docs: Add in some documentation on packaging and the release process
Change-Id: I8afdfb1689b5344cb5b0f692a8d90949f4fadf1d
diff --git a/PackagingGuide.md b/PackagingGuide.md
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+# Version Numbering
+
+## Upstream
+
+<software-version>[-<upstream-package-version>]mendel<package-version>
+
+upstream-package-version is optional if upstream doesn't have a package version.
+If it is present, it must be prefixed with a single dash.
+
+## Mendel packages
+
+<software-version>-<package-version>
+
+# Package Naming
+
+Package names should be using a methodical naming convention.
+
+Board specific packages should be named "<boardname>-board-<packagename>". In
+the case of enterprise, we use "imx" as the board name for historical reasons.
+
+Python packages that provide libraries should use the upstream Debian naming
+with "python3-" or "python-" as the package name.
+
+Mendel specific packages should be named "mendel-<packagename>".
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+# Release Process
+
+1. Update the packages kokoro job to point to the latest release
+2. Update all or some of the package version numbers
+ - All of the package changelogs need to have the proper release listed in the
+ changelog after the package number.
+3. Create the release branch in all projects
+4. Create the release branch in continuous-build
+5. All package repositories we have updated need to have git tags
+ - Format of the tag is the same as the package version in the
+ debian/changelog file.
+6. Run the packages kokoro job on beaker
+ - Looks at the beaker branch looking for the latest versions and updates that way
+7. Tag the latest rapture with the beaker tag.
+
+Cherry picks:
+1. Commit to master
+2. Cherry pick to next branch
+3. All packages we have updated need to have tags
+4. Run the packages kokoro job on next
+ - Looks at the next branch looking for the latest versions and updates that way
+5. Tag the latest rapture with the next tag.
