@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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status: current
last-verified: 2026-10-20
last-verified: 2026-10-21
owner: active-agent
source: current task evidence
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@ -21,15 +21,16 @@ six machine classes, the first lab 245/0/1 per edition, every end state CLEAN
(record `Tests/Lab/Acceptance-2026-10-20-published-rc8.md` , #128 ). The boundary
of the new error, a computer name of 32,718 characters, holds on Server 2019,
2022, 2025, and Windows 11 26H1. He merged the record, #128 , on 2026-10-21 at
05:48Z (`master` `461015e` , CI green). The tests-only round for the plain gaps
ran on 2026-10-20 (Next step 6) and is #129 , with this Memory Bank in #130 ;
their CI is green, and the runner's counts equal the local run in each test
file. Open before the stable pull request: the merge of both, the maintainer's
decision on #34 on 2026-11-02 (no reply to his follow-up of 2026-10-19), and
his check of `PSGALLERY_API_KEY` . The stable build is new bytes that no lab
ran; the procedure accepts the last prerelease, so the stable change touches
only the label, the CHANGELOG, and `$publishedVersions` . Any other product
change needs rc9 and the same acceptance (about 70 minutes with the script).
05:48Z, the tests-only round for the plain gaps (#129, 08:24Z; Next step 6),
and this Memory Bank (#130, 08:47Z); `master` is `d0cb57c` . The new tests gave
the same counts on the runner in three CI runs, equal to the local run in each
test file. Open before the stable pull request: the maintainer's decision
on #34 on 2026-11-02 (no reply to his follow-up of 2026-10-19), his check of
`PSGALLERY_API_KEY` , and his decision on the open items (Next steps 3 and 6).
The stable build is new bytes that no lab ran; the procedure accepts the last
prerelease, so the stable change touches only the label, the CHANGELOG, and
`$publishedVersions` . Any other product change needs rc9 and the same
acceptance (about 70 minutes with the script).
State at 2026-10-10: the maintainer integrated the release-gate stack into
`master` (#116, #120 , #118 , #119 , #121 ; `fa0701b` , CI green; GitHub closed #117
@ -185,14 +186,13 @@ Decisions 22 and 24 on 2026-10-19 and decides 23 on 2026-11-02.
21): the hard-link names under another root stay a known limit; the pages
and the CHANGELOG say so since rc8. The tests-only round for the plain items
(68 `budget` mentions) ran on 2026-10-20: four implementers, one
`ParameterSets.*` file each, integrated on `ai/tests-round-1` (#129): 89 `It`
blocks, 121 cases, the suite 1,494 to 1,615 per configuration, 0 failed;
38 of 64 sets closed, 26 with a leftover (16 Limit, 7 MaintainerDecision, 3
would-pin), no defect; report
`Tests/Coverage/Quality-Gate-Test-Round-2026-10-20.md` . On the runner (CI run
`39551726767` ) the counts equal the local run in each test file. No plain
gap is left. A defect that a test finds needs his decision and rc9. Still
his: the 7 MaintainerDecision and 3 would-pin rows, the silent default scope
for a piped `AppliesTo` that PowerShell cannot convert (a design change), the
8 getters of pipeline parameters, and the audit paths.
`ParameterSets.*` file each, merged as #129: 89 `It` blocks, 121 cases, the
suite 1,494 to 1,615 per configuration, 0 failed; 38 of 64 sets closed, 26
with a leftover (16 Limit, 7 MaintainerDecision, 3 would-pin), no defect;
report `Tests/Coverage/Quality-Gate-Test-Round-2026-10-20.md` . The runner's
counts equal the local run in three CI runs. No plain gap is left. A defect
that a test finds needs his decision and rc9. Still his: the 7
MaintainerDecision and 3 would-pin rows, the silent default scope for a
piped `AppliesTo` that PowerShell cannot convert (a design change), the 8
getters of pipeline parameters, and the audit paths.
7. Do not release stable 5.0.0 or equate a percentage with gate closure.
Raimund Andree
2 weeks ago