Merge pull request #11154 from electron/update-release-doc

Update release process for API invoked release builds
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@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ This document describes the process for releasing a new version of Electron.
## Determine which branch to release from
- **If releasing beta,** create a new branch from `master`.
- **If releasing a stable version,** create a new branch from the beta branch you're stabilizing.
- **If releasing beta,** run the scripts below from `master`.
- **If releasing a stable version,** run the scripts below from `1-7-x` or
`1-6-x`, depending on which version you are releasing for.
## Find out what version change is needed
Run `npm run prepare-release -- --notesOnly` to view auto generated release
@ -18,8 +19,10 @@ The prepare release script will do the following:
1. Check if a release is already in process and if so it will halt.
2. Create a release branch.
3. Bump the version number in several files. See [this bump commit] for an example.
4. Create a draft release on GitHub with auto-generated release notes
5. Push the release branch so that the release builds get built.
4. Create a draft release on GitHub with auto-generated release notes.
5. Push the release branch.
6. Call the APIs to run the release builds.
Once you have determined which type of version change is needed, run the
`prepare-release` script with arguments according to your need:
- `[major|minor|patch|beta]` to increment one of the version numbers, or
@ -49,13 +52,11 @@ npm run prepare-release -- --stable
```
## Wait for builds :hourglass_flowing_sand:
The presence of the word [`Bump`](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/7961a97d7ddbed657c6c867cc8426e02c236c077/script/cibuild-linux#L3-L6) in the commit message created by the `bump-version` script
will [trigger the release process](https://github.com/electron/electron/blob/7961a97d7ddbed657c6c867cc8426e02c236c077/script/cibuild#L82-L96).
The `prepare-release` script will trigger the builds via API calls.
To monitor the build progress, see the following pages:
- [208.52.191.140:8080/view/All/builds](http://208.52.191.140:8080/view/All/builds) for Mac
- [mac-ci.electronjs.org/blue/organizations/jenkins/electron-mas-x64-release/activity](https://mac-ci.electronjs.org/blue/organizations/jenkins/electron-mas-x64-release/activity) for Mac App Store
- [mac-ci.electronjs.org/blue/organizations/jenkins/electron-osx-x64-release/activity](https://mac-ci.electronjs.org/blue/organizations/jenkins/electron-osx-x64-release/activity) for OS X
- [circleci.com/gh/electron](https://circleci.com/gh/electron) for Linux
- [windows-ci.electronjs.org/project/AppVeyor/electron](https://windows-ci.electronjs.org/project/AppVeyor/electron) for Windows