Groovy :: Wet Release

Preparations

sudo apt-get install python-bloom python-rosdep python-rospkg

First Time

• Make sure you are working from a 'groovy-devel' branch (not master). This is easier and ros convention.
• Add a rosinstall for your repos to rosdistro's doc for wiki documentation indexing.
• Add package details to rosdistro's groovy/release.yaml without the line about the version - this helps the prerelease indexer. Once these pull requests have been accepted, you can pre-release.
• Prerelease : submit the stack(s) for a trial run
• Set version and create tag

> cd rocon_msgs
> catkin_package_version --bump patch
> git commit -a -m "0.1.1"
> git push
> git tag 0.1.1 -m "first catkin release."
> git push --tags

Now to start releasing, i.e. blooming.

• Create a new repo at https://github.com/yujinrobot-release named rocon_multimaster-release. Initialise it with a readme to save some work.

Then just follow the official instructions. Important points when you create a new track (git-bloom-config):

• Set the repository name exactly to your repo name (e.g. 'kobuki'), not 'upstream' - convenience thing only.
• Upstream URI is your source repository uri (e.g. https://github.com/yujinrobot/kobuki)
• Use auto and make sure the upstream development branch is correct (e.g. groovy-devel)

Test it with a release, and then push everything in the release repo as the instructions say.

> git push --all && git push --tags

• Add info to rosdistro's groovy.yaml, the build farm will then start automatically making releases for you.

Version Bump/Rebuild

I typically create some scripts which help the process in yujin_release/catkin. For your package(s):

• Create a new folder and copy across the Makefile from one of the other folders.
• Replace the name of your stacks in the Makefile.
• Get all the sources and make sure they've been configured appropriately.

> make clone

• You might want to isolate a stack (just use one name in the REPO variable in the Makefile) for the bloom step.
• Prerelease : submit the stack(s) for a trial run
• Set version and create tag

TODO Update this to use catkin_prepare_release

> cd rocon_msgs
> catkin_package_version --bump patch
> git commit -a -m "0.1.1"
> git push
> git tag 0.1.1 -m "first catkin release."
> git push --tags

• Bloom it

make bloom

• Update your repo version numbers and package lists in rosdistro groovy or rosdistro hydro.

References

1. Bloom - wet instructions
2. Bloom First Release Instructions
3. Bloom Release Instructions
4. Jenkins - wet builds
5. DebBuild List - list of current build status'.
6. Build System SIG

Specific Issues

• ecl_xxx : needs a version bump in ecl_build/cmake/ecl_package.cmake, also versions.dox.

Troubleshooting

Could not resolve rosdep key xxx

Probably you need to re-initialise your rosdep database for groovy.

> sudo rm /etc/ros/rosdep/sources.list.d/20-default.list 
> sudo rosdep init
> rosdep update

If you need to delete tag or branch first,

> git tag -d 0.1.7
> git push origin :refs/tags/0.1.7
> git push origin --delete groovy-devel