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Patch procedure

Vasili Gulevich edited this page Mar 26, 2026 · 6 revisions
  • Create Eclipse portal release if it does not exist yet.
    • Copy Project Plan/Target Environments section from the previous release of this minor version.
  • Wait for a branch build to pass. Ensure the build passes.
    • There are no Junit test failures.
    • There are no RCPTT test failures.
  • Publish releasewith parameters: GERRIT_REFSPEC = "refs/heads/release/version", MODE = "release"
  • Validate the update site
    devenv/scripts/check_repository.sh https://download.eclipse.org/rcptt/release/2.7.3/repository/
    
    • Inspect ${TMPDIR}/*/p/index.html (see script output for exact directory)
  • Update download page
    • Modify only main branch
    • Master branch is updated and appears on the site automagically.
  • Set final release date on release page (Basics section)
  • Tag the release commit with "release/x.y.z"
  • Bump minor release version in release branch (unless patch 0)
    • Merge bump commit to master. Null out bump commit in the next maintenance branch. git pull origin release/version -s ours

Previous, obsolete procedure

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