GMAT 2013b Release Process
This page is used to track the process and progress of the R2013a release.
Table of contents
Target Date: August 14, 2013
Tasks
All dates are referenced to 12:00 noon EDT.
For example, a deadline of March 15 should be interpreted as March 15, 12:00 noon EDT.
Early Tasks
These are long-lead early tasks that can be completed before the detailed release cycle.
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Task | Who | Status | Internal Status | Notes |
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Review Previous Build Release R2013a Process Notes | All |
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Get updated legal statement/license | SPH | N/A | N/A | Needed by Code Freeze. |
Update sample scripts | SPH | Needed by App Freeze.
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Write draft Release Notes | JJKP | Needed by App Freeze. | ||
Update standard descriptive text | SPH | N/A | N/A | Needed by App Freeze. Will be used in User Guide, websites, release announcement.
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Update info on public-facing websites | JJKP | N/A | N/A | Needed by Release Day. See the list of sites. Update this list as well, if necessary. Updated major sites before announcement. Minor ones can be updated a bit later. |
Update release announcement contacts | SPH | N/A | Needed by Release Day. Located here. | |
Put in order for additional icons | SPH | (if necessary) Needed by Visual Freeze. | ||
Configuration audits. |
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| PCA and FCA. New for Release 2015 based on NPR stuff. |
For QA Complete (August 1)
QA complete means that all known bugs are being tracked, all bug fixes are verified and documented, and the release process can begin.
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Task | Who | Status | Notes |
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Verify that all known bugs are checked into JIRA | (All) |
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Complete all JIRA verifications | (All) |
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Complete QA wrap-up tasks | DSC, SPH, JJKP, RQ |
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Address all JIRA tickets awaiting feedback | (All) |
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For Visual Freeze (August 1)
Visual Freeze finalizes all graphical changes to the software, so that screenshots, documentation, and TestComplete can be updated.
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Task | Who | Status | Internal Status | Notes |
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Update About panel | LOJ | N/A | N/A |
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Update splash screen | TGG |
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Update icons | TGG | If there are any updates, additions, deletions. | ||
Update | JJKP |
All new plugins are added. | ||
Switch to release configuration in script test system | JJKP | Use new Are we running public config tests for this release? For next time, need to figure out a way to assemble public release without manual intervention. | ||
Complete visual updates | (All) | Fixed all visual issues known before Visual Freeze. |
For Code Freeze (August 1)
Code Freeze is a freeze on the software itself before final testing.
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Task | Who | Status | Internal Status | Notes |
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Update EOP files | WCS | Update | ||
Update files w/ updated legal statement | LOJ | N/A | N/A |
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Update license text | LOJ | N/A | N/A | Update |
Final bug fixes | (All) |
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For this release: Should we branch the repo here, instead of after release? We need to allow people to continue working on unrelated items while release work is ongoing.
For App Freeze (August 1)
App Freeze is a freeze on all application bundle files beyond data and code. This includes documentation, sample scripts, stuff in the extras folder, etc.
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Task | Who | Status | Notes |
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Update | JJKP | Update with major release highlights. | |
Update extras folder | JJKP | Notepad++ syntax coloring file | |
Update PDF files in docs folder | SPH/DJC |
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Gather list of compatibility changes since last release | (Feature leads) |
For this release, put a generic blanket statement regarding the change from beta status to production status and point to wiki page. | |
Update Release Notes | JJKP | See the R2013b Compatibility Issues document. | |
Update screenshots in User Guide | (Feature leads) | JJKP: |
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Test User Guide instructions & code | (Feature leads) | JJKP: |
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Update Windows installer package | JJKP |
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Update links in GMAT.ini | JJKP | Moved from R2013a Visual Freeze Stage
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Update link tests in TestComplete | TR |
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Testing of Release Candidate 1 (August 5-9)
This will start with the 2013-08-01 daily build. Repeat this phase until tests check out. Steve will make the call.
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Task | Who | Status | Notes |
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Update README.txt | JJKP |
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Build Windows installer | JJKP/TGG | Version string: R2013b-rc# | |
Bundle Windows zip | JJKP/TGG | Version string: R2013b-rc# | |
Run TestComplete smoke tests | TR | These are tests on the packaged versions of GMAT: the installer and the zip bundle. | |
Run TestComplete system test missions | TR | These are tests on the packaged versions of GMAT: the installer and the zip bundle. | |
Run script test system | JJKP/TGG | Run the internal installer tests on T4 and the public installer tests on Joel's machine. Run .zip bundle tests afterwards on same build to compare. | |
Test all sample scripts | SPH | At a minimum these need to be run individually by hand. I ran them by adding the folder, and they run so fast I missed some pretty big problems. Ideally, these should all be in script regression tests. Many but not all already are regression tested. | |
Run TestComplete full regression tests | TR | (For final RC only) |
Notes
While this cycle is ongoing is a good time to do wiki updates and cleanup.
Stage Release (August 12)
This is a soft release, putting all the files in place and updating information. Then on release day, we only need to send the announcements.
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Task | Who | Status | Notes |
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Bundle source code and upload to SourceForge | DJC | N/A |
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Bundle data and upload to SourceForge | DJC | N/A |
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