WikiReleaseTeam/Release log/2014-05-28

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.

  • 1.19.16
  • 1.21.10
  • 1.22.7

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 1 edit

  • master -- PATCH - REVIEW - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.19.16 -- PATCH - REVIEW - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.21.10 -- PATCH - REVIEW - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.22.7 -- PATCH - REVIEW - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.23.0-rc.3 -- PATCH - REVIEW - LOCAL GIT

Release notes edit

Update release notes and DefaultSettings.php

Status:

LOCAL GIT
  • 1.19.16 -- LOCAL GIT
  • 1.21.10 -- LOCAL GIT
  • 1.22.7 -- LOCAL GIT

Prepare Announcement edit

Status:

OK
  • 1.19.16 -- OK
  • 1.21.10 -- OK
  • 1.22.7 -- 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/136131
  • 1.23.0-rc.3 - GERRIT - MERGED
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/136133
  • 1.19.16 - GERRIT - MERGED
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/136136
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/136137
  • 1.21.10 - GERRIT - MERGED
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/136139
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/136140
  • 1.22.7 - GERRIT - MERGED
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/136142
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/136143

Tag versions edit

Howto

(git checkout BRANCH, git pull, git tag)

Status

OK
  • 1.19.16
git tag -a 1.19.16 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.19.16"
git push --tags
  • 1.21.10
git tag -a 1.21.10 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.21.10"
git push --tags
  • 1.22.7
git tag -a 1.22.7 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.22.7"
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 to rerun jobs

Status:

JOB <NR> - OK
  • 1.19.16 - JOB 123 - OK
  • 1.21.10 - JOB 124 - OK
  • 1.22.7 - JOB 125 - OK

Get tarball and patch file edit

Status

OK
  • 1.19.16 -- OK
  • 1.21.10 -- OK
  • 1.22.7 -- OK

Final checks edit

Howto:

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

Status:

OK
  • 1.19.16 -- OK
  • 1.21.10 -- OK
  • 1.22.7 -- OK

Sign tarball and patch files edit

Status:

OK
  • 1.19.16 -- OK
  • 1.21.10 -- OK
  • 1.22.7 -- OK

Upload to DL-server edit

Status:

OK
  • 1.19.16 -- OK
  • 1.21.10 -- OK
  • 1.22.7 -- OK

Send announcement edit

Status

OK
  • 1.19.16 -- OK
  • 1.21.10 -- OK
  • 1.22.7 -- OK

Post release edit

This is no longer time critical.

Update mediawiki.org edit

Status

OK
  • 1.19.16 -- OK
  • 1.21.10 -- OK
  • 1.22.7 -- OK