1709438 - Create release-update-verify-next jobs for Thunderbird

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Thunderbird :: Build Config, task)

Description

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

To avoid a perennial issue with the UpdateVerify tests when there are two Thunderbird active releases (eg, Thunderbird 78 and Thunderbird 91) set up release-update-verify-config-next and release-update-verify-next jobs for Thunderbird, like was done for Firefox.

This will require two additional update channels on Balrog. See bug 1709437.

Comment 1

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

On Balrog, in the thunderbird-release-{local,cdn}test-next channels, new rules need to be created similar to the ones for esr78. They will have to have an appropriate alias name assigned, which is then added to the list at line 47 of release-balrog-submit-toplevel/kind.yml. The resulting line will end up being:
release: ["thunderbird-release91-cdntest-next", "thunderbird-release91-localtest-next"]

But none of that can be done until the esr91 repo gets set up. We'll follow Firefox's lead on that since there's code in M-C that needs to be updated at the same time.

Comment 2

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Attachment: Bug 1709438 - release-update-verify-next test jobs. r=justdave

This is to add a second set of update-verify test jobs that run during release
promotion. This allows testing that Thunderbird 78 installs stay on
Thunderbird 78 and Thunderbird 91 gets Thunderbird 91 updates. Once 78 is
EOL, these tests get disabled.

Comment 3

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Comment on attachment 9225012 [details]
Bug 1709438 - release-update-verify-next test jobs. r=justdave

[Approval Request Comment]
This will be needed on comm-esr91 for testing updates.

Comment 4

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Land after bug 1720386 hits mozilla-central. (Currently on autoland.)

Comment 5

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Comment on attachment 9225012 [details]
Bug 1709438 - release-update-verify-next test jobs. r=justdave

[Approval Request Comment]
No user impact. Adds a second set of update-verify tests.

Comment 6

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/8e2578ba5644
release-update-verify-next test jobs. r=justdave

Comment 7

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Comment on attachment 9225012 [details]
Bug 1709438 - release-update-verify-next test jobs. r=justdave

[Triage Comment]
Approved for beta

Comment 8

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Do not land on comm-beta until Bug 1720386 is on mozilla-beta.

Comment 9

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Thunderbird 91.0b3:
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/comm-beta/rev/5edcb0d9a1c1