[CASSANDRA-16642] Create release branch cassandra-4.0

• Type: Task
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Normal
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 4.0.1, 4.1-alpha1, 4.1
• Component/s: Build
• Change Category: Operability
• Complexity: Normal
• Platform: All
• Assignee: Michael Semb Wever
• Reporter: Michael Semb Wever

Authors

Michael Semb Wever

• Created: 29/Apr/21 20:53
• Updated: 28/May/22 12:49
• Resolved: 12/Jul/21 21:02

Description

Figure out what needs to be done beyond the following…

1. Create release branch

git switch -c cassandra-4.0 trunk
git push --set-upstream origin cassandra-4.0

2. Bump trunk's version

git switch trunk
# increment version to 4.1
edit build.xml debian/changelog CHANGES.txt NEWS.txt

3. Add pipeline to ci-cassandra
https://github.com/apache/cassandra-builds/blob/trunk/jenkins-dsl/cassandra_job_dsl_seed.groovy#L51

4. Update website versions
(it not needed until a release is made)

5. Add dtest version and upgrade paths

• https://github.com/apache/cassandra-dtest/blob/trunk/upgrade_tests/upgrade_manifest.py
• https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/.circleci/config.yml#L2374
• https://github.com/apache/cassandra-builds/blob/trunk/build-scripts/cassandra-test.sh#L31

6. Update how_to_commit documentation
https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/doc/source/development/how_to_commit.rst

Issue Links

• is a parent of: CASSANDRA-17432 Update cqlsh version in 4.1
• is related to: CASSANDRA-16613 ProtocolVersion.V4 is still used in places in the code
• is related to: CASSANDRA-16709 Create 4.0.0 branch
• is related to: CASSANDRA-17589 Create release branch cassandra-4.1

Sub-Tasks

• Update how_to_commit documentation after cassandra-4.0 branch: Resolved
• Add 4_0_x to Python DTest's upgrade_manifest (after cassandra-4.0 branch was created): Resolved
• Add Versions.Major.v4X to Java DTests (after cassandra-4.0 branch was created): Resolved
• Update testing docker images to include cassandra-4.0 branch and ccm: Resolved