I just realized that I forgot to close this vote,
I see 3 +1's from committers and no 0 and no -1 so it looks passed.
Thanks,
Caleb
On 05/22/2012 04:55 AM, Caleb James DeLisle wrote:
Hi,
I'd like to add staging to our official release process.
For milestone releases, I propose the staging cycle be for "0 time" (this may
be revisited later).
For RC or finals, we place the release in staging and immediately call a VOTE to publish
the release, this gives our testing team (everybody!) 72 hours to raise a potential
issue.
Why:
#1. After some chat on IRC I decided that it is advantageous to move toward a faster
release cycle and begin moving away from milestone releases in favor of staging. This will
set the stage for the release method we will need.
#2. Staging is easy, I've modified the release script to include staging and with the
script, it is a simple matter of about 5 clicks on nexus to "login", "close
repository", "release repository".
#3. Staging is safe, the RM need not worry about fat fingers breaking the release, all it
costs is time.
#4. The release process should be as close to the same as possible for milestone and
RC/final releases. This simplifies scripting of the process, decreases the amount the RM
must remember and makes every milestone release a rehearsal.
#5. Everybody else is doing it (is that even a reason?!)
Mandatory?
I would rather impress the RM with how easy and helpful staging can be than bind him with
rules.
If I had followed the existing process to the letter, I would not have had any experience
with staging to begin with.
In the interest of continuous improvement I would like to make this a strong
recommendation, not a strict rule.
Here's my +1
Caleb
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