2024-11-18 BTR Meeting Minutes

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Redwood retrospective action items follow-up

• https://github.com/openedx/wg-build-test-release/labels/retrospective

Sumac

• sumac.1 ~ 2024-12-09

  • Release blockers

    • https://github.com/orgs/openedx/projects/28/views/17

  • Process overview

    • Testing process - @Peter Pinch @Andrés González

      • Ongoing work

      • Red flags, risks, and concerns

      • Call for help

    • New features testing - @Chelsea Rathbun

      • Ongoing work

      • Red flags, risks, and concerns

      • Call for help

    • Release management - @Maksim Sokolskiy @Farhaan Bukhsh

      • Ongoing work

      • Red flags, risks, and concerns

      • Call for help

    • Release documentation - @Chris Patti

      • Ongoing work

      • Red flags, risks, and concerns

      • Call for help

    • Debugging - @Maria Grimaldi

      • Ongoing work

      • Release blockers

      • Call for help

@Jorge Londoño

1. Current testing progress: 50%.

• Additional efforts are required to meet the internal deadline of November 30 for test completion.

• Concern: Completing the remaining 50% within two weeks may be challenging due to the complexity of pending tests.

2. Testing Process

• Status update:

  • Most tests are assigned, but some remain unassigned.

  • A combination of completing assignments and ensuring progress on ongoing tests is needed.

3. New Features Testing

• Header updates in the sandbox:

  • Pending updates for the header and Indigo in the sandbox environment.

  • Dawoud confirmed these updates are a priority.

• Bug triaging:

  • @Chelsea Rathbun to review product-related bugs and address them accordingly.

4. Release Management

• Backports and mobile focus:

  • A backport for the mobile API has been merged.

  • Discussion on including mobile applications in testing.

5. Release Documentation

• Major issue:

  • Sphinx doc build is failing due to memory overuse, even on systems with 64 GB RAM.

  • This issue affects the generation of the list of new waffle flags required for release notes.

6. Debugging

• Current status:

  • No new critical bugs identified.

  • Two active release blockers:

    • Release notes issue related to Sphinx doc build.

    • Programs button issue (fix merged, backport pending).

• Proposal:

  • Remove default content for the upgrade button slot in the Sumac branch to prevent configuration issues.

• Conduct root cause analysis to identify bottlenecks:

  • Lack of assignees vs. blockers encountered during testing.

• Collaborate with @Andrés González to address gaps and coordinate assignments.

• Product Working Group and Core Contributors to assist with testing efforts.

• Team to collaborate on resolving https://github.com/openedx/wg-build-test-release/issues/398 promptly.