[Wikitech-l] Re:  Deploying MediaWiki at Wikimedia just got easier!

2022-09-27 Thread Jeena Huneidi
Hi Martin, thanks for the feedback! I often +2 all backports at the start of the window (or even prior the > window), because I want to save time. It enables me to deploy more patches > than I would be able to deploy with scap backport +2'ing it each patch > separately. I also parallelize some of

[Wikitech-l] Re:  Deploying MediaWiki at Wikimedia just got easier!

2022-09-27 Thread Martin Urbanec
Hi, Thanks for all the work on this project! I have some thoughts. I often +2 all backports at the start of the window (or even prior the window), because I want to save time. It enables me to deploy more patches than I would be able to deploy with scap backport +2'ing it each patch separately.

[Wikitech-l]  Deploying MediaWiki at Wikimedia just got easier!

2022-09-27 Thread Tyler Cipriani
*tl;dr*: use `scap backport ` to deploy MediaWiki backports There’s now a *single step* to deploy changes to Wikimedia’s production MediaWiki. 勞 An 85% reduction in command remembering! On the deployment host run: scap backport This works for any change to a live branch for

[Wikitech-l] Coolest Tool Award 2022: Call for nominations!

2022-09-27 Thread Seyram Komla Sapaty
Hi all- It’s time for the fourth edition of the Coolest Tool Award! Tools play an essential role at Wikimedia, and so do the many volunteer developers who experiment with new ideas, develop & maintain local & global solutions and enhance the experience for Wikimedia communities. We’d like