[Users] release tasks

[Frank Loeffler]

Hi,

Our goal is to release next week, at the beginning of next week if at
all possible. This can only be achieved if we fix some things, and we
agreed on working on it this week. Apart from an on-going discussion
about include paths, we still have a long list of things to do. Since I
might not have seen the progress on some points on this list I ask to
report it here. What is left so far:

- hwloc 'fiasco': we need to come to a state that builds for
  standard systems, for everyone who tries. Right now we have
  conflicting reports for Ubuntu.
- include path trouble on multi-arch that might (mostly) influence
  users that need Fortran HDF5 support. We might suggest to build HDF5
  in these cases.
- regenerate thorns using Kranc (Peter): status?
- test gallery examples (Frank): not done yet
- tutorials (Frank): will be updated once release branches
                     exist
- Queenbee (Peter): was working on it, but is not in simfactory yet
- Comet (Erik): fails too many tests
- Supermuc (Bruno): any update on testsuites?
- Fermi & Galileo (Italian machines, Frank): testsuites all pass,
  simfactory entries will be added soon
- mike: updated configuration exists, but was causing trouble for
  Erik for unknown reason that couldn't be reproduced.

At this point I would have loved to create release branches. With the
current status we shouldn't. We need a little of everyone's time to make
this release happen. See if you can find something to help moving things
along, and if that isn't something for you, give a fresh checkout a try,
to see if that works as it should on your machine.

Frank

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