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 ====== Xfce Release How To ====== ====== Xfce Release How To ======
-This how to is under development but it might help. 
-Feel free to contribute. 
  
-===== Configure file autoconf ===== 
-  - Edit autoconf file ''configure.in.in'' or ''configure.ac.in'' which name you've chosen. 
-  - Change ''package_version_major'', ''package_version_minor'' and ''package_version_micro ''version to the new release. 
-  - Remove ''svn'' from ''package_version_tag''. 
-  - Check the build dependencies. 
  
 +<note important>Please seehttps://docs.xfce.org/contribute/dev/start for an up to date documentation!
 +</note>
 +===== Considerations before releasing =====
 +  * Are the translations up to date, are the translator aware of you going to release.
 +  * All patches are applied and all known critical bugs fixed.
 +  * Do you have the feeling: "Yes, this code ready to be released upon the world, everyone should be able to enjoy it"? ;)
  
-===== File to edit before release ===== +===== Files to update before release ===== 
-  - Release information: ''ChangeLog'', ''NEWS'' +  - Release information: ''ChangeLog'', ''NEWS''. 
-  - Common information: ''README'', ''AUTHORS'', ''THANKS'', ''TODO'' (when present) +  - Common information: ''README'', ''AUTHORS'', ''THANKS'', ''TODO'' (when present). 
-  - Check auto generated files: ''INSTALL'', ''COPYING''+  - [[http://git.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-power-manager/commit/?id=10e532b0c6462cfa61faa5ebeddec7b7e454bfe3|Sample Commit]] 
 + 
 +===== Configure script ===== 
 +  - Edit the configure script template ''configure.in.in'' or ''configure.ac.in''. 
 +  - Set the package version (''<package>_version_major'', ''<package>_version_minor'' and ''<package>_version_micro'') to the version you want to release. 
 +  - Remove ''git'' from ''<package>_version_tag''. 
 +  - Check the build dependencies.
  
 ===== Check release package ===== ===== Check release package =====
-  - Commit all changes, for release, to trunk. +  - Run ''./autogen.sh''
-  - Do a new checkout from trunk, or rather an export. +
-  - Run ''./autogen.sh'' in the clean checkout.+
   - Run ''make distcheck''   - Run ''make distcheck''
-  - If this works you're ready for ''%%svn copy https://svn.xfce.org/url/to/package/trunk https://svn.xfce.org/url/to/package/tags/package-version%%''+  - Check auto generated files: ''INSTALL'', ''COPYING'' 
 +  - If at this stage everything works, run ''git commit -m 'Updates for release''' 
 +  - Now you are ready to tag the current master: \\ <code>git tag -a <package>-<version> # e.g. xfce4-power-manager-1.3.2 
 +git push && git push --tags</code>You can sign tags with a GPG key by adding an additional parameter to the ''git tag'' command. For more information   about tagging read the ''[[http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-tag.html|git-tag]]'' manual. 
 +  - Now you can release the package using the [[https://releases.xfce.org|xfce release manager]]. Folow the instructions on that site. 
 + 
 +===== Post-release ===== 
 +  - Edit ''configure.in.in'' or ''configure.ac.in''. 
 +  - Reset ''<package>_version_tag'' to ''git''. 
 +  - Commit (''git commit -m "Back to development"'') and push. 
 +  - Add the version to the bugzilla component.