Release 0.11.0

[hacdias]

Release Notes

• Web UI: v2.8.0
• IPFS: go-ipfs v0.5.0-rc4

🚨 Breaking Changes

• fix: remove old auto launch method (fix: remove old auto launch method #1416)
• fix: ipfs daemon flags (fix(BREAKING): ipfs daemon flags #1437)

✨ Features

• feat: support for go-ipfs 0.5 (feat: support for go-ipfs 0.5 #1392)
• feat: run garbage collector (feat: run garbage collector #1407)
• feat: update ipfsd-ctl to 4.x (feat: update ipfsd-ctl to 4.x #1411)
• feat: improved update experience (feat: improved update experience #1414)
• feat(ux): improve download cid (feat(ux): improve download cid #1419)
• feat(ux): improve gc (feat(ux): improve gc #1420)
• feat(ux): better error messages (feat(ux): better error messages #1421)
• feat(ux): separate open from other actions (feat(ux): separate open from other actions #1424)
• feat(ux): move preferences to menubar (feat(ux): move preferences to menubar #1425)
• feat: allow custom ipfs binary (feat: allow custom ipfs binary #1427)
• feat(ux): open web ui at login (feat(ux): open Web UI at launch on Linux #1429)
• feat: add "Help Translation" under "About" (feat: add "Help Translation" under "About" #1447)
• feat: go-ipfs 0.5 (feat: go-ipfs 0.5.0 #1463)

🛠 Fixes and Maintenance

• fix: drag&drop files and folders (Unable to add folders via Files screen #1287 (comment))
• fix: start on login (fix: start on login #1334)
• fix: notify when new update is available (feat: notify when the update is available #1384)
• chore: update to electron 8.x (chore: update to electron 8.x #1404)
• fix: write path when it does not exist (fix: write path when it does not exist #1405)
• refactor: remove babel (refactor: remove babel #1406)
• fix: circular dependency between dialogs and daemon (fix: circular dependency between dialogs and daemon #1408)
• fix: use portfinder instead of get-port (fix: use portfinder instead of get-port #1410)
• fix: screenshot taking (fix: screenshot taking #1418)
• fix: disable updates in development (fix: disable updates in development #1423)
• docs: clarify protocol usage (docs: clarify protocol usage #1426)
• fix: translate 'Select Directory' (fix: translate 'Select Directory' #1428)
• refactor: move utilities to utils directory (refactor: move utilities to utils directory #1434)
• fix: repo fsck is deprecated (fix: repo fsck is deprecated #1438)
• refactor: use store migrations and defaults (refactor: use store migrations and defaults #1443)
• fix(ux): show dock when prompt is visible (fix(ux): show dock when prompt is visible #1450)
• fix: keep track of last opened page (fix: keep track of last opened page #1452)

Before Release

• Make sure i18n is updated (tx pull -a)
• Make sure we're using the latest released version of Web UI
• Make sure we're using the latest released version of go-ipfs
• Update Release Notes accordingly

Release

• Release Candidate
  • 💻 Bump version on package.json
  • 💻 git tag $version
  • 💻 git push && git push --tags
  • ⏰ Wait...
  • 🔗 Link release notes to this issue
• Final
  • 📝 Create draft and copy the release notes above
  • 💻 Bump version on package.json
  • 💻 git tag $version
  • 💻 git push && git push --tags
  • ⏰ Wait...
  • 📃 Copy the release notes above to the GitHub release
  • 👮 Notarize .dmg at Apple (context: #1365)
    1. Download .dmg from https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/ipfs-desktop/releases/vA.B.C
    2. Ensure APPLEID and APPLEIDPASS are set either as environment variables or entries in .env file. Those need to belong to the same org as cert used for signing.
    3. Run node pkgs/macos/notarize-cli.js ./IPFS-Desktop-A.B.C.dmg
  • 🚢 Ship!
  • 📑 Update README.md versions
  • 📦 Update Homebrew
  • 📦 Update Chocolatey

Postponed

If any...

[lidel]

Note: update to electron 8 broke tray icon on verious Linux setups, making it impossible to start/stop the node, nor open webui – see #1153 (comment)

Releasing this would introduce regression for existing users.
We need to either revert that update, or figure out a way of solving the Linux problem.

[hacdias]

Hmm. You’re right. Honestly I doubt Electron/Chromium folks are going to fix this soon. It’s been years talking about Linux and its Tray icons and nothing has been done.

One one hand, I don’t want to prevent Linux users to have access to IPFS desktop. On the other hand, I don’t want to keep using an old version of Electron ad infinitum when there are no assurances that this will be fixed.

I’ll revert this for now (will do tomorrow) but we need to find a solution.

[lidel]

I agree, but I don't believe we should revert this: getting the latest Electron fixes are probably more important than keeping legacy tray support on Linux.

We just need to have UX workaround in place for Linux before 0.11 ships (show webui when ipfs-desktop is called while it is already running, or could be a custom popup, could be extensive "Tray on Linux" section in README etc – need to think about)

[hacdias]

Okay, let's find out a way!

[momack2]

Hey Folks! Flagging this for the go-ipfs 0.5 release train. go-ipfs RC-4 (ipfs/kubo#7109 (comment)) has the final changes prior to release next week. We'd like the network to update ASAP to 0.5 so that everyone can experience the performance improvements. If this desktop release is currently blocked on the Linux issues mentioned above, can we cut an intermediary release which will help upgrade desktop users to 0.5.0 next week?

[momack2]

Should there be anything in these release steps about MacOS notarization too? (#1365 (comment))

[hacdias]

@momack2 #1429 should unblock this. Just waiting for review! 😄

The notarization thingy was released/fixed with v0.10.4.

[lidel]

Notarization is still a manual step that needs to happen before publishing release draft on github. I added it to the checklist before "Ship" step, to ensure we don't forget.

[lidel]

Ok, I believe we reviewed and merged key PRs (Linux is unblocked by #1429) and figured out notarization plan. More or less just waiting for 0.5 to land.

Things that need to happen before release:

• @rafaelramalho19 is smoke-testing testing master with go-ipfs 0.5.0-rc4 (on Mac&Windows)
• we need to switch to a new release version of ipfs-webui ("Open Web UI at Launch" stays at /blank instead of /  #1451 (comment))
  • we need a new release, as there were fixes that will impact desktop
    • latest master of webui includes drag&drop fix by @rafaelramalho19 (fix: drag n drop now works if outside the file area ipfs-webui#1468) and may solve issues described in Unable to add folders via Files screen #1287 (comment)
    • ideally, we would wait for feat: add hover and clusters to peers map ipfs-webui#1444, but may ship something before that PR is properly reviewed and merged
• switch to go-ipfs 0.5.0 (when released - tracked in Go-IPFS 0.5.0 Release kubo#7109)
• release ipfs-desktop & notarize on macOS (with notarize-cli.js, as noted in chore: macOS notarizing #1365 (comment))

[lidel]

We switched to ipfs-webui 2.8.0 and drag&drop issues should be gone.

@rafaelramalho19 is taking a look at the remaining problem with adding folders via button (drag&drop works: #1287 (comment)).

Would be nice to include a fix for that in this release, but if the fix takes longer we can always ship it later as a patch release (it was already broken in ipfs-desktop v0.10.4 too, so no regression for existign users) – priority here is switching desktop users to go-ipfs 0.5.

[bertrandfalguiere]

I'm currently correcting translations in French for IPFS Desktop and the Web UI, if you can afford to wait 1h.

[bertrandfalguiere]

Done. You may want to reimport translations for Web UI, Desktop, Share files, Companion and IPLD explorer.