Now that the compiler is decoupled: Why does it still take so long until a kotlin 1.7.10 release get...

# compose

[Paul Woitaschek]

Now that the compiler is decoupled:
Why does it still take so long until a kotlin 1.7.10 release gets shipped?
• 8.6: Kotlin 1.7.10 release
• 8.6: KSP compatible release
https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2022/06/independent-versioning-of-Jetpack-Compose-libraries.html?m=1
This reads to me like compose would now also release within the first few days after a minor kotlin release

[ephemient]

until the releases pick up, you can get a 1.7.10-compatible compose compiler plugin here https://androidx.dev/storage/compose-compiler/repository

[Paul Woitaschek]

Do you know if these releases stay published?

[ephemient]

I don't know specifically how this one is managed, but that is typically assumed to be true of maven repositories.

[Adam Powell]

There's some new codegen in the compiler plugin that isn't related to the Kotlin version update that we'd like to verify the stability of

[jw]

How about patching the latest stable release on the same day as the Kotlin release and using minor versions to iterate on the actual implementation?