Releases/Firefox 4.0b6/BuildNotes

Notes About Releasing

Please update the Release:Primer for future releases (bug fixes, changes to automation) as needed

Notes for this Release

• In 4.0b5 build1 updates for win32 localized builds that are installed with the 4.0b5 installer will not be able to update to b6 with a partial update. Those who have updated from 4.0b4 (or earlier version) to 4.0b5 should be able to update just fine. bug 592369

Build Engineers

• lsblakk -- tracking bug

L10N changesets

since this is a chemspill, no change from 4.0b5 l10n-changesets

Tags

Build #

Tag

Changeset

Build data

Build #	Type	Build ID	Build machine	Time to build
1	Linux [compressed .tar.bz2]	20100913220446	mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave07	55 mins, 25 secs
	Linux64 [compressed .tar.bz2]	20100913222219	moz2-linux64-slave05	1 hrs, 50 mins, 20 secs
	Macosx [.dmg]	20100913221327	bm-xserve11	3 hrs, 35 mins, 44 secs
	Macosx64 [.dmg]	20100913221842	moz2-darwin10-slave07	1 hrs, 53 mins, 31 secs
	Win32 [.exe/.zip]	20100913231938	mw32-ix-slave18	2 hrs, 43 mins, 35 secs
2	Linux [compressed .tar.bz2]	20100914072313	mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave07	1 hrs, 2 mins, 38 secs
	Linux64 [compressed .tar.bz2]	20100914072643	moz2-linux64-slave09	1 hrs, 25 mins, 58 secs
	Macosx [.dmg]	20100914072643	bm-xserve11	3 hrs, 38 mins, 27 secs
	Macosx64 [.dmg]	20100914073111	moz2-darwin10-slave07	1 hrs, 55 mins, 10 secs
	Win32 [.exe/.zip]	20100914083612	mw32-ix-slave18	2 hrs, 47 mins, 18 secs

Build 1

• marked all builders on pm for clobber on https://build.mozilla.org/clobberer/
• Moved slaves:
  • from pm01
    • bm-xserve11
    • mw32-ix-slave{12,16,18}
    • moz2-darwin10-slave{06,07,08}
    • mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave{03,04}
  • from pm03
    • bm-xserve{06,07,09}
    • moz2-linux64-slave{03,05,09}
    • mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave{07,08}
• landed configs patch
• removed *.pyc from moz2-master dir
• reconfig'd
• notified #developers & closed tree for tagging
• kicked off automation:

buildbot sendchange --username=lsblakk --master=localhost:9010 --branch=mozilla-central -m "Firefox 4.0b6 build1" Go

Tag

mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave03

no problems, re-opened tree and sent email.

Source

mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave03

no problems

Build/Repack

• Linux: green, no problems
• Linux64: green, no problems
• Mac: green, no problems
• Mac64: green, no problems
• Win32: green, no problems

Returned slaves (all but 2 linux, and one per OS for post-signing)

• to pm01
  • mw32-ix-slave{12,18}
  • moz2-darwin10-slave{06,08}
• to pm03
  • bm-xserve{06,07,09}
  • moz2-linux64-slave{03,05}
  • mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave{07,08}

Unittests

The following tests failed while tring to check out talos from CVS:

• Rev3 Fedora 12x64 release-mozilla-central talos tp4
• Rev3 MacOSX Snow Leopard 10.6.2 release-mozilla-central talos chrome
• Rev3 Fedora 12 release-mozilla-central talos nochrome
• Rev3 Fedora 12 release-mozilla-central talos svg

Rebuilds forced from the web interface.

Results

Oranges:

• bug 592279, also seen in beta 5.
  • Rev3 Fedora 12 release-mozilla-central opt test mochitest-other
  • Rev3 Fedora 12x64 release-mozilla-central opt test mochitest-other.
  • Rev3 MacOSX Leopard 10.5.8 release-mozilla-central opt test mochitest-other
  • Rev3 MacOSX Snow Leopard 10.6.2 release-mozilla-central opt test mochitest-other
  • Rev3 WINNT 6.1 release-mozilla-central opt test mochitest-other

• bug 580405, also seen in beta 5.
  • Rev3 Fedora 12 release-mozilla-central opt test opengl
  • Rev3 Fedora 12x64 release-mozilla-central opt test opengl
  • Rev3 MacOSX Leopard 10.5.8 release-mozilla-central opt test opengl

• Rev3 MacOSX Snow Leopard 10.6.2 release-mozilla-central opt test xpcshell.
• Rev3 WINNT 6.1 release-mozilla-central opt test direct3D

Signing

• Tip of tools repo tagged with FIREFOX_4_0b6_BUILD1 and FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE
• checked if all l10n repacks are green
• en-US.xpi removed from stage bug 485860:

#ffxbld@stage
cd /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0b6-candidates/build1
rm en-US.xpi

• Used instructions

L10N Verify

All green

Updates

No problems.

• see notes

ALL STOP

Missing https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=591481 from the build. Will be landed on relbranch, and will do build 2.

Build 2

• marked all builders on pm for clobber on https://build.mozilla.org/clobberer/
• Moved slaves:
  • from pm01
    • mw32-ix-slave{12,18}
    • moz2-darwin10-slave{06,08}
  • from pm03
    • bm-xserve{06,07,09}
    • moz2-linux64-slave{03,05}
    • mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave{07,08}

• Landed configs patch
• removed *.pyc from moz2-master dir
• reconfig'd
• notified #developers & closed tree for tagging
• kicked off automation:

buildbot sendchange --username=catlee --master=localhost:9010 --branch=mozilla-central -m "Firefox 4.0b6 build2" Go

Tag

mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave03

no problems, re-opened tree and sent email.

Source

mv-moz2-linux-ix-slave03

no problems

Build/Repack

• Linux: green, no problems
• Linux64: green, no problems
• MacOSX64: green, no problems
• MacOSX: green, no problems
• Win32: build green
  • mw32-ix-slave16 failed to upload cs; rebuilt
  • mw32-ix-slave18 failed to upload nl; rebuilt
  • mw32-ix-slave16 failed to upload tr; rebuilt
  • mw32-ix-slave18 failed in hg for pt-BR; rebuilt
  • mw32-ix-slave16 failed in hg for fi; rebuilt
  • mw32-ix-slave18 failed in hg for hu; rebuilt
  • mw32-ix-slave16 failed in hg for ja
  • mw32-ix-slave18 failed in hg for he

• • Rebuilt locales died with exceptions. Triggered via force_release_l10n.py

python force_release_l10n.py -m http://localhost:8010 -t FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE -v -s my-locales -n catlee
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'cs', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'cs', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'fi', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'fi', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'he', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'he', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'hu', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'hu', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'ja', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'ja', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'nl', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'nl', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'pt-BR', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'pt-BR', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}
Forcing http://localhost:8010/builders/win32_repack/force with params: {'username': 'catlee', 'prop3value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop2value': 'tr', 'comments': 'Unknown', 'prop2name': 'locale', 'prop1value': 'FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE', 'prop3name': 'l10n_revision', 'branch': 'tr', 'prop1name': 'en_revision'}

• • cs,fi,he,nl,ja,hu,tr,pt-BR completed ok

Signing

• Tip of tools repo tagged with FIREFOX_4_0b6_BUILD2 and FIREFOX_4_0b6_RELEASE
• checked if all l10n repacks are green
• en-US.xpi removed from stage bug 485860:

#ffxbld@stage
cd /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/nightly/4.0b6-candidates/build2
rm en-US.xpi

• Used instructions

L10N Verify

All green. On closer inspection:

• every win32 locale has this sort of thing, which indicates that the chk files are no longer different between en-US and locales and bug 592457 is truly FIXED

diff -r firefox-4.0b6-build2/diffs/win32.be.diff firefox-4.0b5-build1/diffs/win32.be.diff
57758a57759,57760
> Binary files source/bin/freebl3.chk and target/bin/freebl3.chk differ
> Binary files source/bin/nssdbm3.chk and target/bin/nssdbm3.chk differ
75903a75906
> Binary files source/bin/softokn3.chk and target/bin/softokn3.chk differ

• harmless comment changes on mac

diff -r firefox-4.0b6-build2/diffs/mac.ca.diff firefox-4.0b5-build1/diffs/mac.ca.diff
77596c77596
< > //@line 36 "/builds/slave/macosx_repack/build/l10n-central/ca/browser/firefox-l10n.js"
---
> > //@line 36 "/builds/moz2_slave/macosx_repack/build/l10n-central/ca/browser/firefox-l10n.js"

• no diffs on linux32, linux64, macosx64