[Nix-dev] [call for] Release manager for Hydra

[Joachim Schiele]

nice to hear that you want to do this.

i've added a documentation about the setup process in the wiki, it can
be found here:

https://nixos.org/wiki/Installing_hydra_as_nixos_module

On 11.12.2015 12:05, Christian Theune wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> ok. I can start with turning this into a checklist in the wiki. After
> that I’d like walk through those things with someone.
> 
> Things can take a while currently, as I’m on parental leave. :)
> 
> Christian
> 
>> On 08 Dec 2015, at 13:07, Domen Kožar <domen at dev.si
>> <mailto:domen at dev.si>> wrote:
>>
>> Hey Christian,
>>
>> thanks. I had following in mind.
>>
>> Before the release:
>>
>> - check changelog is really up to date
>> - mark any backwards incompatible changes
>> - make sure all hydra tests pass
>> - make sure the upgrade procedure works from previous release
>> - test that setting up hydra from scratch works by following
>> installation guide (this could be automated with NixOS test)
>>
>> At release time:
>>
>> - create a git (annotated) tag
>> - mark the release date in changelog, etc
>> - post a mail to nix-dev
>>
>> After release:
>>
>> - bump the package in nixpkgs
>>
>> I'm sure I forgot something, but we should document the process and
>> improve it as we go.
>>
>> PS: we have a similar issue opened for
>> NixOS: https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/4442
>> PS: Eelco might know if there is something else that needs to be taken
>> care of
>>
>> Domen
>>
>> Domen
>>
>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2015 at 12:54 PM, Christian Theune <ct at flyingcircus.io
>> <mailto:ct at flyingcircus.io>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hi,
>>
>>     I *might* be able to. But I’m not sure I’m qualified enough. We’re
>>     using it at the company and rely on it, so this would be a good
>>     place to contribute back.
>>
>>     Anyone willing to detail what is expected regarding QA in a bit
>>     more detail?
>>
>>     Cheers,
>>     Christian
>>
>>>     On 08 Dec 2015, at 12:06, Domen Kožar <domen at dev.si
>>>     <mailto:domen at dev.si>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     So no one is willing to step up? This would benefit the whole
>>>     community and it's not a lot of work, mostly small housekeeping.
>>>
>>>     On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 2:26 PM, Matthias Beyer
>>>     <mail at beyermatthias.de <mailto:mail at beyermatthias.de>> wrote:
>>>
>>>         On 18-11-2015 12:23:30, Peter Simons wrote:
>>>         > Domen Kožar writes:
>>>         >
>>>         >  > We need someone to volunteer to be a release manager. They would be
>>>         >  > doing QA that the release works and make sure changelog, docs, etc
>>>         >  > are updated.
>>>         >
>>>         > Also, we need a Hydra module for NixOS so that NixOS users can set-up
>>>         > Hydra easily through their configuration.nix file. Hydra provides such a
>>>         > module, of course, but the fact that it's living in a separate repository
>>>         > complicates matters a bit, particularly for newbies who are just getting
>>>         > started and who might try out NixOS mostly because of Hydra. We cannot
>>>         > expect them to mess with imports and fetchgit and channels and whatnot on
>>>         > their first day.
>>>         >
>>>
>>>         Big +1 on this. I'd love to run my own hydra, but the lack of
>>>         a simple
>>>
>>>             services.hydra.enable = true;
>>>
>>>         -ish configuration keeps me away from this.
>>>
>>>         --
>>>         Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
>>>         Kind regards,
>>>         Matthias Beyer
>>>
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