WikiReleaseTeam/Release log/2014-06-25

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.

• 1.19.17
• 1.21.11 (this is the last release of this branch)
• 1.22.8
• 1.23.1

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 65839

• master - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.19.17 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.21.11 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.8 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.1 - PATCH - REVIEWED - LOCAL GIT

Release notes

Update release notes and DefaultSettings.php

Status:

LOCAL GIT

• 1.19.17 - LOCAL GIT
• 1.21.11 - LOCAL GIT
• 1.22.8 - LOCAL GIT
• 1.23.1 - LOCAL GIT

Prepare Announcement

Status:

OK

• 1.19.17 - OK
• 1.21.11 - OK
• 1.22.8 - OK
• 1.23.1 - 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/142070
• 1.19.17 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142081
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142082
• 1.21.11 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142102
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142103
• 1.22.8 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142112
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142113
• 1.23.1 - GERRIT - MERGED
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142118
  • https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/142119

Tag versions

Howto

(git checkout BRANCH, git pull, git tag)

Status

OK

• 1.19.17 -- OK

git tag -a 1.19.17 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.19.17"

• 1.21.11 -- OK

git tag -a 1.21.11 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.21.11"

• 1.22.8 -- OK

git tag -a 1.22.8 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.22.8"

• 1.23.1 -- OK

git tag -a 1.23.1 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.23.1" 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

• 1.19.17 - JOB 132 - OK
• 1.21.11 - JOB 133 - OK
• 1.22.8 - JOB 135 - OK
• 1.23.1 - JOB 139 - OK

Get tarball and patch file

Status

OK

• 1.19.17 - OK
• 1.21.11 - OK
• 1.22.8 - OK
• 1.23.1 - OK

Final checks

Howto:

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

Status:

OK

• 1.19.17 - OK
• 1.21.11 - OK
• 1.22.8 - OK
• 1.23.1 - OK

Sign tarball and patch files

Status:

OK

• 1.19.17 - OK
• 1.21.11 - OK
• 1.22.8 - OK
• 1.23.1 - OK

Upload to DL-server

Status:

OK

• 1.19.17 - OK
• 1.21.11 - OK
• 1.22.8 - OK
• 1.23.1 - OK

Send announcement

Status

OK

• 1.19.17 - OK
• 1.21.11 - OK
• 1.22.8 - OK
• 1.23.1 - OK

Post release

This is no longer time critical.

Update mediawiki.org

Status

OK

• 1.19.17
• 1.21.11
• 1.22.8
• 1.23.1