update CHANGELOG.md with all elements missing
  A useful tool is the github_changelog_generator
  It can be used like this:

    sudo gem install github_changelog_generator
    github_changelog_generator -u smarr -p SOMns -o changelog-gen.md --since-tag v0.5.0 --token ${GITHUB_TOKEN}
  

• 3. Make sure all desired changes are part of the dev branch.

• 4. Prepare a release on GitHub with: https://github.com/smarr/SOMns/releases/new
  The content is normally just the last part of the CHANGELOG.md

• 5. If everything looks good, tag the release using the GitHub feature

• 6. Push the commit that is tagged as release to the release branch.

• 7. Announce the release

  • https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/som-dev
  • https://twitter.com/SOM_VMs

@daumayr @Richard-Roberts if you need something, anything, please chime in as soon as possible.

[smarr]

Java 10 just got release: http://jdk.java.net/10/
So, one extra todo should be to enable testing for it.

And, we probably want to update Truffle before the release, too.

@Richard-Roberts what's your target date for a Moth release?

[ghost]

I'm on no particular deadline to create a 0.1 release for Moth, but ideally, it's done before the end of March. Let's say April 01, which at least has some comical benefit.

[smarr]

@Richard-Roberts @daumayr As it turns out updating Truffle is a major project, which I can't do myself at the moment. Are you aware of any issues that would require a more up to date Truffle/Graal?

Problems with the new Truffle version I am aware of:

• changed approach to instrumentation wrappers, requires careful redesign, possibly adaptation of node hierarchy
• changes in debugger support, stepping strategies, filters, etc. requires changes and reimplementation of custom patches
• issues with javac https://markmail.org/thread/niy4a6cyd76mwspj

If there are no important reasons, I'll postpone the Truffle update, and release with the Truffle we got now.

[daumayr]

I don't have any issues with the current truffle/graal

[smarr]

And that's it for 0.6.0: https://github.com/smarr/SOMns/releases/tag/v0.6.0

[ghost]

Thanks for all the fish!