Candlepin 4.8 Branching Process

Zhunting · June 24, 2026, 3:15pm

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Branch packaging
- branch_project: VERSION=4.8 PROJECT=candlepin ./branch_project
- branch_push: VERSION=4.8 PROJECT=candlepin ./branch_push
Inside candlepin-packaging, create project in copr obal copr-project candlepin-copr
In jenkins-jobs open a PR with the result of ./branch-candlepin 4.8
Create new GPG key for release
- generate_gpg: VERSION=4.8 PROJECT=candlepin ./generate_gpg
- export_gpg_private: VERSION=4.8 PROJECT=candlepin ./export_gpg_private
- upload_yum_gpg: VERSION=4.8 PROJECT=candlepin ./upload_yum_gpg
- sign_gpg: VERSION=4.8 PROJECT=candlepin ./sign_gpg
- upload_gpg: VERSION=4.8 PROJECT=candlepin ./upload_gpg
- Update releases/candlepin/4.8/settings and submit as a PR to theforeman-rel-eng
Backport GPG key to stable/branched Katello branches. Identify which stable Katello branches (rpm/x.y in foreman-packaging) will use Candlepin 4.8