Transition Plan for April 2021

[gingerBill]

Related Issues:

• Replacing the Old Backend with the New Backend Transition Period Replacing the Old Backend with the New Backend Transition Period #891
• New Odin Versioning System for Pre Version 1.0 New Odin Versioning System for Pre Version 1.0 #887
• Eventually making -strict-style the default mode Eventually making -strict-style the default mode #871
• Make the odin root directory configurable through an environment variable Make the odin root directory configurable through an environment variable #913

Stages:

• Get -llvm-api working on macOS and Linux (officially) Update Makefile to compile with LLVM C API #912
• Get -llvm-api working in the CI and Nightly Builds Update Makefile to compile with LLVM C API #912
• Create Release which has support for the old backend and new backend
• Add binaries to pre-dev release
• Update to new versioning system New Odin Versioning System for Pre Version 1.0 #887
• Remove the old backend Replacing the Old Backend with the New Backend Transition Period #891 Removal of the Old Backend #914
• Make -strict-style default Eventually making -strict-style the default mode #871
• Allow ODIN_ROOT environment variable
• Release of dev-2021-04 (this month's release with the old backend removed) (scheduled for before April 30th)

[ThisDevDane]

#914 Also have the Update to new versioning system part?

[gingerBill]

Already supported in the new PR