Releases/Firefox 2.0.0.18 MU/BuildNotes

Release Engineers

Nick Thomas

Bugs

bug 464351 - tracking bug
TODO: bug ? - null partner updates

Generate Major Update Snippets

# ssh cltbld@prometheus-vm.build.mozilla.org
cd /builds/2.0.0.18-major-update/snippets
cvs -d:ext:ffxbld@cvs.mozilla.org:/cvsroot co -d patcher mozilla/tools/patcher
cd patcher
cvs -d:ext:ffxbld@cvs.mozilla.org:/cvsroot co -d MozBuild mozilla/tools/release/MozBuild
cd ../
cvs -d:ext:ffxbld@cvs.mozilla.org:/cvsroot co -d patcher-configs mozilla/tools/patcher-configs

cd patcher
export CVSROOT=:ext:ffxbld@cvs.mozilla.org:/cvsroot

# build tools
./patcher2.pl --build-tools --app=firefox --tools-rev=UPDATE_PACKAGING_R5 --config=../patcher-configs/moz18-branch-major-update-patcher2.cfg 2>&1 | tee ../firefox_build-tools.log

# download mars
./patcher2.pl --download --app=firefox --config=../patcher-configs/moz18-branch-major-update-patcher2.cfg 2>&1 | tee ../firefox_download.log

# FIXME - patcher needs to see that the MARs that it thinks are partials
#             are there or else it will not attempt to generate patchinfo
cd temp/firefox
ln -s 3.0.4 2.0.0.18-3.0.4

# Create partial patches and snippets
./patcher2.pl --create-patches --app=firefox --config=../patcher-configs/moz18-branch-major-update-patcher2.cfg 2>&1 | tee ../firefox-create-patches.log