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WikiReleaseTeam/Release log/2014-10-01

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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.

  • 1.19.20
  • 1.22.12
  • 1.23.5

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 - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.19.20 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.22.12 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.23.5 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT

Release notes edit

Update release notes and DefaultSettings.php

Status: 

LOCAL GIT
  • 1.19.20 - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.22.12 - LOCAL GIT
  • 1.23.5 - LOCAL GIT

Prepare Announcement edit

Status: 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - OK

Produce the tarball edit

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

Disclosure @ 9:01 PM UTC

Push to gerrit and merge edit

Howto: 

git review

Status: - GERRIT - MERGED

Tag versions edit

Howto 

(git checkout BRANCH, git pull, git tag)

Status 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
git tag -a 1.19.20 -m "Security release 1.19.20"
  • 1.22.12 - OK
git tag -a 1.22.12 -m "Security release 1.22.12"
  • 1.23.5 - OK
git tag -a 1.23.5 -m "Security release 1.23.5"
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
  • 1.19.20 - 148 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - 150 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - 149 - OK

Get tarball and patch file edit

Status 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - OK

Final checks edit

Howto:

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

Status: 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - OK

Sign tarball and patch files edit

Status: 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - OK

Upload to DL-server edit

Status: 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - OK

Send announcement edit

Status 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - OK

Announcement @ 00:01 UTC

Post release edit

This is no longer time critical.

Update mediawiki.org edit

Status 

OK
  • 1.19.20 - OK
  • 1.22.12 - OK
  • 1.23.5 - OK
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