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This is the internal log mglaser uses to produce tarballs

Versions to be released

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It's best to have each REL branch in a separate checkout. Switching between branches will surely produce confusion.

  • 1.19.x
  • 1.22.x
  • 1.23.x

Preparation

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Fix security bugs

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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 x

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  • master
  • brances

Release notes

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Update release notes and DefaultSettings.php

Status:

LOCAL GIT
  • branches

Prepare Announcement

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Status:

OK
  • branches

Produce the tarball

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

Push to gerrit and merge

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Howto:

git review

Status:

GERRIT - MERGED
  • master

Link to gerrit

  • branches

Links to gerrit

Tag versions

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Howto

(git checkout BRANCH, git pull, git tag)

Status

OK
  • branches

git tag -a 1.21.9 -m "Security and maintenance release 1.21.9" git push --tags

Watch Jenkins

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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
  • branches

Get tarball and patch file

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Status

OK
  • branches

Final checks

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Howto:

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

Status:

OK
  • branches

Sign tarball and patch files

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Status:

OK
  • branches

Upload to DL-server

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Status:

OK
  • branches

Send announcement

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Status

OK
  • branches

Post release

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This is no longer time critical.

Update mediawiki.org

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Status

OK
  • branches