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WTP Release Tasks
Revision as of 11:24, 24 March 2018 by Unnamed Poltroon (Talk) (→Tasks for All Releases (including Service Releases))
For each WTP release, there are a few bookkeeping tasks unrelated to planning, development, and building, that also need tending to.
They should be recorded here so they're not forgotten. This document is a Draft.
Tasks for Major and Minor Releases
- Maintenance branch created and wtp-releng@ list notified. NOTE After Photon, this step may no longer be required if all development occurs in master only
- New Help for Old Friends page created, if required
Tasks for All Releases (including Service Releases)
- R-build GA'd on http://download.eclipse.org/webtools/downloads/, and email sent out declaring it
- Marketplace listing version created/updated for these 3 listings (contact Nitin D. if you want edit privileges, but try to keep the mandatory features to a minimum)
- WTP_FAQ installation instructions updated (add versions/numbers/update sites)
-
/common.php
(linking to Java EE package page and release train update site) -
/releases/index.html
updated - New landing page under
/releases
- New & Noteworthy under NewAndNoteworthy -> appears on NewAndNoteworthy
- index.xml -> appears on development/news
- News feed entry published in
news.xml
-
- Update releng files w/ new versions/dependencies:
Project Lead Tasks
Each project lead should perform these tasks for every release.
- Repositories tagged for the release
- Bugs triaged/retargeted out of the release
- Babel repo/branch set/updated for release
- Version value created in Bugzilla