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Add instructions to sync release-next with main at code freeze #37209

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21 changes: 13 additions & 8 deletions dev-docs/source/ReleaseChecklist.rst
Expand Up @@ -386,16 +386,21 @@ Code Freeze
<https://builds.mantidproject.org/view/Nightly%20Pipelines/job/main_nightly_deployment_prototype/>`__
has passed for all build environments. If it fails, decide if a fix is needed before moving on to
the next steps.
* Click ``Build Now`` on `open-release-testing
<https://builds.mantidproject.org/view/All/job/open-release-testing/>`__,
which will perform the following actions:
* Ask a mantid gatekeeper or administrator to update the ``release-next`` branch so that it's up to
date with the ``main`` branch, pushing the changes directly to GitHub:

.. code-block:: bash

* Create or update the ``release-next`` branch.
* Enable the job to periodically merge ``release-next`` into ``main``.
* Set the value of the Jenkins global property ``BRANCH_TO_PUBLISH`` to ``release-next``.
This will turn off publishing for the ``main`` branch pipeline and switch it on for the
``release-next`` pipeline.
git checkout release-next
git fetch origin main
git reset --hard origin/main
git push origin release-next --force

* Verify that the latest commit on ``release-next`` is correct before moving to the next step.
* Click ``Build Now`` on `open-release-testing
<https://builds.mantidproject.org/view/All/job/open-release-testing/>`__. This will
set the value of the Jenkins global property ``BRANCH_TO_PUBLISH`` to ``release-next``,
which will re-enable package publishing for the ``release-next`` nightly pipeline.
* Check the state of all open pull requests for this milestone and decide which
should be kept for the release, liaise with the Release Manager on this. Move any
pull requests not targeted for this release out of the milestone, and then change
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