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# | The add-on hotfix is a tool used to ship changes to Firefox users that don't need to be distributed under the normal update mechanism. Examples of this are configuration changes that don't justify a point release, or changes that need to be pushed to users in older versions of Firefox. | ||
Hotfix updates are automatically pushed to all Firefox users (starting from version 11). | |||
== Deployment == | |||
# The intent to ship a new hotfix needs to be notified to release-drivers@m.o and moc@m.c | |||
# Bug is filed with the unsigned hotfix file attached. | |||
# Bug is assigned to the Add-ons team for signing and staging. (:kmag or :jorgev, otherwise contact ammo-team@m.c) | |||
# File is signed and is attached to the bug. | |||
# Signed file is uploaded to addons.allizom.org and published. | |||
# Bug is reassigned to QA for testing. | |||
# QA signs off, hotfix owner signs off. | |||
# Bug is reassigned to Add-ons team for final deployment. | |||
# Add-ons team notifies release-drivers@m.o and moc@m.c about the deployment, including bug number. | |||
# Signed file is uploaded to addons.mozilla.org and published. | |||
Revision as of 21:21, 21 August 2015
The add-on hotfix is a tool used to ship changes to Firefox users that don't need to be distributed under the normal update mechanism. Examples of this are configuration changes that don't justify a point release, or changes that need to be pushed to users in older versions of Firefox.
Hotfix updates are automatically pushed to all Firefox users (starting from version 11).
Deployment
- The intent to ship a new hotfix needs to be notified to release-drivers@m.o and moc@m.c
- Bug is filed with the unsigned hotfix file attached.
- Bug is assigned to the Add-ons team for signing and staging. (:kmag or :jorgev, otherwise contact ammo-team@m.c)
- File is signed and is attached to the bug.
- Signed file is uploaded to addons.allizom.org and published.
- Bug is reassigned to QA for testing.
- QA signs off, hotfix owner signs off.
- Bug is reassigned to Add-ons team for final deployment.
- Add-ons team notifies release-drivers@m.o and moc@m.c about the deployment, including bug number.
- Signed file is uploaded to addons.mozilla.org and published.