BMO/new-version

Note: These activities should be completed before or at the same time we have the merge for the next major release of Firefox.

Warning: There are several steps to the process and care must be taken.

Update Firefox Release Health Page

You will update the configuration file in:

https://github.com/mozilla/releasehealth/blob/master/js/bzconfig.json

Using a fork of the project, create a pull request which increments the version numbers.

Adding a new "rapid release" version to Firefox/Core/Thunderbird

Bugzilla Ticket

During the days before a merge date check in with the Release Management team and ask when they want to increment the fields.

1. Look for a bug with the title release tracking flag refresh (version)
2. If you don't find it, clone the bug for the most recent version
3. If you still can't find it create a BMO:: Administration bug to track the new versions/milestones
4. Use subject: release tracking flag refresh (version)

Status and Release Flags

The flags for release status and tracking are created with the release tracking flags administration page, not the "custom fields" page.

• Create a copy of the current release's version of the following flags, updating the name and sort-order:
  • copy cf_tracking_firefoxN to cf_tracking_firefoxN+1
  • copy cf_status_firefoxN to cf_status_firefoxN+1

Verify who can modify these. Only members of the mozilla-next-drivers group may set a tracking flag to something other than ?. Members of the canconfirm group can set status flags or set a tracking flag to ?.

• Check with the Thunderbird team on the #MailDev channel about the Thunderbird status and tracking flags
  • copy cf_tracking_thunderbirdN to cf_tracking_thunderbirdN
  • copy cf_status_thunderbirdN to cf_status_thunderbirdN

• edit the flags for previous (now released) versions (N-4) and uncheck 'active':
  • cf_tracking_firefox25
  • cf_status_firefox25
  • cf_tracking_thunderbird25
  • cf_status_thunderbird25

• update cf_blocking_fennec (which is tracking-fennec in the UI) (add N+2, disable N-4):
  • add "32+"
  • disable "25+"

• update cf_tracking_firefox_relnote (which is relnote-firefox in the UI) (add N+1, disable N-4 except for ESR)
  • add "31+"
  • disable "25+" (unless this is the current ESR version)

• update the current esr tracking field: cf_tracking_firefox_esr* (add N+2)
  • add "32+"

• update cf_fx_iteration (add N.[123]; disable N-2.[123])
  • add "30.1 - 26 Jan", "30.2 - 9 Feb", and "30.3 - 23 Feb"
    • the dates are for the end of the iteration, which always happens on a monday
    • there are two weeks between each iteration
  • disable "28.1", "28.2", and "28.3"

use the milestone admin page to:

• add new milestones (yes, N+2 is correct):
  • Android Background Services: "Firefox 32"
  • Chat Core: "Instantbird 32"
  • Cloud Services: "mozilla32"
  • Core: "mozilla32"
  • Firefox: "Firefox 32"
  • Firefox for Android: "Firefox 32"
  • Firefox Health Report: "Firefox 32"
  • [1]: "Instantbird 32"
  • MailNews Core: "Thunderbird 32.0"
  • Mozilla Localizations: "mozilla32"
  • Mozilla QA: "Firefox 32"
  • Other Applications: "mozilla32"
  • Taskcluster: "mozilla32"
  • Testing: "mozilla32"
  • Thunderbird: "Thunderbird 32.0"
  • Toolkit: "mozilla32"

Needinfo :Tomcat to let you know when to proceed with moving the milestone markers.

• move the --- milestone marker to between 29 and 30 for all products where a milestone was added:
  • between mozilla29 and mozilla30
  • or between "Firefox 29" and "Firefox 30"
  • or between "Thunderbird 29" and "Thunderbird 30"

use the version admin page to:

• add new versions:
  • Android Background Services: "Firefox 30"
  • Chat Core "30"
  • Core: "30 Branch"
  • Firefox: "30 Branch"
  • Firefox for Android: "30 Branch"
  • Firefox Health Report: "30 Branch"
  • Instantbird "30"
  • MailNews Core: "30"
  • Mozilla QA: "Firefox 30"
  • Tech Evangelism: "Firefox 30"
  • Testing: "30 Branch"
  • Thunderbird: "30 Branch"
  • Toolkit: "30 Branch"

Adding a "rapid release" version to SeaMonkey

To determine the correct version number to add, check with a SeaMonkey owner first (Callek, or any member of the SeaMonkey Council).

these steps use 2.27 as an example.

use the release tracking flags admin page to:

• copy the prior flags and edit as per firefox
  • copy cf_tracking_seamonkey226 to cf_tracking_seamonkey_227
  • copy cf_status_seamonkey226 to cf_status_seamonkey_227
• deactivate old flags for previous (now released) versions (N-4)
  • deactivate cf_tracking_seamonkey223 and cf_status_seamonkey223

use the milestone admin page to:

• add a new milestone "seamonkey2.27"
• move the --- milestone marker to between seamonkey2.26 and seamonkey2.27

use the version admin page to:

• add a new version "SeaMonkey 2.27 Branch"