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msgid "Describes the approach used by the FreeBSD release engineering team to make production quality releases of the FreeBSD Operating System. It describes the tools available for those interested in producing customized FreeBSD releases for corporate rollouts or commercial productization"
msgstr ""

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msgid "FreeBSD Release Engineering"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "Abstract"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"This article describes the release engineering process of the FreeBSD "
"Project."
msgstr ""

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msgid "'''"
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
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msgid "Introduction to the FreeBSD Release Engineering Process"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Development of FreeBSD has a very specific workflow.  In general, all "
"changes to the FreeBSD base system are committed to the {branchHead} branch, "
"which reflects the top of the source tree."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"After a reasonable testing period, changes can then be merged to the "
"{branchStable} branches.  The default minimum timeframe before merging to "
"{branchStable} branches is three (3) days."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Although a general rule to wait a minimum of three days before merging from "
"{branchHead}, there are a few special circumstances where an immediate merge "
"may be necessary, such as a critical security fix, or a bug fix that "
"directly inhibits the release build process."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"After several months, and the number of changes in the {branchStable} branch "
"have grown significantly, it is time to release the next version of "
"FreeBSD.  These releases have been historically referred to as \"point\" "
"releases."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"In between releases from the {branchStable} branches, approximately every "
"two (2) years, a release will be cut directly from {branchHead}.  These "
"releases have been historically referred to as \"dot-zero\" releases."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"This article will highlight the workflow and responsibilities of the "
"{teamRe} for both \"dot-zero\" and \"point\"' releases."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "The following sections of this article describe:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-prep, General Information and Preparation]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "General information and preparation before starting the release cycle."
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-website, Website Changes During the Release Cycle]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
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msgid "Website Changes During the Release Cycle"
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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#, no-wrap
msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-terms, Release Engineering Terminology]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Terminology and general information, such as the \"code slush\" and \"code "
"freeze\", used throughout this document."
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-head, Release from {branchHead}]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "The Release Engineering process for a \"dot-zero\" release."
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-stable, Release from {branchStable}]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "The Release Engineering process for a \"point\" release."
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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#, no-wrap
msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-building, Building FreeBSD Installation Media]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Information related to the specific procedures to build installation medium."
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-mirrors, Publishing FreeBSD Installation Media to Project Mirrors]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "Procedures to publish installation medium."
msgstr ""

#. type: Labeled list
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msgid "crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-wrapup, Wrapping up the Release Cycle]"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "Wrapping up the release cycle."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
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msgid "General Information and Preparation"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Approximately two months before the start of the release cycle, the {teamRe} "
"decides on a schedule for the release.  The schedule includes the various "
"milestone points of the release cycle, such as freeze dates, branch dates, "
"and build dates.  For example:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "Milestone"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "Anticipated Date"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "{branchHead} slush:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "May 27, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "{branchHead} freeze:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "June 10, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "{branchHead} KBI freeze:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "June 24, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#, no-wrap
msgid "`doc/` tree slush [1]:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "Ports quarterly branch [2]:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "July 1, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "{branchStablex} branch:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "July 8, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "`doc/` tree tag [3]:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "BETA1 build starts:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "{branchHead} thaw:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "July 9, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "BETA2 build starts:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "July 15, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "BETA3 build starts [*]:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "July 22, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "{branchRelengx} branch:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "July 29, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "RC1 build starts:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#, no-wrap
msgid "{branchStablex} thaw:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "July 30, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "RC2 build starts:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "August 5, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "Final Ports package builds [4]:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "August 6, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "Ports release tag:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "August 12, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "RC3 build starts [*]:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "RELEASE build starts:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "August 19, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "RELEASE announcement:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "September 2, 2016"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
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msgid "Items marked with \"[*]\" are \"as needed\"."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "The `doc/` tree slush is coordinated by the {teamDoceng}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"The Ports quarterly branch used is determined by when the final `RC` build "
"is planned. A new quarterly branch is created on the first day of the "
"quarter, so this metric should be used when taking the release cycle "
"milestones into account. The quarterly branch is created by the "
"{teamPortmgr}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "The `doc/` tree is tagged by the {teamDoceng}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"The final Ports package build is done by the {teamPortmgr} after the final "
"(or what is expected to be final) `RC` build."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
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msgid ""
"If the release is being created from an existing {branchStable} branch, the "
"KBI freeze date can be excluded, since the KBI is already considered frozen "
"on established {branchStable} branches."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"When writing the release cycle schedule, a number of things need to be taken "
"into consideration, in particular milestones where the target date depends "
"on predefined milestones upon which there is a dependency.  For example, the "
"Ports Collection release tag originates from the active quarterly branch at "
"the time of the last `RC`.  This in part defines which quarterly branch is "
"used, when the release tag can happen, and what revision of the ports tree "
"is used for the final `RELEASE` build."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"After general agreement on the schedule, the {teamRe} emails the schedule to "
"the FreeBSD Developers."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"It is somewhat typical that many developers will inform the {teamRe} about "
"various works-in-progress.  In some cases, an extension for the in-progress "
"work will be requested, and in other cases, a request for \"blanket "
"approval\" to a particular subset of the tree will be made."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"When such requests are made, it is important to make sure timelines (even if "
"estimated) are discussed.  For blanket approvals, the length of time for the "
"blanket approval should be made clear.  For example, a FreeBSD developer may "
"request blanket approvals from the start of the code slush until the start "
"of the `RC` builds."
msgstr ""

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msgid ""
"To keep track of blanket approvals, the {teamRe} uses an internal repository "
"to keep a running log of such requests, which defines the area upon which a "
"blanket approval was granted, the author(s), when the blanket approval "
"expires, and the reason the approval was granted.  One example of this is "
"granting blanket approval to [.filename]#release/doc/# to all {teamRe} "
"members until the final `RC` to update the release notes and other release-"
"related documentation."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
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msgid ""
"The {teamRe} also uses this repository to track pending approval requests "
"that are received just prior to starting various builds during the release "
"cycle, which the Release Engineer specifies the cutoff period with an email "
"to the FreeBSD developers."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Depending on the underlying set of code in question, and the overall impact "
"the set of code has on FreeBSD as a whole, such requests may be approved or "
"denied by the {teamRe}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"The same applies to work-in-progress extensions.  For example, in-progress "
"work for a new device driver that is otherwise isolated from the rest of the "
"tree may be granted an extension.  A new scheduler, however, may not be "
"feasible, especially if such dramatic changes do not exist in another branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"The schedule is also added to the Project website, in the `doc/` repository, "
"in [.filename]#~/website/content/en/releases/{branchRevision}R/schedule."
"adoc#. This file is continuously updated as the release cycle progresses."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
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msgid ""
"In most cases, the [.filename]#schedule.adoc# can be copied from a prior "
"release and updated accordingly."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"In addition to adding [.filename]#schedule.adoc# to the website, [."
"filename]#~/shared/releases.adoc# is also updated to add the link to the "
"schedule to various subpages, as well as enabling the link to the schedule "
"on the Project website index page."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"The schedule is also linked from [.filename]#~/website/content/en/releng/"
"_index.adoc#."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Approximately one month prior to the scheduled \"code slush\", the {teamRe} "
"sends a reminder email to the FreeBSD Developers."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
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msgid "Release Engineering Terminology"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"This section describes some of the terminology used throughout the rest of "
"this document."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
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msgid "The Code Slush"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"Although the code slush is not a hard freeze on the tree, the {teamRe} "
"requests that bugs in the existing code base take priority over new features."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid "The code slush does not enforce commit approvals to the branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
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msgid "The Code Freeze"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"The code freeze marks the point in time where all commits to the branch "
"require explicit approval from the {teamRe}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"The FreeBSD Git repository contains several hooks to perform sanity checks "
"before any commit is actually committed to the tree.  One of these hooks "
"will evaluate if committing to a particular branch requires specific "
"approval."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"To enforce commit approvals by the {teamRe}, the Release Engineering Team "
"must approve any changes to the branch, in which case the commit log must "
"include an `Approved by: re (login)` line, where \"login\" is the login ID "
"of the approver."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
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msgid ""
"During the code freeze, FreeBSD committers are urged to follow the link:"
"https://wiki.freebsd.org/Releng/ChangeRequestGuidelines[Change Request "
"Guidelines]."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
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#, no-wrap
msgid "The KBI/KPI Freeze"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"KBI/KPI stability implies that the caller of a function across two different "
"releases of software that implement the function results in the same end "
"state.  The caller, whether it is a process, thread, or function, expects "
"the function to operate in a certain way, otherwise the KBI/KPI stability on "
"the branch is broken."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"This section describes the changes to the website that should occur as the "
"release cycle progresses."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
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msgid ""
"The files specified throughout this section are relative to the `{branchHead}"
"` branch of the `doc` repository."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
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#, no-wrap
msgid "Website Changes Before the Release Cycle Begins"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"When the release cycle schedule is available, these files need to be updated "
"to enable different functionalities on the FreeBSD Project website:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#, no-wrap
msgid "File to Edit"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "What to Change"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/shared/releases.adoc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "Change `beta-upcoming` from `IGNORE` to `INCLUDE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#, no-wrap
msgid "Change `beta-testing` from `IGNORE` to `INCLUDE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
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msgid "Website Changes During `BETA` or `RC`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
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msgid ""
"When transitioning from `PRERELEASE` to `BETA`, these files need to be "
"updated to enable the \"Help Test\" block on the download page. All files "
"are relative to [.filename]#head/# in the `doc` repository:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `betarel-vers` to `BETA__1__`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/data/en/news/news.toml#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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msgid "Add an entry announcing the `BETA`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
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#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:790
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/static/security/advisory-template.txt#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:329
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:331
#, no-wrap
msgid "Add the new `BETA`, `RC`, or final `RELEASE` to the template"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:330
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:793
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/static/security/errata-template.txt#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:334
msgid ""
"Once the {branchRelengx} branch is created, the various release-related "
"documents need to be added to the `doc/` repository."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:338
msgid ""
"The relevant release-related documents exist in the [.filename]#doc# "
"repository for FreeBSD 12.x and later."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:341
#, no-wrap
msgid "Ports Changes During `BETA`, `RC`, and the Final `RELEASE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:345
msgid ""
"For each build during the release cycle, the `MANIFEST` files containing the "
"`SHA256` of the various distribution sets, such as `base.txz`, `kernel.txz`, "
"and so on, are added to the package:misc/freebsd-release-manifests[] port.  "
"This allows utilities other than , such as package:ports-mgmt/poudriere[], "
"to safely use these distribution sets by providing a mechanism through which "
"the checksums can be verified."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:347
#, no-wrap
msgid "Release from {branchHead}"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:350
msgid ""
"This section describes the general procedures of the FreeBSD release cycle "
"from the {branchHead} branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:352
#, no-wrap
msgid "FreeBSD \"`ALPHA`\" Builds"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:356
msgid ""
"Starting with the FreeBSD 10.0-RELEASE cycle, the notion of \"`ALPHA`\" "
"builds was introduced.  Unlike the `BETA` and `RC` builds, `ALPHA` builds "
"are not included in the FreeBSD Release schedule."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:358
msgid ""
"The idea behind `ALPHA` builds is to provide regular FreeBSD-provided builds "
"before the creation of the {branchStable} branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:360
msgid "FreeBSD `ALPHA` snapshots should be built approximately once a week."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:363
msgid ""
"For the first `ALPHA` build, the `BRANCH` value in [.filename]#sys/conf/"
"newvers.sh# needs to be changed from `CURRENT` to `ALPHA1`.  For subsequent "
"`ALPHA` builds, increment each `ALPHA__N__` value by one."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:365
msgid ""
"See crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-building, Building FreeBSD Installation "
"Media] for information on building the `ALPHA` images."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:367
#, no-wrap
msgid "Creating the {branchStablex} Branch"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:372
msgid ""
"When creating the {branchStable} branch, several changes are required in "
"both the new {branchStable} branch and the {branchHead} branch.  The files "
"listed are relative to the repository root.  To create the new "
"{branchStablex} branch in Git:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:376
msgid "Make sure that you are in the {branchHead} branch"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:381
#, no-wrap
msgid "% git checkout -b {branchStablex}\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:384
msgid ""
"Once the {branchStablex} branch has been created, make the following edits:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:392
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:447
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:644
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#UPDATING#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:394
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the FreeBSD version, and remove the notice about `WITNESS`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:395
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#contrib/jemalloc/include/jemalloc/jemalloc_FreeBSD.h#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:404
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"[source,shell,subs=\"attributes\"]\n"
"....\n"
"#ifndef MALLOC_PRODUCTION\n"
"#define MALLOC_PRODUCTION\n"
"#endif\n"
"...."
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:405
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:465
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:501
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#lib/clang/llvm.build.mk#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:407
#, no-wrap
msgid "Uncomment `-DNDEBUG`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:408
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#sys/\\*/conf/GENERIC*#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:410
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:413
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove debugging support"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:411
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#sys/*/conf/MINIMAL#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:414
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#release/release.conf.sample#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:416
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `SRCBRANCH`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:417
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#sys/*/conf/GENERIC-NODEBUG#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:419
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove these kernel configurations"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:420
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#sys/arm/conf/std.arm*#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:422
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove debugging options"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:423
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:450
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:495
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:551
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:566
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:641
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#sys/conf/newvers.sh#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:425
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the `BRANCH` value to reflect `BETA1`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:426
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:429
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#share/mk/src.opts.mk#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:428
#, no-wrap
msgid "Move `REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD` from `\\__DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS` to `__DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:431
#, no-wrap
msgid "Move `LLVM_ASSERTIONS` from `\\__DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS` to `__DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:432
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#libexec/rc/rc.conf#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:434
#, no-wrap
msgid "Set `dumpdev` from `AUTO` to `NO` (it is configurable via for those that want it enabled by default)"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:435
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#release/Makefile#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:436
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove the `debug.witness.trace` entries"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:439
msgid ""
"Then in the {branchHead} branch, which will now become a new major version:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:449
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the FreeBSD version"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:452
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the `BRANCH` value to reflect `CURRENT`, and increment `REVISION`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:453
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:498
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#Makefile.inc1#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:455
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `TARGET_TRIPLE` and `MACHINE_TRIPLE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:456
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:554
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:569
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#sys/sys/param.h#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:458
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:556
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:570
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `__FreeBSD_version`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:459
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#gnu/usr.bin/cc/cc_tools/freebsd-native.h#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:461
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `FBSD_MAJOR` and `FBSD_CC_VER`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:462
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#contrib/gcc/config.gcc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:464
#, no-wrap
msgid "Append the `freebsdversion.h` section"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:467
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the value of `OS_VERSION`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:468
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#lib/clang/freebsd_cc_version.h#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:470
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `FREEBSD_CC_VERSION`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:471
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#lib/clang/include/lld/Common/Version.inc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:473
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `LLD_REVISION_STRING`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:474
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:504
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#Makefile.libcompat#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:475
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:505
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `LIB32CPUFLAGS`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:478
#, no-wrap
msgid "Release from {branchStable}"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:481
msgid ""
"This section describes the general procedures of the FreeBSD release cycle "
"from an extablished {branchStable} branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:483
#, no-wrap
msgid "FreeBSD `stable` Branch Code Slush"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:487
msgid ""
"In preparation for the code freeze on a `stable` branch, several files need "
"to be updated to reflect the release cycle is officially in progress.  These "
"files are all relative to the top-most level of the stable branch:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:497
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the `BRANCH` value to reflect `PRERELEASE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:500
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `TARGET_TRIPLE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:503
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `OS_VERSION`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:508
#, no-wrap
msgid "FreeBSD `BETA` Builds"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:513
msgid ""
"Following the code slush, the next phase of the release cycle is the code "
"freeze.  This is the point at which all commits to the stable branch require "
"explicit approval from the {teamRe}.  This is enforced by {git-admin-email} "
"who handles the repository."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:518
msgid ""
"There are two general exceptions to requiring commit approval during the "
"release cycle.  The first is any change that needs to be committed by the "
"Release Engineer to proceed with the day-to-day workflow of the release "
"cycle, the other is security fixes that may occur during the release cycle."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:522
msgid ""
"Once the code freeze is in effect, the next build from the branch is labeled "
"`BETA1`.  This is done by updating the `BRANCH` value in [.filename]#sys/"
"conf/newvers.sh# from `PRERELEASE` to `BETA1`."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:525
msgid ""
"Once this is done, the first set of `BETA` builds are started.  Subsequent "
"`BETA` builds do not require updates to any files other than [.filename]#sys/"
"conf/newvers.sh#, incrementing the `BETA` build number."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:527
#, no-wrap
msgid "Creating the {branchRelengx} Branch"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:533
msgid ""
"When the first `RC` (Release Candidate) build is ready to begin, the "
"{branchReleng} branch is created.  This is a multi-step process that must be "
"done in a specific order, to avoid anomalies such as overlaps with "
"`__FreeBSD_version` values, for example.  The paths listed below are "
"relative to the repository root.  The order of commits and what to change "
"are:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:537
msgid "Make sure that you are in the {branchStablex} branch"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:542
#, no-wrap
msgid "% git checkout -b {branchRelengx}\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:553
#, no-wrap
msgid "Change `BETA__X__` to `RC1`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:557
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#sys/conf/kern.opts.mk#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:559
#, no-wrap
msgid "Move `REPRODUCIBLE_BUILD` from `__DEFAULT_NO_OPTIONS` to `__DEFAULT_YES_OPTIONS`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:560
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#etc/pkg/FreeBSD.conf#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:562
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:565
#, no-wrap
msgid "Replace `latest` with `quarterly` as the default package repository location"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:563
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#release/pkg_repos/release-dvd.conf#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:568
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update `BETA__X__` with `PRERELEASE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:573
msgid ""
"Then, {git-admin-email} adds new approvers for the releng branch as did for "
"the stable branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:578
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"% git add .\n"
"% git commit\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:581
msgid ""
"Now that two new `__FreeBSD_version` values exist, also update [.filename]#~/"
"documentation/content/en/books/porters-handbook/versions/chapter.adoc# in "
"the Documentation Project repository."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:583
msgid ""
"After the first `RC` build has completed and tested, the {branchStable} "
"branch can be \"thawed\" by {git-admin-email}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:585
msgid ""
"Following the availability of the first `RC`, {teamBugmeister} should be "
"emailed to add the new FreeBSD `-RELEASE` to the `versions` available in the "
"drop-down menu shown in the bug tracker."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:587
#, no-wrap
msgid "Building FreeBSD Installation Media"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:590
msgid ""
"This section describes the general procedures producing FreeBSD development "
"snapshots and releases."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:592
#, no-wrap
msgid "Release Build Scripts"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:595
msgid ""
"Prior to FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE, [.filename]#src/release/Makefile# was updated "
"to support , and the [.filename]#src/release/generate-release.sh# script was "
"introduced as a wrapper to automate invoking the targets."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:598
msgid ""
"Prior to FreeBSD 9.2-RELEASE, [.filename]#src/release/release.sh# was "
"introduced, which heavily based on [.filename]#src/release/generate-release."
"sh# included support to specify configuration files to override various "
"options and environment variables.  Support for configuration files provided "
"support for cross building each architecture for a release by specifying a "
"separate configuration file for each invocation."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:600
msgid ""
"As a brief example of using [.filename]#src/release/release.sh# to build a "
"single release in [.filename]#/scratch#:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:604
#, no-wrap
msgid "# /bin/sh /usr/src/release/release.sh\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:607
msgid ""
"As a brief example of using [.filename]#src/release/release.sh# to build a "
"single, cross-built release using a different target directory, create a "
"custom [.filename]#release.conf# containing:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:615
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"# release.sh configuration for powerpc/powerpc64\n"
"CHROOTDIR=\"/scratch-powerpc64\"\n"
"TARGET=\"powerpc\"\n"
"TARGET_ARCH=\"powerpc64\"\n"
"KERNEL=\"GENERIC64\"\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:618
msgid "Then invoke [.filename]#src/release/release.sh# as:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:622
#, no-wrap
msgid "# /bin/sh /usr/src/release/release.sh -c $HOME/release.conf\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:625
msgid ""
"See and [.filename]#src/release/release.conf.sample# for more details and "
"example usage."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:627
#, no-wrap
msgid "Building FreeBSD Releases"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:631
msgid ""
"During the release cycle, a copy of [.filename]#CHECKSUM.SHA512# and [."
"filename]#CHECKSUM.SHA256# for each architecture are stored in the {teamRe} "
"internal repository in addition to being included in the various "
"announcement emails.  Each [.filename]#MANIFEST# containing the hashes of [."
"filename]#base.txz#, [.filename]#kernel.txz#, etc. are added to package:misc/"
"freebsd-release-manifests[] in the Ports Collection, as well."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:633
msgid "In preparation for the release build, several files need to be updated:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:643
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the `BRANCH` value to `RELEASE`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:646
#, no-wrap
msgid "Add the anticipated announcement date"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:647
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#lib/csu/common/crtbrand.S#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:648
#, no-wrap
msgid "Replace `__FreeBSD_version` with the value in [.filename]#sys/sys/param.h#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:653
msgid ""
"After building the final `RELEASE`, the {branchRelengx} branch is tagged as "
"{tagReleasex} using the revision from which the `RELEASE` was built.  "
"Similar to creating the {branchStablex} and {branchRelengx} branches, this "
"is done with `git tag`.  From the repository root:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:657
msgid "Make sure that you are in the {branchRelengx} branch"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:662
#, no-wrap
msgid "% git tag {tagReleasex}\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:665
#, no-wrap
msgid "Publishing FreeBSD Installation Media to Project Mirrors"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:668
msgid ""
"This section describes the procedure to publish FreeBSD development "
"snapshots and releases to the Project mirrors."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:670
#, no-wrap
msgid "Staging FreeBSD Installation Media Images"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:673
msgid "Staging FreeBSD snapshots and releases is a two part process:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:675
msgid "Creating the directory structure to match the hierarchy on `ftp-master`"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:678
msgid ""
"If `EVERYTHINGISFINE` is defined in the build configuration files, [."
"filename]#main.conf# in the case of the build scripts referenced above, this "
"happens automatically in the after the build is complete, creating the "
"directory structure in [.filename]#${DESTDIR}/R/ftp-stage# with a path "
"structure matching what is expected on `ftp-master`.  This is equivalent to "
"running the following in the directly:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:682
#, no-wrap
msgid "# make -C /usr/src/release -f Makefile.mirrors EVERYTHINGISFINE=1 ftp-stage\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:685
msgid ""
"After each architecture is built, [.filename]#thermite.sh# will rsync the [."
"filename]#${DESTDIR}/R/ftp-stage# from the build to [.filename]#/snap/ftp/"
"snapshots# or [.filename]#/snap/ftp/releases# on the build host, "
"respectively."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:686
msgid ""
"Copying the files to a staging directory on `ftp-master` before moving the "
"files into [.filename]#pub/# to begin propagation to the Project mirrors"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:688
msgid ""
"Once all builds have finished, [.filename]#/snap/ftp/snapshots#, or [."
"filename]#/snap/ftp/releases# for a release, is polled by `ftp-master` using "
"rsync to [.filename]#/archive/tmp/snapshots# or [.filename]#/archive/tmp/"
"releases#, respectively."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:692
msgid ""
"On `ftp-master` in the FreeBSD Project infrastructure, this step requires "
"`root` level access, as this step must be executed as the `archive` user."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:695
#, no-wrap
msgid "Publishing FreeBSD Installation Media"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:699
msgid ""
"Once the images are staged in [.filename]#/archive/tmp/#, they are ready to "
"be made public by putting them in [.filename]#/archive/pub/FreeBSD#.  To "
"reduce propagation time, is used to create hard links from [.filename]#/"
"archive/tmp# to [.filename]#/archive/pub/FreeBSD#."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:703
msgid ""
"For this to be effective, both [.filename]#/archive/tmp# and [.filename]#/"
"archive/pub# must reside on the same logical filesystem."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:706
msgid ""
"There is a caveat, however, where rsync must be used after to correct the "
"symbolic links in [.filename]#pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/ISO-IMAGES# which will "
"replace with a hard link, increasing the propagation time."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:710
msgid ""
"As with the staging steps, this requires `root` level access, as this step "
"must be executed as the `archive` user."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:713
msgid "As the `archive` user:"
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block . 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:719
#, no-wrap
msgid ""
"% cd /archive/tmp/snapshots\n"
"% pax -r -w -l . /archive/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots\n"
"% /usr/local/bin/rsync -avH /archive/tmp/snapshots/* /archive/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/\n"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:722
msgid "Replace _snapshots_ with _releases_ as appropriate."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:724
#, no-wrap
msgid "Wrapping up the Release Cycle"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:727
msgid "This section describes general post-release tasks."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:729
#, no-wrap
msgid "Post-Release Errata Notices"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:733
msgid ""
"As the release cycle approaches conclusion, it is common to have several EN "
"(Errata Notice) candidates to address issues that were discovered late in "
"the cycle.  Following the release, the {teamRe} and the {teamSecteam} "
"revisit changes that were not approved prior to the final release, and "
"depending on the scope of the change in question, may issue an EN."
msgstr ""

#. type: delimited block = 4
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:737
msgid "The actual process of issuing ENs is handled by the {teamSecteam}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:740
msgid ""
"To request an Errata Notice after a release cycle has completed, a developer "
"should fill out the https://www.freebsd.org/security/errata-template."
"txt[Errata Notice template], in particular the `Background`, `Problem "
"Description`, `Impact`, and if applicable, `Workaround` sections."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:742
msgid ""
"The completed Errata Notice template should be emailed together with either "
"a patch against the {branchReleng} branch or a list of revisions from the "
"{branchStable} branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:746
msgid ""
"For Errata Notice requests immediately following the release, the request "
"should be emailed to both the {teamRe} and the {teamSecteam}.  Once the "
"{branchReleng} branch has been handed over to the {teamSecteam} as described "
"in crossref:freebsd-releng[releng-wrapup-handoff, Handoff to the "
"{teamSecteam}], Errata Notice requests should be sent to the {teamSecteam}."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:748
#, no-wrap
msgid "Handoff to the {teamSecteam}"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:751
msgid ""
"Roughly two weeks following the release, the Release Engineer updates the "
"Git repository changing the approver from the Release engineering team to "
"the security officer for the {branchRelengx} branch."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ==
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:753
#, no-wrap
msgid "Release End-of-Life"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:756
msgid ""
"This section describes the website-related files to update when a release "
"reaches EoL (End-of-Life)."
msgstr ""

#. type: Title ===
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:758
#, no-wrap
msgid "Website Updates for End-of-Life"
msgstr ""

#. type: Plain text
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:761
msgid ""
"When a release reaches End-of-Life, references to that release should be "
"removed and/or updated on the website:"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:766
#, no-wrap
msgid "File"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:769
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/themes/beastie/layouts/index.html#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:771
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:789
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove `u-relXXX-announce` and `u-relXXX-announce` references."
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:772
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/content/en/releases/_index.adoc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:774
#, no-wrap
msgid "Move the `u-relXXX-*` variables from the supported release list to the Legacy Releases list."
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:775
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/content/en/releng/_index.adoc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:777
#, no-wrap
msgid "Update the appropriate releng branch to reflect the branch is no longer supported."
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:778
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/content/en/security/_index.adoc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:780
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove the branch from the supported branch list."
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:781
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/content/en/security/unsupported.adoc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:783
#, no-wrap
msgid "Add the branch to the unsupported branch list."
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:784
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/content/en/where.adoc#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:786
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove the URLs for the release."
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:787
#, no-wrap
msgid "[.filename]#~/website/themes/beastie/layouts/partials/sidenav.html#"
msgstr ""

#. type: Table
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:792
#: documentation/content/en/articles/freebsd-releng/_index.adoc:794
#, no-wrap
msgid "Remove references to the release and releng branch."
msgstr ""