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This document details the procedure to follow when building a release for general download. Other documents related to this one include the [[Developer Area/Version Numbering Policy|Version Numbering policy]] and the [[Developer Area/Release Policy|Release Policy]].
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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.
  
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For the purposes of these instructions, assume we are releasing version X.Y.Z of Mahara.
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==Overview==
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{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
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!'''STAGES'''
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!'''Release Candidate'''
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!'''Major release'''
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'''(XX.XX.0)'''
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!'''Minor point release'''
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'''(XX.XX.1 etc)'''
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|-
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|'''1. Release prep'''
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|RC Prep
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|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Pre-release|Major Prep]]'''
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|Minor Prep
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|'''2. The Release''' - Outcome: zip file is on Launchpad (a major release + 3 minor points)
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|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_Candidate|RC Release]]'''
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|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Major Release]]'''
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|[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Minor Release|'''Minor Release''']]
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|'''3. Release follow-up admin'''  - forums, bug report updating, admin etc
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|'''[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_Candidate_Follow_Up|RC Follow up]]'''
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|✅
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|✅
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|'''4. Community site upgrades'''
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|NA
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|✅
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|NA
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|'''5. Minor point updates''' for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package
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|NA
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|✅
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|✅
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|'''6. Retro workshop'''
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|NA
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|✅
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|NA
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|}
  
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===Release steps===
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==Links to documentation==
  
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#[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Pre-release investigation and tasks|Pre-release steps]]  
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#A week before the release: [[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Comms|Comms]]
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#[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Release day steps]]
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#[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Pre-release|Pre-release steps for developers]]
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#[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_day|Release day steps for developers]]
  
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Older pages kept for historial purposes:
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====Extra info for devs====
  
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*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Major Release|Major release]]
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*[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Creating_a_GPG_key|Creating a GPG key]]
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*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Release Candidate|Release candidate]]
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*[[Developer Area/Version Numbering Policy|Version Numbering policy]]
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*[[Developer Area/Old release Instructions|Old release instructions]] (The content was previous populated this page)
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*[[Developer Area/Release Policy|Release Policy]]
  
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====Subpages====
 
  
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*[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Creating_a_GPG_key|Creating a GPG key]]
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'''OLD DOCUMENTATION (Beware: only kept for posterity)'''
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*[[Developer_Area/Release_Instructions/Release_script|Release script]]
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*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Old Major Release|Old Major release]]
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*[[Developer Area/Old release Instructions|Old release instructions]]
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*[[Developer Area/Release Instructions/Old Release script|Old Release script]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:40, 16 June 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)

1. Release prep RC Prep Major Prep Minor Prep
2. The Release - Outcome: zip file is on Launchpad (a major release + 3 minor points) RC Release Major Release Minor Release
3. Release follow-up admin - forums, bug report updating, admin etc RC Follow up ✅ ✅
4. Community site upgrades NA ✅ NA
5. Minor point updates for all supported versions and clients who have paid for that support package NA ✅ ✅
6. Retro workshop NA ✅ NA

Links to documentation

  1. A week before the release: Comms
  2. Pre-release steps for developers
  3. Release day steps for developers

Extra info for devs


OLD DOCUMENTATION (Beware: only kept for posterity)

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