MMC projects release guidelines

This document explains how to release a new mmc project (mmc-core, mds, pulse2).

Release components

What we release is a single tarball by project called:

  • mmc-core-VERSION.tar.gz
  • mds-VERSION.tar.gz
  • pulse2-VERSION.tar.gz

This tarballs contains:

  • the mmc-agent, the core MMC modules (audit framework), the core plugins “base” and “ppolicy” and the MMC web interface framework, with the “base” and “ppolicy” web modules.
  • MDS modules (samba, network, sshlpk, mail, bulkimport, userquota...) python and web parts
  • Pulse 2 modules (inventory, msc, dyngroup, pkgs...) and services (inventory-server, package-server, imaging-server, scheduler, launcher...)

Preparing a new release

First a release candidate (RC) should be generated to prepare packages and do QA tests.

1. Bump the version of the project

If the current stable version is 1.1.0 and we want to release 1.2.0 bump the version to 1.1.90. This will be the first RC before the final 1.2.0 release.

The version number must be updated in several files:

  • configure.ac file
  • agent/mmc/agent.py file (for mmc-core only)
  • agent/mmc/plugin/<PLUGIN_NAME>/__init__.py files (VERSION attribute)
  • web/modules/<MODULE_NAME>/infoPackage.inc.php files

2. Prepare the changelog

The Changelog file must be updated. If an entry in the changelog is a bugfix of a bug reported in the bug tracking system, the ticket number must be written.

3. Documentation update

All the installation/configuration manuals must be updated and checked.

The upgrade procedure is updated:

4. Making the tarball

# Clean all generated/untracked files
$ git clean -fdx
# Do a fresh configure
$ ./configure --disable-python-check ...
# Make the tarball
$ make dist

5. Packaging and tests

Packages are published on a testing repository. The installation/upgrade is validated by the QA team and developers.

  • All python unit tests of the project runs succesfully
  • Selenenium tests runs succesfully
  • Manual tests are succesfull

Warning

If bugs are found a new RC release must be issued and tests re-run (in our example it would be 1.1.91 for the next RC)

Fix the bugs then go back to step 1.

6. Publishing the release

Final Bump

  • If all tests are successfull the version is bump to the final release number (1.2.0 in our example).
  • A git tag is created after the version bump commit (MMC-CORE-XXX, MDS-XXX, Pulse2-XXX)
  • The final tarball is generated.

Redmine updates

  • The final tarballs are put in the public download place: http://projects.mandriva.org/projects/mmc/files
  • Close the version we are going to release with the date of the release.
  • Open a new version for the next release.
  • If the release provide new plugins new Redmine components must be created
  • Make a news for the new release (details of the news can be taken from the Changelog file)

Packages updates

Communication