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| releng:release-model [2009/08/16 18:03] – created jannis | releng:release-model [2010/10/02 17:26] – external edit 127.0.0.1 | ||
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| * xfwm4 | * xfwm4 | ||
| - | All core components of the Xfce desktop | + | All core components of the Xfce desktop |
| ==== Essential Dependencies ==== | ==== Essential Dependencies ==== | ||
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| - Write release notes | - Write release notes | ||
| - Write release announcements | - Write release announcements | ||
| + | - Create Bugzilla tags | ||
| - Approve fixes of blocker bugs during code freeze | - Approve fixes of blocker bugs during code freeze | ||
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| - Update the website(s) | - Update the website(s) | ||
| - | | + | - Help the release manager |
| - | - Create bugzilla tags | + | |
| - | | + | |
| **QA Official** | **QA Official** | ||
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| - Write ChangeLogs and update NEWS files | - Write ChangeLogs and update NEWS files | ||
| - Write component-specific release announcements | - Write component-specific release announcements | ||
| + | - Create Bugzilla tags for their releases | ||
| + | - Make sure API documentation is up to date | ||
| === Dependency Freeze === | === Dependency Freeze === | ||
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| Development releases usually give a feature preview for the next stable release. | Development releases usually give a feature preview for the next stable release. | ||
| - | They have to follow the X.Y.Z versioning format, where Y is an odd number (e.g. | + | They must follow the X.Y.Z versioning format, where Y is an odd number (e.g. |
| xfwm4-4.7.3 or thunar-1.3.10). | xfwm4-4.7.3 or thunar-1.3.10). | ||
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| of the SVN revision versioning we had in the past. If component A depends on a | of the SVN revision versioning we had in the past. If component A depends on a | ||
| new feature in component B, A may only be released if there is a development | new feature in component B, A may only be released if there is a development | ||
| - | release of B shipping this feature. For this to work, libtool versions | + | release of B shipping this feature. For this to work, libtool versions |
| be updated properly with every development release. | be updated properly with every development release. | ||
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| There may be no API/ABI changes in maintenance releases compared to the corresponding final release | There may be no API/ABI changes in maintenance releases compared to the corresponding final release | ||
| - | of the Xfce core desktop. They also have to follow the X.Y.Z versioning format, where Y is an even | + | of the Xfce core desktop. They also must follow the X.Y.Z versioning format, where Y is an even |
| number (e.g. xfwm4-4.8.4 or thunar-1.2.4). No new features or strings may be introduced in these | number (e.g. xfwm4-4.8.4 or thunar-1.2.4). No new features or strings may be introduced in these | ||
| releases. | releases. | ||