mirror of https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git
You cannot select more than 25 topics
Topics must start with a letter or number, can include dashes ('-') and can be up to 35 characters long.
58 lines
3.0 KiB
ReStructuredText
58 lines
3.0 KiB
ReStructuredText
Releases
|
|
========
|
|
|
|
.. contents:: Topics
|
|
:local:
|
|
|
|
.. _support_life:
|
|
|
|
Support for older releases
|
|
``````````````````````````
|
|
|
|
Ansible supports the two most recent major, stable releases. Security- and bug-related fixes may be implemented in older versions, but this
|
|
support is not guaranteed.
|
|
|
|
If you are on a release older than the last two major, stable releases, please see our `Porting Guide <http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/porting_guide_2.0.html>`_.
|
|
|
|
.. _schedule:
|
|
|
|
Release schedule
|
|
````````````````
|
|
Ansible is on a 'flexible' 4 month release schedule. Sometimes the release cycle can be extended if there is a major change that requires more time (for example, a core rewrite).
|
|
Recently the main Ansible repo `merged <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/dev_guide/repomerge.html>`_ the separated ansible-modules-core and ansible-modules-extras repos, as such modules get released at the same time as the main Ansible repo.
|
|
|
|
The major features and bugs fixed in a release should be reflected in the `CHANGELOG.md <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/CHANGELOG.md>`_. Minor features and bug fixes will be shown in the commit history. For example, `issue #19057 <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/19057>`_ is reflected only in the commit history.
|
|
When a fix orfeature gets added to the `devel` branch it will be part of the next release. Some bugfixes can be backported to previous releases and will be part of a minor point release if such a release is deemed necessary.
|
|
|
|
Sometimes a release candidate can be extended by a few days if a bug fix makes a change that can have far-reaching consequences, so users have enough time to find any new issues that may stem from this.
|
|
|
|
.. _methods:
|
|
|
|
Release methods
|
|
````````````````
|
|
|
|
Ansible normally goes through a 'release candidate', issuing an RC1 for a release. If no major bugs are discovered in the release candidate after 5 business days, we'll get a final release. Otherwise, fixes will be applied and an RC2 will be provided for testing. If no bugs are discovered in RC2 after 2 days, the final release will be made, iterating this last step and incrementing the candidate number as we find major bugs.
|
|
|
|
|
|
.. _freezing:
|
|
|
|
Release feature freeze
|
|
``````````````````````
|
|
|
|
During the release candidate process, the focus will be on bugfixes that affect the RC, new features will be delayed while we try to produce a final version. Some bugfixes that are minor or don't affect the RC will also be postponed until after the release is finalized.
|
|
|
|
.. seealso::
|
|
|
|
:doc:`developing_api`
|
|
Python API to Playbooks and Ad Hoc Task Execution
|
|
:doc:`developing_modules`
|
|
How to develop modules
|
|
:doc:`developing_plugins`
|
|
How to develop plugins
|
|
`Ansible Tower <https://ansible.com/ansible-tower>`_
|
|
REST API endpoint and GUI for Ansible, syncs with dynamic inventory
|
|
`Development Mailing List <http://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
|
|
Mailing list for development topics
|
|
`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
|
|
#ansible IRC chat channel
|