[LTP] [PATCH 0/5] Release scripts and docs

Petr Vorel pvorel@suse.cz
Tue Sep 26 15:41:17 CEST 2023


> Hi!
> > > But I doubt that we really need the scripts to do release work
> > > automatically since we _only_ do the release every four months.
> > > It seems to bring additional maintenance work unnecessarily.

> > > I personally think the manual step is detailed enough for us.
> > > But anyway, now you have done the automation, I don't have
> > > an objection to your patch set, just feel that we automate for the
> > > sake of automation :).

> > > I'd like to hear more opinions, but if most of us think the script is
> > > necessary, I'm happy to accept them as well.

> > As someone who hasn't done release before, I'd probably do it
> > manually first-time to double-check each step.

> > It's probably not necessary, but people who did releases many times may
> > find it useful - I'm assuming the release procedure isn't changing
> > that frequently.

> I do have a similar script to tag git and release tarballs, doing that
> manually every time is really error prone, so it's good idea to include
> these in the repository.

Thanks for your feedback. Of course, I'm open to any concerns about the actual
implementation.

Kind regards,
Petr


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