Re: Preparing for the 9.0 release

[Bram Moolenaar]

I wrote:

> Considering that in the past couple of weeks there have been no changes
> in the new Vim 9 features and script syntax, I think it's time to get
> ready for the release.
>
> That means I will avoid including new features and anything that might
> cause problems. Except a couple of changes that can be considered bug
> fixes.
>
> Updating documentation and adding more tests will be the main activity.
> Some runtime files and translations still need to be improved.
>
> If you have been sitting on some syntax plugin changes, now is a good
> time to send them!
>
> I estimate the release can be in a couple of weeks, a bit later if there
> are some last minute changes.

It appears things are going well, just a few recent changes that need a
bit of work. I plan to stop including new features and changes that
change behavior after this weekend.

Then a week of testing, awaiting any issues reported, updating
documentation, etc. No risky changes. If this goes well then we can
release Vim 9.0.

If you maintain any of the runtime files or translations, please send
updates now!

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