1621053 - switch off from `master` branch in building flatpaks

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Release Engineering :: Release Automation: Other, defect)

Description

[Mihai Tabara [:mtabara]⌚️GMT]

Currently, we're using master as flatpak branch. We want beta or stable there.

flatpak remote-info flathub-beta org.mozilla.firefox
Remote ‘flathub-beta’ found in multiple installations:

   1) system
   2) user

Which do you want to use (0 to abort)? [0-2]: 1
        ID: org.mozilla.firefox
       Ref: app/org.mozilla.firefox/x86_64/master
      Arch: x86_64
    Branch: master
Collection: org.flathub.Beta
  Download: 79,2 MB
 Installed: 212,3 MB
   Runtime: org.freedesktop.Platform/x86_64/19.08

       Sdk: org.freedesktop.Sdk/x86_64/19.08
    Commit: f0a6258fdae5656813e2fe764dd09556dc4657b49624f8535bd9503bfadd64be
   Subject: Export org.mozilla.firefox
      Date: 2020-03-09 15:24:31 +0000

Once we make the change, the existing beta users will have to switch off branch.

One solution is to change:

flatpak build-export --disable-sandbox repo build
|
v
flatpak build-export --disable-sandbox repo build $some_env_var

where the last argument is stable/beta/etc depending on the target repository.

Comment 1

[Mihai Tabara [:mtabara]⌚️GMT]

Attachment: Bug 1621053 - set proper branch when building Flatpaks. r=rail DONTBUILD

Comment 2

[Mihai Tabara [:mtabara]⌚️GMT]

Comment on attachment 9132340 [details]
Bug 1621053 - set proper branch when building Flatpaks. r=rail DONTBUILD

Beta/Release Uplift Approval Request

• User impact if declined: None, this fixes configuration under the hood in building flatpaks
• Is this code covered by automated tests?: No
• Has the fix been verified in Nightly?: No
• Needs manual test from QE?: No
• If yes, steps to reproduce:
• List of other uplifts needed: Bug 1591387
• Risk to taking this patch: Low
• Why is the change risky/not risky? (and alternatives if risky): RelEng automation change.
• String changes made/needed:

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/40006dd7366d
set proper branch when building Flatpaks. r=rail DONTBUILD

Comment 4

[Mihai Tabara [:mtabara]⌚️GMT]

Latest staging release pushed to beta channel so latest Flatpak on Flathub should have this fix.

Comment 5

[Julien Cristau [:jcristau]]

Comment on attachment 9132340 [details]
Bug 1621053 - set proper branch when building Flatpaks. r=rail DONTBUILD

approved for 75.0b3

Comment 6

[Razvan Maries]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/40006dd7366d

Comment 7

[Alexandru Michis [:malexandru]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/mozilla-beta/rev/9b0424d95890