Show pagesourceOld revisionsBacklinksBack to top × High-level release process The goal of this high-level process is to identify what needs to be done for a release, and who can help making it happen. This process applies to both major releases (e.g. 18.06, 19.07) and point releases (e.g. 18.06.5), except for the first part. 1. Preparing for a major release Task Duration Who can do it Identify the feature set of the next release - Developers consensus Identify the target set of the next release - Developers consensus Decide when to branch - Developers consensus Create release branches 1 hour Developer with access to all repositories Create a new signing key 1 hour Developers Start building the new branch 1 hour Developer with access to buildbot Add release/<version> label to GitHub issues ? GitHub repository access Fix build issues in the new branch weeks All developers 2. Making a release Task Duration Who can do it Identify release blockers - ? Fix release blockers - All developers Tag new version 15 min Developer with access to secret keys Build release images 2 days Developer with access to buildbot 3.1 Quality assurance Task Duration Who can do it Monitor buildbot for build failures 2 days Anybody Look for missing images on the download server 2 days Anybody Basic runtime testing of a few devices 2 days Anybody Generate Docker images for target/SDK/imagebuilders 1 day Anybody with access to GitLab OpenWrt organization 3.2 Documentation Task Duration Who can do it Document new features in the wiki variable Anybody Generate detailed changelog 30 min Anybody with wiki rights Write release notes 1-2 hours Anybody with wiki rights 3.3 Update infrastructure Task Duration Who can do it Update stable/oldstable links on https://downloads.openwrt.org/ 10 min Sysadmin Update the ToH to work with the new release 2h Wiki admin (with ssh access) Update package list ? Wiki admin (with ssh access) 4. Communication Task Duration Who can do it Update OpenWrt front page through the release page 10 min Wiki admin Write and pin an announcement in the forum 10 min Developers, Forum admin Close previous announcement topics and direct users to the new release topic 5 min Developers, Forum admin, TL4 forum users Send an announcement email to openwrt-devel and openwrt-announce 10 min Anybody Post an announcement on Twitter 10 min Anybody with access to the twitter account Update IRC channel topics 5 min IRC admin Update the History 5 min Anybody with wiki rights Update GitHub release (check result of PR) 10 min Anybody having GitHub org account Update wikidata https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1140401?uselang=en#P348 5min Anybody with wikidata rights 5. Maintainance Task Duration Who can do it Keep track of bug reports for releases 2-3 hour / week Anybody Keep track of security issues 1 hour / week ? Backport fixes to release branches - Developers Decide when to put out a new point release (step 2.) - ? This website uses cookies. By using the website, you agree with storing cookies on your computer. Also you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree leave the website.OKMore information about cookies Last modified: 2023/10/19 00:32by ynezz