Mesa has released its latest development cycle with the 26.0.0-rc1 build, marking the first test phase for an upcoming major update. To ensure a successful release, it's essential for developers and users to thoroughly check the new version before reporting any bugs through Mesa's issue tracker. A critical issues milestone is also listed, where severe problems need to be addressed before the final version is released. The next Mesa release candidate is scheduled for January 28th, giving users about a week to test and report any issues.

Mesa 26.0.0 Release Candidate 1 released

Mesa started its latest development cycle with the release of 26.0.0-rc1. This is essentially the first test build heading toward what could be an upcoming major update.

People familiar with the project probably already know they should check things thoroughly before reporting bugs to the Mesa team via their issue tracker.  That's where you'd share any problems if they come up, which is crucial for getting a successful release out.

There's also an official critical issues milestone listed here.  If something major needs to be fixed before the final version comes out, it should probably go on that list too.

According to the announcement schedule, another Mesa release candidate will follow in just a week, on January 28th. That gives everyone about seven days until the next test build is available.