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jba opened this issue Nov 15, 2023 · 53 comments
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doc: improve release notes #64169

jba opened this issue Nov 15, 2023 · 53 comments
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This issue covers a set of improvements to the Go release notes:

  • Convert existing release notes from HTML to Markdown.
  • Change definition lists to level 4 headings.
  • Check that there is a valid release note fragment for each file in api/next.
  • Write a command that prints a report for incomplete release note fragments.
  • Have that command check that there is a release note for an issue if there is a commit that mentions the issue.
  • Write a command to merge release note fragments into a single file.
  • Handle standard library symbol references in release note fragments like the go/doc/comment package would.
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_content/doc: remove html release notes
807d485 
Now that the notes are in Markdown, we don't need the html files.

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_content/doc: change relnote definition lists to headings
94d899b 
Since 1.7, the "Minor changes to the library" second has used
a definition list to describe the changes to each package.

Use level 4 headings instead. This removes one feature
that is not CommonMark-compliant. It paves the way for
using a CommonMark-compliant Markdown parser and renderer
for both display and generation of release notes.

For golang/go#64169.

Change-Id: I2327499971a2db4eee06ef35e3e41cd0d2f953b3
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Change https://go.dev/cl/541975 mentions this issue: _content/doc: remove html release notes

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Change https://go.dev/cl/541976 mentions this issue: _content/doc: change relnote definition lists to headings

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Change https://go.dev/cl/542495 mentions this issue: relnote: a package for working with release notes

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Change https://go.dev/cl/542515 mentions this issue: doc/next: directory for release note fragments

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Change https://go.dev/cl/542516 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote,doc/next: add release note check

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Change https://go.dev/cl/542615 mentions this issue: Add paragraph to 1.8 relnotes.

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_content/doc/go1.8: re-add reserved GOOS=zos value mention
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For golang/go#64169.

Change-Id: Iac58322c3bdd20a86e5492e5cdbb8e92182962a6
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@seankhliao seankhliao changed the title improve release notes doc: improve release notes Nov 15, 2023
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relnote: a package for working with release notes
44d28ab 
This CL starts a package that will be used in at least two places
as part of the current improvements to the release notes process.

- This repo will use it to find incomplete note fragments and
  also to merge them into a final document.

- The main repo will use it in tests that validate the fragments.

It has few dependencies because it will be vendored into the main repo.
Aside from the standard library, it depends only on rsc.io/markdown,
which itself depends only on some packages in x/tools and x/text.

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@dmitshur dmitshur added this to the Go1.23 milestone Jan 15, 2024
@dmitshur dmitshur added NeedsFix The path to resolution is known, but the work has not been done. early-in-cycle A change that should be done early in the 3 month dev cycle. labels Jan 15, 2024
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Change https://go.dev/cl/556455 mentions this issue: dashboard: disable x/build testing with Go 1.20

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556359 mentions this issue: all: use Go 1.21 for building services

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dashboard: disable x/build testing with Go 1.20
9a6ab88 
The x/build repo is permitted to be outside of the Go support policy
and has dropped support for Go 1.20 just now in CL 556355. We need to
backport that from LUCI to the old infrastructure while the migration
is underway and both dashboards are being supported.

Updating this in the old infra is a bit more involved, but this code
will be going away after the migration so I'm not trying to refactor.

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all: use Go 1.21 for building services
2e1eb85 
Use a newer supported version.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556163 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: add generate subcommand

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556162 mentions this issue: relnote: add headings for stdlib packages

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556161 mentions this issue: relnote: merge link references

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556160 mentions this issue: relnote: remove empty sections when merging

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556159 mentions this issue: relnote: add Merge function

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556164 mentions this issue: relnote: simplify CheckFragment

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relnote: add Merge function
a383c72 
Add a function that merges a tree of markdown files into a single file.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/556655 mentions this issue: relnote: move merge tests to subdirectory

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relnote: remove empty sections when merging
fdfdde0 
Remove sections that have no content from the merged document.

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doc/README.md: note simpler symbol links
5b5d6f8 
Document that links to symbols in the standard library can be
written as "[foo]", without the actual link.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/584396 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: look for CLs that refer to proposals

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Change https://go.dev/cl/584301 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: remove dead code

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Change https://go.dev/cl/584302 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: make Go root directory a flag

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Change https://go.dev/cl/584398 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: avoid TODOs for issues in existing relnotes

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cmd/relnote: look for CLs that refer to proposals
f5330cc 
Add a TODO for every merged CL that mentions an accepted proposal.

Also, move some functions from relnote.go to todo.go, where they
are used.

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cmd/relnote: make Go root directory a flag
dfad60d 
It is a better way to represent that it is optional.

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cmd/relnote: avoid TODOs for issues in existing relnotes
c639adb 
Don't write a TODO for an issue that is mentioned in the release
notes.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/584615 mentions this issue: doc/README.md: mention adding the proposal issue

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Change https://go.dev/cl/584401 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: find cutoff date automatically

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cmd/relnote: find cutoff date automatically
4b28576 
Look for the date of CL that opened the tree to find the
cutoff for TODOs.

Add a flag for the date in case that doesn't work.

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doc/README.md: mention adding the proposal issue
ee0bf1d 
Inform users that every accepted proposal should be mentioned
in the release notes to avoid generating a TODO.

Also, clarify instructions for the release team.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/587415 mentions this issue: doc/initial, doc/next: add draft notice to introduction

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Change https://go.dev/cl/587435 mentions this issue: all: update x/build dependency

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Change https://go.dev/cl/587436 mentions this issue: cmd/golangorg: add doc/next page to preview draft release notes

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doc/initial, doc/next: add draft notice to introduction
614f228 
Go release notes always start out as a draft with a clear notice.
That notice is removed when the final release (go1.N.0) is made.
For example, the last time was in CL 562255.

Add this to the Go 1.23 draft and to the future fragment template.

Also switch to the main pkg.go.dev instance and use a relative issue
link in 3-tools.md while here.

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all: update x/build dependency
9e5eadf 
Pull in latest changes to x/build/relnote. Its functionality
will be used when rendering the tip.golang.org/doc/next page.

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cmd/golangorg: add doc/next page to preview draft release notes
89cd698 
The improved release note process is being used starting with Go 1.23.
That means instead of a single doc/go1.23.html draft file in the main
Go repository, doc/next contains a set of release note fragments.
Having small, orthogonal files avoids merge conflicts, and a release
note test requires that release notes are written and included in the
same CL that's adding new APIs. As a result, the set of completed
release notes even before we enter the release freeze is greater than
ever before.

While it's possible to view those fragments using tip.golang.org
(e.g., by visiting https://tip.golang.org/doc/next), reading them
that way isn't practical. The relnote generate tool exists to merge
fragments into a complete Markdown document, and this tool will be
used when eventually moving a complete draft of Go 1.23 release notes
to x/website.

To aid the remaining work of completing the release note draft, this
change adds a dynamic /doc/next page to preview what the relnote
generate tool will produce. Combined with existing functionality of
the -tip flag, it makes https://tip.golang.org/doc/next display a live
preview of the checked-in release notes draft.

It can also be used to preview release note draft locally. For example,
if $HOME/gotip is a Go checkout where one is editing doc/next content:

go run golang.org/x/website/cmd/golangorg@latest -goroot=$HOME/gotip

Will serve a live preview at http://localhost:6060/go.dev/doc/next.
It can be slightly more convenient to refresh a browser without having
to re-run 'relnote generate'.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/587922 mentions this issue: doc/README: suggest a way to preview next content, tweak release steps

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doc/README: suggest a way to preview next content, tweak release steps
960cd14 
Smaller edits are usually fine to do without previewing, since Markdown
can be intuitive. But for larger changes including re-ordering sections
and such, it can be helpful to quickly see the end result. Write down a
way to do that.

Update the release steps to capture that the doc/next content will move
to x/website before RC 1, when the complete release note draft is ready.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/591317 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: improve tracking of mentioned issues and CLs

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cmd/relnote: improve tracking of mentioned issues and CLs
ab83534 
Make the output of 'relnote todo' more useful:

- consider the existence of a *-stdlib/*-minor/.../nnn.md file to
  be equivalent to an explicit mention of an issue nnn; this way
  there's no need to enforce that a file like 12345.md must also
  have a comment like <!-- go.dev/issue/12345 -->
- improve the TODO wording of legacy RELNOTE= Gerrit comments when
  the release note isn't specified (beyond just "y" or "yes")
- track CLs that are mentioned (e.g., "CL nnn") and consider such
  mentions to mark legacy RELNOTE= Gerrit comments as handled
- sort provenances to remove a remaining source of non-deterministic
  output

With these changes, relnote todo | wc -l goes from 52 lines down to 8,
removing many mentions of proposals that are mentioned in nnn.md files
without an explicit comment, and a few legacy RELNOTE= Gerrit comments
that were reviewed as well.

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Change https://go.dev/cl/633580 mentions this issue: cmd/relnote: let 'path' be implicit, move 'title' up

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cmd/relnote: let 'path' be implicit, move 'title' up
d315449 
No need to repeat the path when it's implicitly specified via file path
in x/website/_content. Also move the title key to be higher up. This is
to make the generator match what we've been doing in x/website the last
two releases.

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