发布周期¶
A new Blender version is targeted to be released every 3 months. The actual release cycle for a specific release is longer, and overlaps the previous and next release cycle.
分支¶
工作分两个分支完成：
blender-v{VERSION}-releasebranch: fixes and other incremental improvements.masterbranch: documentation for new features and improvements for the release after that.
The blender-v{VERSION}-release branch will be available for 5 weeks prior to the release date.
At the same time master will be open for the next release,
giving 2 months to add documentation for new features of the next release, and another month to make improvements.
Bcon 阶段¶
Each Blender version has its own Bcon phase, indicating which types of changes are allowed to be committed and what writers are focusing on.
That means for example that Blender 2.90 can be in Bcon3 (wrapping up), while Blender 2.91 is in Bcon1 (new features and changes).
阶段 |
描述 |
持续时间 |
细节 |
分支 |
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Bcon1 |
新功能以及变化 |
4-5 周 |
The first 5 weeks overlap with the Bcon3 and Bcon4 phases of the previous release, Writing focus will be split on fixes for the previous release and writing documentation for features already added or likely to be added to Blender. This is also the perfect time to make any larger or more disruptive improvements to the manual. |
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Bcon2 |
Improve and stabilize |
4周 |
Work to improve, optimize and fix bugs in new and existing features. All big or disruptive changes must be finished at the end of this stage. |
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Bcon3 |
Wrapping up |
4周 |
Focus should be on fixes and other incremental improvements. All new Blender features should be documented by the end of this stage. |
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Bcon4 |
预发布版本 |
1周 |
Focus should be wrapping up fixes and other incremental improvements. |
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Bcon5 |
松开 |
1-2 天 |
The manual is archived on the server and redirects / symlinks are updated. See the Release Guide for more information. |
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Bcon6 |
长期维护版本 |
2 年 |
In case a major error is found in the manual the patch will be committed to the release branch. |
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