[Bf-committers] Blender Developer IRC meeting, March 20 2011

[Ton Roosendaal]

Hi all,

Here's notes from today's IRC meeting:

1) Blender 2.5x project

- Campbell sent a proposal to bf-committers to split up the included  
Python files using a "needs auto load" directory. This mainly for  
startup speed. This won't effect add-ons at all and wont break  
scripts! Still, to ensure the benefit is evident, tests will be done  
in Windows and OSX first. If the outcome is positive - and no  
objections arise here - Campbell will commit this week.

- Reminder for Martin Poirier: can Netrender be moved to add-on before  
2.57 release?

- Ton proposes to have a first batch of official test builds available  
this week (assuming the autobuild system will take a bit of more time  
to start up). Ton will send note to the Windows/OSX/Linux platform  
maintainers.

- Short term planning: get test builds online this week, next sunday  
call for 'freeze' (crucial bug fixes only), release official RC's  
during the week after, and sunday April 3 meeting can agree on doing  
real 2.57.

- Jens Verwiebe has a patch for User Preferences Add-on install,  
there's unzip issues in OS X. Brecht will review it.

- New Linux platform maintainer(s): currently Ken Hughes is listed as  
main owner, but during the Python 3.2 discussion I saw a mail coming  
by from Richard Shaw or David Plater that they'd like to be added. I  
can't find this mail anymore... is either of you guys also proposing  
to build .deb or other linux compatible release builds?

2) Other projects

- Nicholas Bishop integrated the dual-contouring code as a modifier: http://vimeo.com/21096739

- Paged particles development by Lukas Toenne & Janne Karhu is post  
2.57 target.
   http://code.blender.org

- Joe Eagar reports on Bmesh: progressing well still!
Bevel example picture: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v287/joeedh/bmesh_bevel_1.png
Campbell will get involved with the branch, testing and migration as  
well.
Ton mentions we would need docs in wiki; what works now, what is WIP,  
and what's not done (also related to tools like UV unwrap or  
modifiers). Preferably with nice code diagrams and architecture  
overviews.

3) GSoC

- Ideas list needs to be finalized, next week meeting can give a final  
go.
http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Dev:Ref/GoogleSummerOfCode/2011/Ideas

- For this week: module owners please check and filter out or  
prioritize the ideas. Tom Musgrove will hunt you for it too!

-Ton-

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Ton Roosendaal  Blender Foundation   ton at blender.org    www.blender.org
Blender Institute   Entrepotdok 57A  1018AD Amsterdam   The Netherlands