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author | James Edwards-Jones <jedwardsjones@gitlab.com> | 2017-08-10 19:54:45 +0300 |
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committer | James Edwards-Jones <jedwardsjones@gitlab.com> | 2017-08-10 19:54:45 +0300 |
commit | e70c4e44327ad7b2067a10955e9d3c1375a22910 (patch) | |
tree | 83c78379985aa502fc6fc780bb79ea9bdea582d1 | |
parent | 4c7ada21c0502879ae8700225723043df864c490 (diff) |
Document "Pick into Backports" label process
-rw-r--r-- | PROCESS.md | 16 |
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diff --git a/PROCESS.md b/PROCESS.md index e5b17784d20..538e4389e00 100644 --- a/PROCESS.md +++ b/PROCESS.md @@ -141,18 +141,22 @@ the stable branch are: * Fixes for security issues * New or updated translations (as long as they do not touch application code) -Any merge requests cherry-picked into the stable branch for a previous release -will also be picked into the latest stable branch. These fixes will be shipped -in the next RC for that release if it is before the 22nd. If the fixes are are -completed on or after the 22nd, they will be shipped in a patch for that -release. - During the feature freeze all merge requests that are meant to go into the upcoming release should have the correct milestone assigned _and_ have the label ~"Pick into Stable" set, so that release managers can find and pick them. Merge requests without a milestone and this label will not be merged into any stable branches. +Fixes marked like this will be shipped in the next RC for that release. Once +the final RC has been prepared ready for release on the 22nd, further fixes +marked ~"Pick into Stable" will go into a patch for that release. + +If a merge request is to be picked into more than one release it will also need +the ~"Pick into Backports" label set to remind the release manager to change +the milestone after cherry-picking. As before, it should still have the +~"Pick into Stable" label and the milestone of the highest release it will be +picked into. + ### Asking for an exception If you think a merge request should go into an RC or patch even though it does not meet these requirements, |