Release 7.1.0

[ishabaral]

Administration

• QA: Update Test Plans
• Update supported platforms @DeepDiver1975
• QA: Check the translations coming from transifex: https://github.com/owncloud/client/commits/ -> Filter based on a release branch/tag and search for [tx] updated client translations from transifex [skip ci]
• DEV: Check for new OpenSSL version
• DEV: Update dependencies
• DEV: For a major release create X version branch
  • QA: In drone adjust the branch for nightly GUI tests @individual-it
• QA: Communicate documentation changes
  • Inform documentation team about the start of testing phase (latest a week before the release!). They'll prepare a PR with respective doc version
  • Open issues in docs-client-desktop repo for already known doc-relevant items and mark them accordingly, e.g. backport to 2.X.x necessary
• Decide if the prerelease stage will be public or internal @DeepDiver1975

Copy for Each Build (Beta/RC)

• DEV: Tag (Beta or RC) and build builds for theme 'ownCloud' and 'testpilotcloud'
• QA: Smoke test @ishabaral
• DEV: GitHub release
• Beta/RC Communication
  • TODO
  • For public prerelease: Write/edit Central post https://central.owncloud.org/tags/c/news/desktop with link to GitHub release
• DEV: Prepare the update server for new version (AppImages included)
  • DEV: Provide 'testpilotcloud' on Beta update channel

QA

• QA: Antivirus scan the first RC @ishabaral
• QA: Upload linux gpg keys to key server
• QA: Check Crash reporter: start 'owncloud --debug' on cmd line, system tray right click menu: 'Crash now - qt fatal' -> report window not empty, sending the report works
  • Windows @ishabaral
  • macOS
  • AppImage (Linux) @ishabaral
• Automated tests (for the first beta and the last RC):
  • QA: GUI tests passed on a tag @ishabaral
  • QA: All Linux platform install @PrajwolAmatya
• Manual tests: @PrajwolAmatya
  • QA: Changelog test
  • QA: Regression test
  • QA: Branded regression test

Prerequisites for final release

• DEV: Create vX.Y.Z release tag in client repo and everywhere else
• DEV: bump VERSION.cmake in master to say X.(Y+1).Z unless already done.

Final Rebuild after QA Approval

• QA: Inform documentation team that the tag for the final release will be set a day or at least half a day before (only for a major/minor release). They'll merge docs PR before that.
• DEV: Create final release tag (e.g., vX.Y.Z)
• DEV: Create builds for themes 'ownCloud' and 'testpilotcloud' for final release tag
• DEV: Update version for future builds
• QA: Check squish tests running successfully on drone for the final tag vX.Y.Z
• QA: Create a new release issue for a branded release if needed Branded Client Release Template

Final Steps

• QA: Smoke test
• DEV: Publish the release in GitHub
• QA: Update lines 4 and 5 of install docs with the final build number. Merge into master and backport to the respective branch
• QA: Check that documentation offers the new version
• DEV: Merge version branch into master
• DEV: Update SBOM

Marketing and Communication

• QA: Inform Kiteworks marketing to update links on https://owncloud.com/desktop-app/ (provide links from GitHub releases) and wiki de, wiki en, wikidata)
• QA: Central post https://central.owncloud.org/tags/c/news/desktop

Infrastructure Check

• QA/DEV: Update stable channel in the owncloud hosted auto updater
• QA: Check the linux download pages whether the URLs are correct (e.g. contain stable, not testing)
• QA: Ensure that the client release template is up to date

A Few Days After the Release

• DEV: Check the crash reporter for bad/frequent crashes

[ishabaral]

While installing ownCloud-7.1.0.18912-rc.4.x64.GPO.msi on Windows 11, a warning dialog appeared during setup. But clicking on Ignore will successfully complete the installation.

[erikjv]

@ishabaral Does the user (you) have admin rights? Also, did you provide any command line parameters?

[erikjv]

@ishabaral Does the user (you) have admin rights? Also, did you provide any command line parameters?

Nevermind, I can reproduce it.

[erikjv]

@ishabaral rc5 is available on https://download.owncloud.com/desktop/ownCloud/testing/7.1.0.18972-rc.5/ . The only change is the windows installer. Can you double-check that the dialog doesn't show?

[ishabaral]

@ishabaral rc5 is available on https://download.owncloud.com/desktop/ownCloud/testing/7.1.0.18972-rc.5/ . The only change is the windows installer. Can you double-check that the dialog doesn't show?

@erikjv, it works fine now.
Tested on Windows 11 ownCloud 7.1.0.18972-rc.5 c512d1