Change Details

On T244368, we added deletion of old wmf branches in [[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/tools/release/+/master/delete-wmf-branches/|mediawiki/tools/release/delete-wmf-branches]]. This should additionally use `git merge-base` to find a branch point and tag releases (or at least a close approximation) before deleting the branch, so that users and tooling can reference it without the costs of keeping the `wmf/*` branches around indefinitely. Paired with Tyler on this 2020-04-10, still need to finish script and submit patch.

On T244368, we added deletion of old wmf branches in [[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/tools/release/+/master/delete-wmf-branches/|mediawiki/tools/release/delete-wmf-branches]]. This has since been superseded by @mmodell's e641ec26 - "Add the very dangerous --delete argument to mass delete branches" in [[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/tools/release/+/e641ec26ad9428eb56f36caeea3ff49a313e42fa/make-release/branch.py|branch.py]]. That feature should additionally do the equivalent of `git merge-base` to find a branch point and tag releases (or at least a close approximation) before deleting the branch, so that users and tooling can reference it without the costs of keeping the `wmf/*` branches around indefinitely. Pairing with Tyler today yielded a gitiles URL: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/core/+log/master%5E%5E..wmf/1.35.0-wmf.30?format=JSON&no-merges&reverse&n=1 Finding the parent of that commit should be equivalent to `merge-base`.

On T244368, we added deletion of old wmf branches in [[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/tools/release/+/master/delete-wmf-branches/|mediawiki/tools/release/delete-wmf-branches]]. This should additionally use `git merge-base` to find a branch point and tag releases (or at least a close approximation) before deleting the branch, so that users and tooling can reference it without the costs of keeping the `wmf/*` branches around indefinitelyhas since been superseded by @mmodell's e641ec26 - "Add the very dangerous --delete argument to mass delete branches" in [[https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/plugins/gitiles/mediawiki/tools/release/+/e641ec26ad9428eb56f36caeea3ff49a313e42fa/make-release/branch.py|branch.py]]. Paired with Tyler on this 2020-04-10That feature should additionally do the equivalent of `git merge-base` to find a branch point and tag releases (or at least a close approximation) before deleting the branch, still need to finish script and submit patcho that users and tooling can reference it without the costs of keeping the `wmf/*` branches around indefinitely. Pairing with Tyler today yielded a gitiles URL: https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/g/mediawiki/core/+log/master%5E%5E..wmf/1.35.0-wmf.30?format=JSON&no-merges&reverse&n=1 Finding the parent of that commit should be equivalent to `merge-base`.