StarlingX/Release Plan
Releases
StarlingX is released periodically (currently every three months) with monthly milestone releases in between. A release consists of a branch in the source code repositories that enables repeatable builds over time.
Contents
List of releases
Current
| Version | Docs | Release Date | End of Life Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stx.08.2018.0x (Quarterly) | Release Notes link | TBD | TBD + 6 months |
| ... |
Future
| Version | Docs | Release Date | End of Life Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ... |
Release Definition
A StarlingX milestone/release is a branch in the source code repositories that:
- is considered stable and can be used for repeatable builds
- will have no additional features added
- will backport bug fixes for critical issues only
- will be maintained in the canonical repositories for a specified minimum period
- The list of repos included is maintained in stx-manifest/default.xml (or similar) for any given release. (Note: this file included non-StarlingX-managed repos, only repos from the "starlingx" and "stx-staging" remotes are included.)
Management of Releases
Release Cadence and Schedule
Releases are published in a time based fashion:
- Every Long Term period with quarterly updates.
- Every Quarterly with monthly updates.
Monthly Milestone Release
- Each month in the 2nd week of the month a branch will be pulled.
- Branch name format stx-YYYY.MM.nn
e.g. stx-2018.08.nn (where “nn” is a sequence number)
Quarterly Release
- 2nd month in the quarter.
- For each quarterly release, the code freeze for that release is the 2nd week in the 2nd month in the quarter.
Long Term release
- TBD
Support length
- Quarterly releases are supported for 6 months.
- Long Term releases are out of plan so far.
Release team
- Intel CI/CD Lead - hazzim.i.anaya.casas@intel.com
- Intel Developer - mario.alfredo.c.arevalo@intel.com
