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releng:individual-releases [2009/10/16 17:13] – jannis | releng:individual-releases [2010/12/05 15:30] – [Bumping the Version and Generating the Release Tarball] jannis | ||
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==== Preparations ==== | ==== Preparations ==== | ||
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- Check out the stable branch with < | - Check out the stable branch with < | ||
+ | - Synchronize the branch with the public repository (for translations and fixes committed by others): < | ||
- Make sure the application compiles and that < | - Make sure the application compiles and that < | ||
- Update the NEWS, AUTHORS, README, THANKS, HACKING etc. files | - Update the NEWS, AUTHORS, README, THANKS, HACKING etc. files | ||
- | - Update | + | - **If your ChangeLog is not generated automatically**, |
==== Bumping the Version and Generating the Release Tarball ==== | ==== Bumping the Version and Generating the Release Tarball ==== | ||
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- If the component is or contains a library and there were new symbols added since the last release, update the libtool version in the configure template | - If the component is or contains a library and there were new symbols added since the last release, update the libtool version in the configure template | ||
- Remove the '' | - Remove the '' | ||
- | - Rebuild the translation files ('' | + | - Rebuild the translation files ('' |
- | - Make sure everything builds fine; fix problems locally without committing | + | - Make sure everything builds fine; fix problems locally without committing: |
+ | < | ||
There should now be a release tarball in the root directory of the component called '' | There should now be a release tarball in the root directory of the component called '' | ||
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- Commit all local changes with a commit subject like this: < | - Commit all local changes with a commit subject like this: < | ||
- | - After the commit, create an annotated tag for the release with < | + | - After the commit, create an annotated tag for the release with < |
- Push the release commit and the tag with < | - Push the release commit and the tag with < | ||
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- | You can also sign the tag with a GPG key by adding an additional parameter to the '' | ||
==== Uploading the Release Tarball and Sending Announcements ==== | ==== Uploading the Release Tarball and Sending Announcements ==== | ||
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- Click on '' | - Click on '' | ||
- Follow the instructions presented to you by the release manager software to upload the '' | - Follow the instructions presented to you by the release manager software to upload the '' | ||
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==== After the Release ==== | ==== After the Release ==== |