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On 2/9/2015 2:56 PM, Matthew Treinish wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 09, 2015 at 01:24:34PM -0600, Matt Riedemann wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 2/9/2015 12:23 PM, Joe Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>> On Feb 9, 2015 10:04 AM, "Matt Riedemann" <mriedem at linux.vnet.ibm.com
>>> <mailto:mriedem at linux.vnet.ibm.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> There are at least two blocking bugs:
>>>>
>>>> 1. https://bugs.launchpad.net/grenade/+bug/1419913
>>>>
>>>> Sounds like jogo is working a javelin fix for this. I'm not aware of
>>> a patch to review though.
>>>
>>> We need to stop trying to install tempest in the same env as stable/* code.
>>>
>>> I should be able to revise/respond to comments shortly.
>>>
>>> https://review.openstack.org/#/c/153080/
>>>
>>> https://review.openstack.org/#/c/153702/
>>>
>>> This is also blocking my effort to pin stable dependencies (Dean's
>>> devstack changes are needed before we can pin stable dependencies as well).
>>>
>>>>
>>>> 2. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ceilometer/+bug/1419919
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure yet what's going on with this one.
>>>>
>>
>> Tracking etherpad:
>>
>> https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/wedged-stable-gate-feb-2015
>
>
> So I think it's time we called the icehouse branch and marked it EOL. We
> originally conditioned the longer support window on extra people stepping
> forward to keep things working. I believe this latest issue is just the latest
> indication that this hasn't happened. Issue 1 listed above is being caused by
> the icehouse branch during upgrades. The fact that a stable release was pushed
> at the same time things were wedged on the juno branch is just the latest
> evidence to me that things aren't being maintained as they should be. Looking at
> the #openstack-qa irc log from today or the etherpad about trying to sort this
> issue should be an indication that no one has stepped up to help with the
> maintenance and it shows given the poor state of the branch.
>
> If I'm not mistaken with our original support window lengths Icehouse would be
> EOL'd around now. So it's time we stopped pretending we'll be maintaining this
> branch for several more months and just go through the normal EOL procedure.
>
> -Matt Treinish
>
>
>
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Until we've figured out what's going on and how to unwind it (maybe it's 
just jogo's changes that are blocked right now due to wedged 
stable/icehouse), I'd -1 this.  I think branchless tempest is definitely 
running into some issues here with requirements being uncapped and 
that's throwing a huge wrench into things and EOL'ing stable/icehouse at 
this point kind of gives an easy out w/o first have the full picture of 
what's busted and why we can't work out of it.

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Thanks,

Matt Riedemann