Merge changes I0373ac01,I7b543967,I537103eb into main

* changes:
  releng: fix the git push
  releng: clarify/update docs, add instructions after tag
  Fix is_maintenance_branch heuristic

1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/releng/create_release.xsh b/releng/create_release.xsh
index 62114350b..d8d6e8a83 100644
--- a/releng/create_release.xsh
+++ b/releng/create_release.xsh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import json
 import subprocess
 import itertools
 import textwrap
+import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 import tempfile
 import hashlib
@@ -15,6 +16,8 @@ from .version import VERSION, RELEASE_NAME, MAJOR, OFFICIAL_RELEASE
 from .gitutils import verify_are_on_tag, git_preconditions
 from . import release_notes
 
+log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
 $RAISE_SUBPROC_ERROR = True
 $XONSH_SHOW_TRACEBACK = True
 
@@ -55,6 +58,9 @@ def official_release_commit_tag(force_tag=False):
     git commit -m @(message)
     git tag @(['-f'] if force_tag else []) -a -m @(message) @(VERSION)
 
+    with open('releng/prev-git-branch.txt', 'w') as fh:
+        fh.write(prev_branch)
+
     return prev_branch
 
 
@@ -235,8 +241,24 @@ def upload_artifacts(env: RelengEnvironment, noconfirm=False, no_check_git=False
     print('[+] Upload manual')
     upload_manual(env)
 
-    print('[+] git push tag')
-    git push @(['-f'] if force_push_tag else []) @(env.git_repo) f'{VERSION}:refs/tags/{VERSION}'
+    prev_branch = None
+    try:
+        with open('releng/prev-git-branch.txt', 'r') as fh:
+            prev_branch = fh.read().strip()
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        log.warn('Cannot find previous git branch file, skipping pushing git objects')
+
+    if prev_branch:
+        print('[+] git push to the repo')
+        # We have to push the ref to gerrit for review at least such that the
+        # commit is known, before we can push it as a tag.
+        if env.git_repo_is_gerrit:
+            git push @(env.git_repo) f'{prev_branch}:refs/for/{prev_branch}'
+        else:
+            git push @(env.git_repo) f'{prev_branch}:{prev_branch}'
+
+        print('[+] git push tag')
+        git push @(['-f'] if force_push_tag else []) @(env.git_repo) f'{VERSION}:refs/tags/{VERSION}'
 
 
 def do_tag_merge(force_tag=False, no_check_git=False):