WikiReleaseTeam/Release log/2014-04-24

This is the internal log mglaser uses to produce tarballs

Versions to be released

It's best to have each REL branch in a separate checkout. Switching between branches will surely produce confusion.

• 1.21.9
• 1.22.6
• 1.23.0rc0

Preparation

Fix security bugs

Patches and respective backports must be available as patch files and reviewed.

Howto:

git reset --hard origin/master
git apply --check path/to/patch
git am path/to/patch

Status:

PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT

Bug 63251

• master - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.21.9 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.6 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.0rc0 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT

Release notes

Status:

LOCAL GIT

• 1.21.9 -- LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.6 -- LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.0rc0 -- LOCAL GIT

Prepare Announcement

Status:

OK

• 1.21 und 1.22 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK

Produce the tarball

From here on, combined security and maintenance releases are time critical, as this discloses the security issues.

Push to gerrit and merge

Howto:

git review

Status:

GERRIT - MERGED

• master -- GERRIT - MERGED

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/129550

• 1.21.9 -- GERRIT - MERGED

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/129552 https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/129553

• 1.22.6 -- GERRIT - MERGED

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/129554 https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/129555

• 1.23.0rc0 -- GERRIT - MERGED

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/129556 https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/129557

Tag versions

Howto

(git checkout BRANCH, git pull, git tag)

Status

OK

• 1.21.9 -- OK

git tag -a 1.21.9 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.21.9" git push --tags

• 1.22.6 -- OK

git tag -a 1.22.6 -m "Security release 1.22.6" git push --tags

• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK

git tag -a 1.23.0rc0 -m "Release candidate 1.23.0rc0" git push --tags

watch Jenkins

Jenkins tarball build jobs are triggered by new tags

https://integration.wikimedia.org/ci/view/MediaWiki/job/mediawiki-core-release/

Note: Login as mglaser to rerun jobs

Status:

JOB <NR> - OK

• 1.21.9 -- 110 -- OK
• 1.22.6 -- 109 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- 111 -- OK

get tarball and patch file

Status

OK

• 1.21.9 -- OK
• 1.22.6 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK

final checks

Howto:

• install works
• test folder is not included
• extension versions are right
• empty patch files: put a notice

Status:

OK

• 1.21.9 -- OK
• 1.22.6 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK

sign tarball and patch file

Status:

OK

• 1.21.9 -- OK
• 1.22.6 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK

upload to DL-server

Status:

OK

• 1.21.9 -- OK
• 1.22.6 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK

send announcement

Status

OK

• 1.21.9 and 1.22.6 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK

Post release

This is no longer time critical.

update mediawiki.org

Status

OK

• 1.21.9 -- OK
• 1.22.6 -- OK
• 1.23.0rc0 -- OK