[CentOS-devel] Errata release system

[Connie Sieh]

On Tue, 20 Dec 2005, Tru Huynh wrote:

> Hello :P
> 
> On Tue, Dec 20, 2005 at 11:17:12AM -0600, Connie Sieh wrote:
> > We need to start with this as we only have our developer for 1 month.  
> > He has already written some code for this project.
> > 
> > I see 3 main areas,  some of these we have more done than others.
> > 
> > 1.  
> >   a) Determine if there is a new errata
> >   b) Download description of errata    
> >   c) Download .src.rpm
> >     
> > 2.  Build rpm out of .src.rpm
> > 
> 2.1 compare the resulting rpms against the genuine one?
> (that is the worst part of the QA check from my point of view)

Yes,  the verify is not fun.  That is why I will try to use both the 
CentOS and the TAO script.

> -> manually downloading the $arch.rpm :(
> 2.2 rpm signing
> 
> > 3.  
> >   a) Populate ftp/http areas with new errata
> >   b) Send mail to mailing list containing description and rpms updated.
> > 
> > I think we both already have item 2.  We currently do item 1 manually. 
> 1 (a,b,c) can be triggered by the RHSA's email
> 1.c can be also done by mirroring updates.redhat.com and push the new
> src.rpm to the build process.

Issue with just looking at the mirrors is that RedHat ocasionally puts in
a bugfix errata in the updates ftp area even though it is NOT
bugfix(Update) time.

It is cleaner just to get the src.rpm info from the RHSA announcment.

> 
> > The populate part of item 3 we have automated along with the list of rpms
> > updated.  We manually do the descriptions.
> 
> > 
> > So our work will focus on item 1 parts a,b,c and item 3 part b.  
> > 
> > Have you done any of this work yet?
> Centos-3 (x86/x86_64) speaking :)  no but the the only scripted feature is the
> pre-filled email from the $arch.rpm.
> I am sure the CentOS-4 have more progress on this.

Is the pre-filling code available?

> 
> > Is there someother place where we should be having these discusions. 
> #centos-devel ?
> 

Was there a while back,  kind of quiet.  Will try again.

> Cheers,
> 
> Tru
> --
> Tru Huynh (CentOS-3 i386/x86_64 Package Maintenance)
> http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0xBEFA581B
> 

-Connie Sieh