[scummvm-devel] ScummVM 2.8.0 Release Status: Start of the release

Sun Nov 19 22:28:34 UTC 2023

Hi Team,

Just as discussed over the Discord, we are starting today the 2.8.0 release
preps.

The release schedule is looking like this:

   - Nov 19, Sun: release cycle starts. List of bugs to fix announced
   - Nov 26, Sun: code freeze on master. Only bugfixes and ports are
   allowed. Public testing announced
   - Dec 3, Sun: branch, master unfrozen. Backport only bugfixes/ports are
   allowed on the branch. Weblate switched to the branch, and call for all
   translators and porters.
   - Dec 15, Friday, tagging. The builds are being collected.
   - Dec 30, Saturday: Release

With this e-mail, I am announcing the START OF THE RELEASE CYCLE. Please,
minimise bigger changes, but still work normally.

Next milestone is in a week, the code freeze on master. That will mean that
only bugfixes to the supported engines will be allowed. For those new to
the project, the unsupported engines and ports are not frozen, and you will
be able continue development as normal there, though I'd like to ask you to
help with the bugfixes.

The release scope is as follows. This list is incomplete, just to our taste
(kudos to somaen for doing the bulk of the work for scoping the release
this time). Thus, feel free to squash a bug or two that are not on the
list. Some games in the list could be obsolete or not reproducible, please
feel free to close them. I will send the regular release progress e-mails.

You can always retrieve an up-to-date release scope with this report:

   https://bugs.scummvm.org/report/17

Release blockers, aka must-dos:
#10427 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/10427> BACKENDS: Android - SCUMMVM
2.0 systematical crash on SAMSUNG GALAXY TAB A with LUCASARTS games
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/10427>
#14615 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14615> BBVS: Assertion failure in
OpenGL::OpenGLGraphicsManager::setPalette(unsigned char const*, unsigned
int, unsigned int) <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14615>
#14710 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14710> GUI: HelpDialog does not
handle resizes <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14710>
#14612 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14612> ILLUSIONS: Assertion failure
in Common::File::pos() const <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14612>
#14614 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14614> SCUMM: SIGSEGV in
Scumm::ScummEngine_v5::saveLoadWithSerializer(Common::Serializer&)
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14614>
Bugs that are nice to get fixed:

#10872 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/10872> AGI: SQ1 - version 1.0x -
game hangs just before Skimmer (Kerona desert) arcade starts
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/10872>
#14454 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14454> AGI: Winnie the Pooh Hundred
Acre Wood shutdown <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14454>
#14633 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14633> AGS: In daily 2.8.0 builds
many games are unplayable and/or affected by graphical glitches or crashes
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14633>
#14110 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14110> ANDROID: STARK: Actors are
missing when using the OpenGL with shaders renderer
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14110>
#14523 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14523> AUDIO: Update MIDI
FluidSynth settings to match upstream
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14523>
#14630 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14630> BACKENDS: 3DS: No text
visible in any UI elements <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14630>
#14641 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14641> BACKENDS: PS3: ScummVM 2.7.1
crashes the entire OS <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14641>
#14497 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14497> BACKENDS: PSP: Crash on
Start since 2.7.0 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14497>
#14645 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14645> CGE2: Sfinx crashes when
talking to the tailor after the concert
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14645>
#13594 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13594> CHEWY: Dialog canceled by
subtitles <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13594>
#13925 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13925> DRAGONS: Crash while talking
to pizza baker in the village scene <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13925>
#13974 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13974> FREESCAPE: info screen is
missing <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13974>
#14455 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14455> GRIM: Excessive save game
scanning/checking wastes FPS <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14455>
#14159 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14159> GRIM: MD5 dialog can’t be
cancelled <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14159>
#14701 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14701> GUI: iOS settings menu needs
a way to scroll up down <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14701>
#14478 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14478> HDB: crashes out on
Servandrones level <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14478>
#13782 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13782> MADE: ScummVM closes
unexpectedly after playing first audio
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13782>
#13746 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13746> MAKE: Dynamic build
detection fails at compile time. <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13746>
#13902 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13902> MAKE: RISCOS: Object file is
not deleted when running make distclean
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13902>
#13920 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13920> MOHAWK: LB - French sheila
version not starting <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13920>
#14554 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14554> PLUGINS: ELF loader doesn't
handle mixed ARM and Thumb code <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14554>
#14680 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14680> REMORSE: Game-breaking bugs
in Mission 12 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14680>
#13908 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13908> SCUMM: INDY3 (MAC): ASAN
crash in Player_V2Base::next_freqs() in Castle Brunwald
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13908>
#14462 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14462> STARK: Only actors are
visible in OpenGL 1.3 rendering mode <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14462>
#14362 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14362> SWORD1: Missing detection
entry (unknown french version) <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14362>
#14667 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14667> SWORD1: Unknown game variant
for sword1 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14667>
#14687 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14687> ULTIMA6: Game crashes
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14687>
#14688 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14688> ULTIMA6: Game crashes upon
load <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14688>
#13971 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13971> ULTIMA6: Saving and loading
the game results in blank screen. <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13971>
#9720 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/9720> WME: The Shine of a Star -
Problems at shovel puzzle scene <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/9720>
#11483 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/11483> ZVISION: ZGI: Music broke
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/11483>
There is also a set of new detection entries marked for the release. I will
take care of these:
#13939 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13939> MD5: ADL: Unknown game
variant for hires2 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13939>
#13734 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13734> MD5: AGI: KQ4 2.2 unknown
variant <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13734>
#14286 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14286> MD5: AGI: SQ2: Unknown game
variant <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14286>
#14596 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14596> MD5: AGI: Space Quest 2
Unknown game variant <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14596>
#13274 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13274> MD5: AGI: Unknown Variant of
SQ2 v2.0D <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13274>
#14287 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14287> MD5: AGI: Unknown game
variant for agi <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14287>
#14587 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14587> MD5: DIRECTOR: Unknown game
variant for director <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14587>
#14635 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14635> MD5: GLK: ADRIFT - Unknown
(crashing/erroring) game variants <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14635>
#14401 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14401> MD5: MOHAWK: Unknown game
variant for mohawk <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14401>
#14402 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14402> MD5: MOHAWK: Unknown game
variant for mohawk <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14402>
#13630 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13630> MD5: PARALLACTION: Unknown
game variant for parallaction (Nippon Safes Inc.)
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13630>
#14326 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14326> MD5: TINSEL: Unknown game
variant for tinsel <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14326>
#14279 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14279> MD5: TINSEL: Unknown game
variant for tinsel: American Discworld 2 demo
<https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14279>
#13001 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13001> MD5: TOON: Unknown game
variant for toon <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/13001>
#14604 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14604> MD5: Unknown game variant
for agi <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14604>
#14602 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14602> MD5: Unknown game variant
for agi <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14602>
#14605 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14605> MD5: Unknown game variant
for agi <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14605>
#14660 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14660> MD5: Unknown game variant
for buried <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14660>
#14606 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14606> MD5: Unknown game variant
for sci <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14606>
#14659 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14659> MD5: Unknown game variant
for ultima <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14659>
#14593 <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14593> MD5: Unknown game variant
for vcruise <https://bugs.scummvm.org/ticket/14593>
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