Ansible 2.10.0 beta 1

[Toshio Kuratomi]

Hi all-

For all those wanting to test the next version of Ansible, we're happy
to announce that Ansible 2.10.0 beta1 is now available on PyPI!

Ansible 2.10.0b1 pulls in the ansible-base-2.10.1 (presently rc2)
package via a dependency and includes a range of Ansible Collections.
The Ansible 2.10 PyPI packages provide similar functionality to
Ansible 2.9 and earlier versions, but from multiple sources. The
included Ansible Collections are maintained by a host of open source
contributors who want to add to what ansible-base has to offer.

For an overview of "Ansible Collections" and the differences between
`ansible-base` and `ansible` please see
https://github.com/ansible-collections/overview/blob/master/README.rst

We need your help
-----------------

This new `ansible` package *should* be a drop-in replacement for
Ansible 2.9. The roles and playbooks that you currently use should
work out of the box with ansible-2.10.0 beta1.

Please let us know if:

* Your playbooks don't work
* There are any installation issues
* Whether the collections are found OK
* If the updated and new modules in the collections work

How to get it
-------------

Due to a limitation in pip, you need to uninstall Ansible 2.9 (or
earlier) before installing the 2.10 version:

$ pip uninstall ansible
$ pip install ansible==2.10.0b1 --user

The tar.gz of the release can be found here:

* Ansible 2.10.0b1
https://pypi.python.org/packages/source/a/ansible/ansible-2.10.0b1.tar.gz
SHA256: 081c1b1ea95a0b67f8bf1e5c3c45b8e8dd8bafd1f8d05838f96239da3496ce8f


What's new in Ansible 2.10.0b1
------------------------------

* Collections which have opted into being a part of the Ansible-2.10.0
unified changelog will have an entry on this page:
https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/main/2.10/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst

* For other collections, consult the list of included collections in
the link below and check their entry on https://galaxy.ansible.com for
information about their changes.

* List of collections included in the 2.10.0b1 release:
* https://github.com/ansible-community/ansible-build-data/blob/2.10.0b1/2.10/ansible-2.10.0b1.deps
* You can find more information for those on
https://galaxy.ansible.com/. For instance, the community.crypto
collection listed in the ansible-2.10.0b1.deps file has a galaxy page
here at https://galaxy.ansible.com/community/crypto/

* Changelog for ansible-base-2.10.1 which this release of ansible installs:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.10/changelogs/CHANGELOG-v2.10.rst


Caveats and known bugs
----------------------

* The individual collections that make up the ansible-2.10.0 package
can be viewed independently. However, they aren't currently listed by
ansible-galaxy. A workaround for this is to explicitly specify where
ansible has installed the collections::

COLLECTION_INSTALL=$(python -c 'import ansible, os.path ;
print("%s/../ansible_collections" %
os.path.dirname(ansible.__file__))') ansible-galaxy collection list -p
"$COLLECTION_INSTALL"

* A fix has been proposed but was not be merged for 2.10.0. This is
being tracked in this bug report:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/70147

* Due to a limitation in pip, you cannot `pip install --upgrade` from
ansible-2.9 or earlier to ansible-2.10 or higher. Instead, you must
explicitly `pip uninstall ansible` before pip installing the new
version. The install of the ansible package has been modified to warn
you if you attempt to upgrade via pip with instructions to uninstall
first.


What's the schedule for the rest of the 2.10.0 release cycle?
-------------------------------------------------------------

ansible-2.10.0rc1 is due to be released on 2020-09-10
ansible-2.10.0 final is due out on 2020-09-22

The ansible-2.10 roadmap reflects these dates:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/roadmap/COLLECTIONS_2_10.html

Porting Help
------------

There's a unified porting guide for collections which have opted-in.
You can find that at:
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/docs/docsite/rst/porting_guides/porting_guide_2.10.rst

If you encounter any bugs, please report them. We're putting together
a draft document which includes where to report bugs on various parts
of the ansible package:
* https://github.com/ansible/community/wiki/User-testing-of-ansible-2.10-pre-releases

If you aren't sure where your bug falls, pick which you feel is
closest and the Community Team will always move it if needed

Thanks!

-Toshio Kuratomi

[Toshio Kuratomi]

Howdy folks!

We're entering the final weeks of the Ansible 2.10.0 release cycle and
I wanted to let anyone testing the Ansible betas and release candidate
on how to nominate a bug as a release blocker.

* If you find something major enough to block the Ansible release,
please add a comment on the Community Meeting Agenda:
https://github.com/ansible/community/issues/539 asking us to consider
whether the issue is a blocker. If the issue has a ticket open
elsewhere, linking to the ticket will be appreciated.

* If at all possible, attend the IRC meeting on Thursday, September
17th, 2020, 18:00 UTC to state your case as to why the issue should
block the release.

* We'll decide at the meeting whether to slip the Ansible-2.10.0 final
release for any of the listed blockers.

*Important*: If the Meeting Agenda does not contain any comments
listing potential blockers when the meeting starts on Thursday, we'll
end the meeting early. We will wait for five minutes or so to see if
anyone proposes a blocker at the start of the meeting itself but
otherwise we'll cut the meeting short. So please, if you have a
candidate blocker; get your issue listed on the Community Agenda ASAP.

What should you do if you notice a blocker after the meeting time?
You can still report it on the Community Meeting Agenda. However,
it's likely that only myself and a few other people will be able to
look at and evaluate it before the release date and we'll likely
lean towards fixing anything that wasn't noticed previously in the
Ansible-2.10.1 release. So please test out the beta and release
candidate now and report candidate blockers before the meeting.

Thank you,
Toshio Kuratomi

[Toshio Kuratomi]

One more piece of information: The meeting on the 17th of September
will take place in the #ansible-community channel on irc.freenode.net.
Note that if you haven't used freenode before, you can use online
webchat to access freenode: https://webchat.freenode.net/

Because of issues with spam and harassment, you'll need to register to
participate in our channels:
https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration I highly recommend
registering and testing that you are able to participate in
#ansible-community discussions before the meeting on the 17th!

-Toshio

On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 11:21 PM Toshio Kuratomi <tkur...@redhat.com> wrote:
>

[Toshio Kuratomi]

And yes... apparently I suck at email :-(. Posting this to the
correct subthread in case anyone is following this conversation on the
google groups forum interface instead of via a threaded email client:

One more piece of information: The meeting on the 17th of September
will take place in the #ansible-community channel on irc.freenode.net.
Note that if you haven't used freenode before, you can use online
webchat to access freenode: https://webchat.freenode.net/

Because of issues with spam and harassment, you'll need to register to
participate in our channels:
https://freenode.net/kb/answer/registration I highly recommend
registering and testing that you are able to participate in
#ansible-community discussions before the meeting on the 17th!

-Toshio