Time we finally decide on a release structure for FC?

[Kunda1]

It's also quite confusing that all the development builds that are being generated right now have been moved to the FreeCAD-Appimage github repo. That's obviously wrong to do because the Mac OS and Windows builds have nothing to do with the appimage.

Maybe the freecad-appimage repo should be renamed into "FreeCAD-Bundel". We add windows and osx later on because it's a similar workflow to create these bundles.

Yea, something generic like 'Bundle' makes sense. An aside, can you remind me why we:
1. Why was the 0.19_pre release deleted?
2. Why did we move the dev files to a separate repo: FreeCAD-Appimage ?

[looo]

It's also quite confusing that all the development builds that are being generated right now have been moved to the FreeCAD-Appimage github repo. That's obviously wrong to do because the Mac OS and Windows builds have nothing to do with the appimage.

Maybe the freecad-appimage repo should be renamed into "FreeCAD-Bundel". We add windows and osx later on because it's a similar workflow to create these bundles.

Yea, something generic like 'Bundle' makes sense. An aside, can you remind me why we:
1. Why was the 0.19_pre release deleted?
2. Why did we move the dev files to a separate repo: FreeCAD-Appimage ?

1. Idk.
2. Because it was easier we need a token to distribute to other repos:
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-AppI ... s.yml#L126

[Zolko]

Maybe the freecad-appimage repo should be renamed into "FreeCAD-Bundel". We add windows and osx later on because it's a similar workflow to create these bundles.

FreeCAD-App then. It reflects the Linux-AppImage, Apple's App-store, and Windows Apps. Good marketing

[sgrogan]

1. Why was the 0.19_pre release deleted?

In the past we have always deleted the pre_ when the dev cycle ends and is replaced with the stable.
In the past we would have created 0.20_pre but instead we created weekly-builds. This should allow the link to be static going forward.

[adrianinsaval]

If the repo would be renamed (and I think it should be) I would like to ask it be done as soon as possible and then try to keep things in the same place, I want to give the guys at chocolatey the correct info but they are slow to accept the changes, it would be a pita to have them change the dev versions to FreeCAD-Appimage only for it to break two days later and then go again through the process to change it to FreeCAD-Bundle

[looo]

I am not able to change the name of the repo. Maybe @sgrogan?

[sgrogan]

I am not able to change the name of the repo. Maybe @sgrogan?

We need an Owner or Admin so I think Kurt or Yorik.

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According to the docs all existing links shoould re-direct automatically, we shall see...

[yorik]

Ok I renamed it and apparently the old links still work and redirect correctly.
https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD-Bundle

[Kunda1]

OK, but we just broke a lot of downstream links.
I need to let fosstorrents, chocolatey devs know (possibly Arch linux and other experimental distro repos)
also I need to update the wiki AppImage page and the wiki bot script

Edit:
Announced on the Install/Compile and Packaging subforum
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=57958

[sgrogan]

OK, but we just broke a lot of downstream links.

The old link should auto-redirect.