We've been using the release automation scripts, aka Bootstrap, for the past several releases. We've hit some bumps but overall we've improved quality as we've been pushing changes into the scripts instead of having to document and remember to re-check a large list of "gotchas" whenever we run into problems …
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As many of you know by now, Ben Hearsum has been doing awesome work on Buildbot integration, such as:
* bonsai support
* publishing to tinderbox
* setup and administration of the seneca cluster
Now the awesomeness continues, as we're working on a Buildbot "try" server to allow developers to upload patches that …
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For Firefox and Thunderbird, we assign one build/release engineer per release (as part of the "release team" for that version). I've been the release engineer for 3 of the Firefox/Thunderbird 1.5.0.x cycles and 2 of the BonEcho alphas, so (I hope!) that I am starting …
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