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releng:individual-releases [2009/10/16 17:21] – jannis | releng:individual-releases [2014/08/21 00:23] – [Bumping the Version and Generating the Release Tarball] Drop "make update-po" as that isn't needed anymore with Transifex ochosi | ||
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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): < | - 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 < | ||