Release 23.9.x

[jaimergp]

Summary

Placeholder for conda-libmamba-solver 23.9.x release.

Pilot	@jaimergp
Co-pilot	@costrouc

Tasks

The week before release week

• Ensure release candidates are being successfully built (see conda-canary/label/dev)
• Complete outstanding PRs
• Test release candidates
  • @jaimergp and @costrouc: QA notes

Given how this is the first version that might be default in conda, we are also testing some other things in the satellite ecosystems. These are nice-to-have:

• Make conda-libmamba-solver the default solver conda#12984
• Add conda-solver option conda-incubator/setup-miniconda#291
• SONAMEs follow different scheme than upstream (e.g. so.13.5.2 vs so.18) conda-forge/libarchive-feedstock#69
• Deploying conda-libmamba-solver conda-forge/conda-forge.github.io#2006

Release week

• Create release PR (see release process) - Changelog 23.9.0 #299
• Publish release
• Feedstocks
  • Bump to 23.9.1 AnacondaRecipes/conda-libmamba-solver-feedstock#14
  • conda-libmamba-solver v23.9.0 conda-forge/conda-libmamba-solver-feedstock#16
  • Bump to 23.9.1 conda-forge/conda-libmamba-solver-feedstock#17
• Hand off to the Anaconda packaging team
• Announce release
  • Blog Post (optional)
    • conda.org September 2023 releases conda-dot-org#163
  • Long form
    • Create release announcement draft
    • Discourse
    • Matrix (conda/conda) (this auto posts from Discourse)
  • Summary
    • Twitter https://x.com/condaproject/status/1713912930390208519?s=20

[jaimergp]

Note we are receiving some reports and we'll issue a 23.9.1 hotfix soon:

• Fix solve dance caused by verification tasks #302
• 23.9.0 repoquery subcommand breaks mamba command-line on Python 3.11 #303
  • To be fixed by compatibility fixes for conda 23.9 and conda-libmamba-solver 23.9 mamba-org/mamba#2878
• Changelog 23.9.1 #306
• Bump to 23.9.1 conda-forge/conda-libmamba-solver-feedstock#17