microsoft / microsoft/go

Change dockerupdate to manage preferredMinor/preferredMajor

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Area-Docker release-automation
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Go
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Description

microsoft/go-images started out more complex than it is now, and with less certainty about what we would be supporting. Now, I think adding logic to dockerupdate to assign preferredMinor/preferredMajor to point at the N-1 build would make sense.

This logic could also potentially handle cleanup of old images, because when preferred* changes, that indicates that a new release came out.

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Research direction

Start by locating the dockerupdate entry point and any existing handling for preferredMinor or preferredMajor. Determine how image builds identify the N-1 release and whether preferred-tag changes can safely trigger old-image cleanup. Done means the requested tags point to the N-1 build, with cleanup included only if its behavior is defined.

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Assessment

Tech stack
docker, go
Domain
devops, release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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