WikiReleaseTeam/Release log/2014-07-30

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.

• 1.19.18
• 1.22.9
• 1.23.2

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 68187

• master - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.19.18 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.9 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.2 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT

Bug 66608

• master - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.9 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.2 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT

Bug 65778

• master - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.19.18 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.9 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.2 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT

Release notes

Update release notes and DefaultSettings.php

Status:

LOCAL GIT

• 1.19.18 - LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.9 - LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.2 - LOCAL GIT

Prepare Announcement

Status:

OK

• 1.19.18 - OK
• 1.22.9 - OK
• 1.23.2 - OK

Produce the tarball

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

• Disclosure @ 18:30 UTC

Push to gerrit and merge

Howto:

git review

Status:

GERRIT - MERGED

• master
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150605 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150606 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150607 - GERRIT - MERGED

Link to gerrit

• 1.19.18
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150616 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150617 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150618 - GERRIT - MERGED
• 1.22.9
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150612 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150613 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150614 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150615 - GERRIT - MERGED
• 1.23.2
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150608 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150609 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150610 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/150611 - GERRIT - MERGED

Links to gerrit

Tag versions

Howto

(git checkout BRANCH, git pull, git tag)

Status

OK

• 1.19.18 - OK
• 1.22.9 - OK
• 1.23.2 - OK

git tag -a 1.22.9 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.22.9" 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 to rerun jobs

Status:

JOB <NR> - OK

• 1.19.18 - JOB 141 - OK
• 1.22.9 - JOB 142 - OK
• 1.23.2 - JOB 140 - OK

Get tarball and patch file

Status

OK

• 1.19.18 - OK
• 1.22.9 - OK
• 1.23.2 - OK

Final checks

Howto:

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

Status:

OK

• 1.19.18 - OK
• 1.22.9 - OK
• 1.23.2 - OK

Sign tarball and patch files

Status:

OK

• 1.19.18 - OK
• 1.22.9 - OK
• 1.23.2 - OK

Upload to DL-server

Status:

OK

• 1.19.18 - OK
• 1.22.9 - OK
• 1.23.2 - OK

Send announcement

Status

OK

• 1.19.18 - OK
• 1.22.9 - OK
• 1.23.2 - OK

Release announced @ 20:15 UTC

Post release

This is no longer time critical.

Update mediawiki.org

Status

OK

• all branches: OK