Releases/Firefox 2.0.0.16-3.0.1 MU:BuildNotes

Release Engineers

Nick Thomas (major update test)
Ben Hearsum (real snippet generation, null partner updates)

Bugs

bug 442105 - tracking bug
bug 450863 - null partner updates

Generate Major Update Snippets

# ssh cltbld@prometheus-vm.build.mozilla.org
cd /builds/2.0.0.16-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:cltbld@cvs.mozilla.org:/cvsroot

# build tools
./patcher2.pl --build-tools --app=firefox --tools-rev=UPDATE_PACKAGING_R4 --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 3.0.1 2.0.0.16-3.0.1

# 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