T Day actions for mass branching

(for reviewers here is a checklist that one can copy this on the releng tracker, so we can keep track of everything needed in one place)

Merge all the preparatory PRs:

• [ ] pungi-fedora
• [ ] fedora-kickstarts
• [ ] fedora-comps
• [ ] workstation-ostree-config/
• [ ] fedora-release
• [ ] fedora-repos
• [ ] Toddlers

Merging and running ansible changes

Push the Changes

• [ ] Commit, push, and apply the changes using the corresponding ansible playbooks for various services.

Disable Rawhide Builds in Koji

• [ ] Configure an outage in Koji to disable Rawhide builds.
• [ ] Cancel all running builds for Rawhide by listing and selecting relevant tasks, and then cancel each task.

PDC (Product Definition Center)

• [ ] Create a new "product-release" in PDC using the provided script.
• [ ] Clone or update the releng repository on PDC backend.
• [ ] Run the create-new-release-branches.py script to set up the new release branches, ensuring to use the --createfile argument.

Koji

• [ ] Run the make-koji-release-tags script from the releng repository to handle builds from the new branch.

Dist-Git

• [ ] Create new branches in Git and update gitolite.conf to allow users to push to the new branches.
• [ ] Run the mass-branching-git.py script to create new branches based on the file generated by PDC.

Bodhi

• [ ] Link empty repos and create empty repos as necessary to prepare for the new release.
• [ ] Create rawhide releases in Bodhi using appropriate commands for various types of releases (e.g., standard, container, flatpak).
• [ ] Update MirrorManager to point to the new Rawhide release.
• [ ] Enable autosigning on the Branched release after the compose is completed.
• [ ] Perform ELN-related work, including updating image configurations and scripts.

Fedora Container Base Image

• [ ] Import new images for Rawhide and update tags for fedora:rawhide and fedora:${RAWHIDE}.

Update Sync Script

• [ ] Update the sync script in the releng repository with the new version.

Bugzilla version addition

• [ ] Add 43 version to bugzilla

CC: @amedvede @patrikp @kevin @humaton if you can do the reviews!

I reviewed all the open pr's linked above. :)

There were a few comments. The fedora-kiwi-descriptions pr seemed to be pointing to rawhide and not f43 branch?

It looks like "unpush rawhide-is-F43 bodhi updates that are stuck due to failed gating tests" is missing from the list - or is this no longer necessary, now that those updates could theoretically be pushed to stable with this fix present? Or would it still make sense to unpush, since maintainers need to actively do something to make the builds reach both rawhide and branched?

I don't remember doing it for the last release cycle, we cancelled the pending builds tho in koji, so I think this should be all good in my opinion. I don't think this is in the SOP or went to our retrospective as well. I don't think it makes sense to unncessary unpush these.

What are your thoughts? @kevin @adamwill @kparal @humaton

For koji outage, I have introduced a new script: https://pagure.io/releng/blob/main/f/scripts/branching/koji-http-toggle.sh

I don't think it makes sense to unncessary unpush these.
What are your thoughts?

Sorry I have no idea :-)

However, I'd like to note that Adam prepared some branching SOP updates which he hoped would be included in the doc when the day comes, but they were not merged yet:

https://pagure.io/infra-docs-fpo/pull-request/386
https://pagure.io/infra-docs-fpo/pull-request/385

Can you please make sure the extra documented steps are also done during the branching procedure? Thanks a lot!

Thanks, I have these written in my notes too :D

Branching work will be discussed in releng matrix channel, and it will start in next 5 mins.

I don't remember doing it for the last release cycle

It was missed then ;) Which is why I'm asking ...

Latest fedora:43 container image seems to be F44 rawhide now.
(same image as fedora:rawhide)

edit: okay I guess this is https://pagure.io/fedora-kiwi-descriptions/pull-request/206

this already went inn: https://pagure.io/fedora-kiwi-descriptions/c/e7b0e33446fe5407bc7dcc270380aab2a4c90079?branch=f43;

The retrospective has been formed for the same, notes are taken, the documentation are also updated to reflect the changes, so closing the issue.