Difference between revisions of "Developer Area/Release Instructions"
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!'''STAGES''' | !'''STAGES''' | ||
+ | !'''Release Candidate''' | ||
!'''Major release''' | !'''Major release''' | ||
'''(XX.XX.0)''' | '''(XX.XX.0)''' | ||
!'''Minor point release''' | !'''Minor point release''' | ||
'''(XX.XX.1 etc)''' | '''(XX.XX.1 etc)''' | ||
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− | |'''3. [[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Pre-release| | + | |'''3. Release prep''' |
− | | | + | |RC Prep |
− | + | |'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Pre-release|Major Prep]]''' | |
− | + | |Minor Prep | |
|- | |- | ||
|'''4. The Release''' - Outcome: zip file is available on Launchpad | |'''4. The Release''' - Outcome: zip file is available on Launchpad | ||
− | |'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Major Release]]''' | + | |RC Release |
− | | | + | |'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Major Release]]''' |
− | + | |Minor Release | |
|- | |- | ||
|'''5. Release follow-up admin''' - forums, bug report updating, admin etc | |'''5. Release follow-up admin''' - forums, bug report updating, admin etc | ||
|✅ | |✅ | ||
|✅ | |✅ | ||
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|'''6. Community site upgrades''' | |'''6. Community site upgrades''' | ||
+ | |NA | ||
|✅ | |✅ | ||
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|'''7. Minor point updates''' for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package | |'''7. Minor point updates''' for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package | ||
+ | |NA | ||
|✅ | |✅ | ||
|✅ | |✅ | ||
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|'''8. Retro workshop''' | |'''8. Retro workshop''' | ||
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Revision as of 16:45, 6 May 2022
Mahara creates 2 major releases per year (April: XX.04.0, and October: XX.10.0). We also create 'minor point' releases when we need to add urgent fixes and security updates (e.g. XX.04.1, XX.04.2 etc). Doing minor point releases is slightly different to doing a major release. On a major release, we apply any security and bug fixes that are included in the release as a minor point update to other supported versions. Minor point releases are for security fixes or urgent bug fixes - these happen between major releases.
Overview
STAGES | Release Candidate | Major release
(XX.XX.0) |
Minor point release
(XX.XX.1 etc) |
---|---|---|---|
3. Release prep | RC Prep | Major Prep | Minor Prep |
4. The Release - Outcome: zip file is available on Launchpad | RC Release | Major Release | Minor Release |
5. Release follow-up admin - forums, bug report updating, admin etc | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
6. Community site upgrades | NA | ✅ | NA |
7. Minor point updates for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package | NA | ✅ | ✅ |
8. Retro workshop | NA | ✅ | NA |
Links to documentation
- A week before the release: Comms
- Pre-release steps for developers
- Release day steps for developers
Extra info for devs
OLD DOCUMENTATION (Beware: only kept for posterity)