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WikiReleaseTeam/Release log/2014-04-24

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This is the internal log mglaser uses to produce tarballs

Versions to be released edit

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 edit

Fix security bugs edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

Status: 

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

Prepare Announcement edit

Status: 

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

Produce the tarball edit

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

Push to gerrit and merge edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Status 

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

final checks edit

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 edit

Status: 

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

upload to DL-server edit

Status: 

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

send announcement edit

Status 

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

Post release edit

This is no longer time critical.

update mediawiki.org edit

Status 

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