Release 0.19.0-rc0

[maayanf24]

Scheduled release date: September 23, 2024

This is a tracker to aggregate issues that should be part of 0.19.0-rc0.
Please add specific Issues or PRs prefixed with the "Depends on" keyword

Make sure to follow the manual steps listed below before starting the release process.

Manual Steps

For detailed information regarding each step, please check: https://submariner.io/development/building-testing/ci-maintenance/

• Custom GitHub Actions
• GitHub Actions
• Kubernetes Versions
• Shipyard Linting Image Software
• (For rc0 release only) Start release x+1-m0 once the rc0 release is done

Depends on submariner-io/subctl#1228
Depends on submariner-io/enhancements#229
Depends on submariner-io/lighthouse#1644
Depends on submariner-io/lighthouse#1645
Depends on submariner-io/subctl#1234
Depends on submariner-io/lighthouse#1643

[github-actions]

This PR/issue depends on:

• Check route agent connections in subctl diagnose subctl#1228
• Add support for clusterset IP for MCS Compliance enhancements#229
• Adjust port conflict message if using clusterset IP lighthouse#1644
• Handle conflicting service ports when merging per MCS spec lighthouse#1645
• Use global clusterset IP enabled flag on join subctl#1234
• Add E2E test for clusterset IP lighthouse#1643
  By Dependent Issues (🤖). Happy coding!