Firefox3.1/3.5
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The version number of Shiretoko will be moved from Firefox 3.1 to Firefox 3.5 as per the proposed plan. We'll co-ordinate details here.
Please note: Each of these items are simply proposed right now and we might find other ways to make similar changes.
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Project Outline
Tracked via bug 482246.
- change the version number of Shiretoko from 3.1 to 3.5
- announce a set change-over date, and have all affected systems change on that date
- monitor for problems after the change
- no change to the version number of Gecko (it will remain 1.9.1)
- no change to the version number of previous alpha/beta releases
Roll-out Timeline
The following timeline based on Firefox 3.1b3 shipping the week of March 8.
(Missing from this list is MDC which has already completed their switchover.)
Anytime
- AUS
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land and deploy patch from bug 481478
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- Messaging
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create whatsnew (or similar) page describing changes
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March 16
-
announce tree downtime (1.9.1-only) for March 17
March 17
- build team
- (morning) downtime;
move tinderboxen from Firefox3.1 tree to Firefox 3.5 tree -
change version number on 1.9.1 to 3.5b4pre -
change version number on mozilla-central to 3.6a1pre -
update nagios checks for builds
- (morning) downtime;
- other system changes
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mstange updates tinderboxpushlog -
dolske updates istg -
johnath's perf dashboard
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- amo
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rename maxVer 3.1b4pre to 3.5b4pre - rename maxVer 3.2a1pre to 3.6a1pre
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- bugzilla
- rename blocking-firefox3.1 flag to blocking-firefox3.5
- rename target milestones
- server-side (justdave): update all charts
- wiki
- update main queries listed on wiki (platform pages too)
- move major Firefox3.1 wiki pages
- crash-stats
- everything listed below
- graph server
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update branch names on graphs-new.mozilla.org
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April 6
- support
- rename all docs from 3.1 to 3.5
Affected Systems
tinderbox/build
(lead: bhearsum)
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redirect Firefox3.1 -> Firefox3.5- requires at least five hours downtime (win32 Talos is the long pole)
- need to up the version number on branch to 3.5b4pre
- need to up the version number on trunk to 3.6a1pre
- several systems pull data using the tree=Firefox3.1 URL
- tinderboxpushlog, isthetreegreen, johnath's perf dashboard, ??
- update nagios checks for nightlies (branch and trunk)
bugzilla
(lead: ss, working with justdave/reed)
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rename blocking-firefox3.1 to blocking-firefox3.5 (bug 482247) - rename wanted-firefox3.1 to wanted-firefox3.5
- rename blocking-firefox3.2 to blocking-firefox3.6
- rename wanted-firefox3.2 to wanted-firefox3.6
- rename target milestones (beta 4 and later) (bug 482247)
- update queries
- list any here
- update charts (server side?) (bug 482249)
- Driving/Firefox 3.1/Blockers
- Driving/Firefox 3.1/Blocker Nominations
- Driving/Firefox 3.1/Fixed blocking-firefox3.1+ bugs in last 24 hours
- Driving/Firefox 3.1/New blocking-firefox3.1+ bugs in last 24 hours
AUS
(lead: morgamic)
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For nightlies, update config-mapping between versions and snippet directories - bug 481478
mozilla add-ons
(lead: osunick)
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change available maxVer and minVer targets - automatically migrate 3.1 maxVers to 3.5?
- update compat dashboard
crash-stats
(lead: ss, aking)
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add 3.5b4pre version number - add mtbf report for 3.5b4pre
- add byurl report for 3.5b4pre
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symbols need no changes
MDC
(lead: sheppy)
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move 3.1 docs to 3.5 - setup any needed redirects
- template changes as needed
- version strings all over the site need to be fixed
SUMO
(lead: djst) Meta bug: bug 481465
- move 3.1 docs to 3.5
- make sure 3.1 is sniffed as 3.5
- fix software references
- "Show contents customized for"
- KB article categories
Messaging
(lead: ss)
- MDC: Should have a doc describing changes
- User-facing: Need doc for users on "whatsnew" or something similar (bug 482256)
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Likely here: http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/3.5b4pre/whatsnew/ - Maybe create page at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/firefox/3.6a1pre/whatsnew/
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graph server
(lead: rdoherty)
- some version numbers say "Firefox 3.1" which need to be updated
Pentaho
- don't need to aggregate 3.1/3.5 numbers
mozilla.com
(lead: jslater)
- no immediate tasks, but will need to update all 3.1 logos currently on the staging server to 3.5 before launch
- current 3.5 plan for the site is at https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox3.5/WebsitePlan