-`$(TOR_LAUNCHER_VERSION)` : version of `tor-launcher`, used in tags
- example : `0.2.33`
-`$(ESR_VERSION)` : the Mozilla defined ESR version, used in various places for building tor-browser tags, labels, etc
- example : `91.6.0`
-`$(ESR_TAG)` : the Mozilla defined hg (Mercurial) tag associated with `$(ESR_VERSION)`
- exmaple : `FIREFOX_91_7_0esr_BUILD2`
-`$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR)` : the Tor Browser major version
- example : `11`
-`$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)` : the Tor Browser minor version
- example : either `0` or `5`; Alpha's is always (Stable + 5) % 10
-`$(FIREFOX_BUILD_N)` : the firefox build revision within a given `tor-browser` branch; this is separate from the `$(TOR_BROWSER_BUILD_N) ` value
- example : `build1`
-`$(TOR_BROWSER_BUILD_N)` : the tor-browser build revision for a given Tor Browser release; used in tagging git commits
- example : `build2`
-*NOTE* : `$(FIREFOX_BUILD_N)` and `$(TOR_BROWSER_BUILD_N)` typically are the same, but it is possible for them to diverge. For example :
- if we have multiple Tor Browser releases on a given ESR branch the two will become out of sync as the `$(FIREFOX_BUILD_N)` value will increase, while the `$(TOR_BROWSER_BUILD_N)` value may stay at `build1` (but the `$(TOR_BROWSER_VERSION)` will increase)
- if we have build failures unrelated to `tor-browser`, the `$(TOR_BROWSER_BUILD_N)` value will increase while the `$(FIREFOX_BUILD_N)` will stay the same.
-`$(TOR_BROWSER_VERSION)` : the published Tor Browser version
- example : `11.5a6`, `11.0.7`
</details>
### **torbutton** ***(Desktop Only, Optional)***
- [ ] Update translations :
- [ ] `./import-translations.sh`
- [ ] Commit with message `Translation updates`
- [ ] *(Optional)* Backport to maintenance branch if present
- [ ] fixup! `tor-browser`'s `Bug 10760 : Integrate TorButton to TorBrowser core` issue to point to updated `torbutton` commit
- [ ] Create new `tor-browser` branch with the discovered `gecko-dev` commit as `HEAD` named `tor-browser-$(ESR_VERSION)esr-$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR-BROWSER_MINOR)-1`
- [ ] Sign/Tag commit :
- Tag : `$(ESR_TAG)`
- Message : `Mercurial $(ESR_TAG) tag`
- [ ] Push new branch and tag to origin
- [ ] Rebase `tor-browser` patches
- [ ] Open MR for the rebase
- [ ] ***(Optional)*** Backport any required patches
- [ ] Sign/Tag commit :
- Tag : `tor-browser-$(ESR_VERSION)esr-$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)-1-$(FIREFOX_BUILD_N)`
- Message : `Tagging $(FIREFOX_BUILD_N) for $(ESR_VERSION)esr-based (alpha|stable)`
- [ ] Push tag to origin
### tor-browser-build
Tor Browser Alpha (and Nightly) are on the `master` branch, while Stable lives in the various `$(TOR_BROWSER_MAJOR).$(TOR_BROWSER_MINOR)-maint` (and possibly more specific) branches
- [ ] Update `rbm.conf`
- [ ] `var/torbrowser_version` : update to next version
- [ ] `var/torbrowser_build` : update to `$(TOR_BROWSER_BUILD_N)`
- [ ] `var/torbrowser_incremental_from` : update to previous version
- [ ] **IMPORTANT** Really actually make sure this is the previous Desktop/Android version or else the `make incrementals-*` step will fail
- [ ] Update `projects/firefox/config`
- [ ] `git_hash` : update the $(FIREFOX_BUILD_N) section to match `tor-browser` tag
- [ ] ***(Optional)***`var/firefox_platform_version` : update to latest $(ESR_VERSION) if rebased
- [ ] Check for NoScript updates here : https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/noscript
- [ ] ***(Optional)*** If version available, update `noscript` section of `input_files` in `projects/tor-browser/config`
- [ ] `URL`
- [ ] `sha256sum`
- [ ] Check for openssl updates here : https://github.com/openssl/openssl/tags
- [ ] ***(Optional)*** If new 1.X.Y series tag available, update `projects/openssl/config`
- [ ] `version` : update to next 1.X.Y release tag
- [ ] `input_files/URL` : update to next source tarball
- [ ] `input_files/sha256sum` : update to sha256 sum of source tarball
- [ ] Check for tor updates here : https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/core/tor/-/tags ; Tor Browser Alpha uses `-alpha` tagged tor, while stable uses the stable series
- [ ] ***(Optional)*** If new tor version is available, update `projects/tor/config`
- [ ] `version` : update to next release tag
- [ ] Check for go updates here : https://golang.org/dl (Tor Browser Alpha uses the latest Stable go version, while Tor Browser Stable uses the latest of the previous Stable major series version (eg: if Tor Browser Alpha is on the go1.17 series, Tor Browser Stable is on the go1.16 series)
- [ ] ***(Optional)*** If new go version is available, update `projects/go/config`
- [ ] `version` : update go version
- [ ] `input_files/sha256sum` for `go` : update sha256sum of archive (sha256 sums are displayed on the go download page)
- [ ] Duplicate previous Stable or Alpha release blog post as appropriate to new directory under `content/blog/new-release-tor-browser-$(TOR_BROWSER_VERSION)` and update with info on release :
- [ ] Update Tor Browser version numbers
- [ ] Note any ESR rebase
- [ ] Link to any Firefox security updates
- [ ] Note any updates to :
- [ ] tor
- [ ] openssl
- [ ] go
- [ ] noscript
- [ ] Convert ChangeLog.txt to markdown format used here by : `tor-browser-build/tools/changelog-format-blog-post`
- [ ] Push to origin as new branch, open 'Draft :' MR
- [ ] Remove draft from MR once signed-packages are uploaded
### website
- [ ] `databags/versions.ini` : Update the downloads versions
- `torbrowser-stable/version` : sort of a catch-all for latest stable version
- `torbrowser-stable/win32` : tor version in the expert bundle