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= Preparing for 2.8.0 =

WebkitGtk+ '''2.8.0''' will be the next release in the stable series (following  [wiki:WebKitGTK/2.6.x 2.6.x]). We should merge not overly intrusive patches that improve stability or performance, fix build issues, etc. We branched at  r180217 (17/02/15).

When filing bugs (http://bugs.webkit.org) against stable release, please prefix them with "[GTK] [Stable]" to ensure they are addressed with high
priority. Also, running a debug build and including stack traces is highly encouraged.

To get the stable branch code, simply check out
http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/releases/WebKitGTK/webkit-2.8

Over the next few weeks we'll be merging important fixes into the
branch, so be sure to stay up to date. Thanks for your help!

== Proposed merges for 2.7.92 ==

  * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=140014 ''[SOUP] Disable RC4''
  * http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180998 ''[GTK] WebView should hold a reference on WebContext because non-default contexts are a reality''
  * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142345 ''REGRESSION(r180924): ASSERTION FAILED: !from.isEmpty() in WebCore::TransformationMatrix::rectToRect''
  * https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142347 ''[GTK] Contents not shown when entering AC mode unless the window is resized''
  * https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181074 ''[SOUP] Check TLS errors as soon as they are set in the SoupMessage''
  * https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180997 ''[GStreamer] the GST_SCHEDULING_FLAG_BANDWIDTH_LIMITED should be wrapped by a ifdef''
  * https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/181449 ''Stop using single-include headers that are only available since GStreamer >= 1.2.''

== Proposed merges for 2.7.91 ==

  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180621 ''AX: Implement support for ARIA 1.1 'searchbox' role''~~
  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180600 ''AX: Implement support for ARIA 1.1 'switch' role''~~
  * ~~https://trac.webkit.org/r180264 ''Build bmalloc through CMake as a static library''~~
  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180502 ''[GTK] Fails to compile with cmake 3.2.x''~~
  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180563 ''[GTK] Fonts loaded via @font-face look bad''~~
  * ~~https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=142044 ''[FreeType] REGRESSION(r180563): Introduced crashes''~~
  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180565 ''Crash loading local file with WebPageProxy::loadAlternateHTMLString''~~
  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180234 ''Throwing from an FTL call IC slow path may result in tag registers being clobbered on 64-bit CPUs''~~
  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180248 ''REGRESSION(r180184): Caused infinite recursion on js/function-apply-aliased.html''~~
  * ~~http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/180258 ''Fix the C-Loop LLInt build''~~

== Changes on track ==
   
= Previous versions = 
For changes in older stable branches see: [wiki:WebKitGTK/2.6.x 2.6.x]

= Useful commands =

To get a wiki-formated list of commits that just got merged:

{{{
 $ git log --pretty=oneline <commit>.. | cut -d ' ' -f 5- | sed "s,\(.\+\)\(https://bugs.*\),  * ~~[\2] ''\1''~~,"
}}}

= How to add a webkit-2.8 branch to existing git-svn clone =

If you have already cloned git://git.webkit.org/WebKit.git, it only contains a git-svn clone of the svn trunk. To add webkit-2.8 branch to there, add a new remote to .git/config:
{{{
[svn-remote "webkit-2.8"]
    url = http://svn.webkit.org/repository/webkit/releases/WebKitGTK/webkit-2.8
    fetch = :refs/remotes/git-svn-webkit-2.8
}}}

and run the following commands:
{{{
git svn fetch webkit-2.8 -r 180217
git branch webkit-2.8 git-svn-webkit-2.8
git checkout webkit-2.8
git svn rebase
}}}