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diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/development/releases.xml b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/development/releases.xml new file mode 100755 index 00000000000..1cdec64f69b --- /dev/null +++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/doc/manual/development/releases.xml @@ -0,0 +1,293 @@ +<chapter xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" + xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" + xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" + version="5.0" + xml:id="ch-releases"> + <title>Releases</title> + <section xml:id="release-process"> + <title>Release process</title> + + <para> + Going through an example of releasing NixOS 17.09: + </para> + + <section xml:id="one-month-before-the-beta"> + <title>One month before the beta</title> + + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + Send an email to the nix-devel mailinglist as a warning about upcoming + beta "feature freeze" in a month. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Discuss with Eelco Dolstra and the community (via IRC, ML) about what + will reach the deadline. Any issue or Pull Request targeting the release + should be included in the release milestone. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section xml:id="at-beta-release-time"> + <title>At beta release time</title> + + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/13559">Create + an issue for tracking Zero Hydra Failures progress. ZHF is an effort to + get build failures down to zero.</link> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>git tag -a -s -m "Release 17.09-beta" 17.09-beta + && git push --tags</literal> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + From the master branch run <literal>git checkout -B + release-17.09</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-org-configurations/pull/18"> + Make sure a channel is created at http://nixos.org/channels/. </link> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/compare/bdf161ed8d21...6b63c4616790"> + Bump the <literal>system.defaultChannel</literal> attribute in + <literal>nixos/modules/misc/version.nix</literal> </link> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/d6b08acd1ccac0d9d502c4b635e00b04d3387f06"> + Update <literal>versionSuffix</literal> in + <literal>nixos/release.nix</literal></link>, use <literal>git log + --format=%an|wc -l</literal> to get the commit count + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>echo -n "18.03" > .version</literal> on master. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/b8a4095003e27659092892a4708bb3698231a842"> + Pick a new name for the unstable branch. </link> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Create a new release notes file for the upcoming release + 1, in this + case <literal>rl-1803.xml</literal>. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Create two Hydra jobsets: release-17.09 and release-17.09-small with + <literal>stableBranch</literal> set to false. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Remove attributes that we know we will not be able to support, + especially if there is a stable alternative. E.g. Check that our + Linux kernels' + <link xlink:href="https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html"> + projected end-of-life</link> are after our release projected + end-of-life + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Edit changelog at + <literal>nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml</literal> (double + check desktop versions are noted) + </para> + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + Get all new NixOS modules <literal>git diff + release-17.03..release-17.09 nixos/modules/module-list.nix|grep + ^+</literal> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Note systemd, kernel, glibc and Nix upgrades. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section xml:id="during-beta"> + <title>During Beta</title> + + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + Monitor the master branch for bugfixes and minor updates and cherry-pick + them to the release branch. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section xml:id="before-the-final-release"> + <title>Before the final release</title> + + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + Re-check that the release notes are complete. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Release Nix (currently only Eelco Dolstra can do that). + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/53710c752a85f00658882531bc90a23a3d1287e4"> + Make sure fallback is updated. </link> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + <link xlink:href="https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/40fd9ae3ac8048758abdcfc7d28a78b5f22fe97e"> + Update README.md with new stable NixOS version information. </link> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Change <literal>stableBranch</literal> to true and wait for channel to + update. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + + <section xml:id="at-final-release-time"> + <title>At final release time</title> + + <itemizedlist spacing="compact"> + <listitem> + <para> + <literal>git tag -s -a -m "Release 15.09" 15.09</literal> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Update "Chapter 4. Upgrading NixOS" section of the manual to match + new stable release version. + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Update http://nixos.org/nixos/download.html and + http://nixos.org/nixos/manual in + https://github.com/NixOS/nixos-org-configurations + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Get number of commits for the release: <literal>git log + release-14.04..release-14.12 --format=%an|wc -l</literal> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Commits by contributor: <literal>git log release-14.04..release-14.12 + --format=%an|sort|uniq -c|sort -rn</literal> + </para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Send an email to nix-dev to announce the release with above information. + Best to check how previous email was formulated to see what needs to be + included. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + </section> + <section xml:id="release-managers"> + <title>Release Management Team</title> + <para> + For each release there are two release managers. After each release the + release manager having managed two releases steps down and the release + management team of the last release appoints a new release manager. + </para> + <para> + This makes sure a release management team always consists of one release + manager who already has managed one release and one release manager being + introduced to their role, making it easier to pass on knowledge and + experience. + </para> + <para> + A release manager's role and responsibilities are: + </para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem><para>manage the release process</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>start discussions about features and changes for a given release</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>create a roadmap</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>release in cooperation with Eelco Dolstra</para></listitem> + <listitem><para>decide which bug fixes, features, etc... get backported after a release</para></listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </section> + <section xml:id="release-schedule"> + <title>Release schedule</title> + + <informaltable> + <tgroup cols="2"> + <colspec align="left" /> + <colspec align="left" /> + <thead> + <row> + <entry> + Date + </entry> + <entry> + Event + </entry> + </row> + </thead> + <tbody> + <row> + <entry> + 2016-07-25 + </entry> + <entry> + Send email to nix-dev about upcoming branch-off + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + 2016-09-01 + </entry> + <entry><literal>release-16.09</literal> branch and corresponding jobsets are created, + change freeze + </entry> + </row> + <row> + <entry> + 2016-09-30 + </entry> + <entry> + NixOS 16.09 released + </entry> + </row> + </tbody> + </tgroup> + </informaltable> + </section> +</chapter> |