Re: [VOTE] Release apr-util-1.6.4-rc2 as apr-util-1.6.4

On 6. 8. 2026 14:28, Eric Covener wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM Ruediger Pluem<[email protected]> wrote:
>> Please hold a sec. I guess we broke the Oracle DBD driver. Details to follow.
> Release is published but not announced (stuck on release automation issues).
>
> I'm not sure what's best at this stage, but I think the version number
> is burnt so we should do a followup release (if needed).  The oracle
> changes were just lifted from elsewhere which was indicated in the
> original report.
>
> I am inclined to continue announcing rather than leaving in limbo.

If the Oracle DBD driver is broken and this is verifies, then this is a 
regression. It's fine to retire a release before it has been announced, 
fix the bug, roll a new one and update the release notes and 
announcement to state that the apr-util-1.6.4 was retired. We can remove 
the artefacts from the servers and the archive to prevent users from 
inadvertently downloading it.

I don't think we should release a version with a known regression.

-- Brane