Release process

Release Checklist for GEF Classic

Creating an update site for a milestone or release

Use https://ci.eclipse.org/gef/job/promote-gef-classic/ and build with parameters.

This will copy the current master update site to the defined update site and also update the "latest" update site

Update the aggregator file for the release train

• windowbuilder.aggrcon is here https://git.eclipse.org/c/simrel/org.eclipse.simrel.build.git/

Example: https://git.eclipse.org/r/c/simrel/org.eclipse.simrel.build/+/195829

Create a release

Create a release record for the an official release

Only if a release is created you also have to create a release record. This is not necessary for milestones.

• Update release documentation https://projects.eclipse.org/projects/tools.gef
• Add a new release

Increase feature versions

In preparation for the new release increase all feature versions.

Update baseline check

Adjust the baselline check in our pom.xml to check for any required version range during development

Additional links

• https://wiki.eclipse.org/SimRel/Overview
• https://github.com/eclipse/windowbuilder/wiki/Release-Checklist