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| author | Robert Moore <Robert.Moore@intel.com> | 2012-10-26 13:52:10 -0700 |
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| committer | Robert Moore <Robert.Moore@intel.com> | 2012-10-26 13:52:10 -0700 |
| commit | f5738afe379ce4dd137f73a2fa0f679c3d877684 (patch) | |
| tree | 873b637d0c1a62b9ae1cd5d7bf1a173399755600 | |
| parent | f8d496aa61789ce853ef230ce554dd40982e9047 (diff) | |
| download | acpica-f5738afe379ce4dd137f73a2fa0f679c3d877684.tar.gz | |
Update ACPICA release build instructions.
Update the build.txt file to add more VC instructions.
| -rw-r--r-- | generate/release/build.txt | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/generate/release/build.txt b/generate/release/build.txt index d07f90b63..c6bcc82eb 100644 --- a/generate/release/build.txt +++ b/generate/release/build.txt @@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Instructions to create a full release of the ACPICA software and utilities. -Last update 16 August 2012. +Last update 18 October 2012. -Note: The build uses MS Visual Studio and Cygwin to accomplish the +The build uses MS Visual Studio and Cygwin to accomplish the goal of releasing both Windows and Unix versions of the code and utilities. For Windows, binary versions of the ACPICA utilities (including the iASL compiler) are created. @@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ Build Unix versions of all software and utilities Write the release notes Generate sizes for the acpica library from generate/release/size.bat + Note: This step uses MS dumpbin(link) which is a part of the VC package. + It might not work unless the environment variables are set correctly. + Execute VC/vcvarsall.bat from the command line if necessary. Sizes appear in the files size_rel.txt and size_dbg.txt Integrate code/data and debug/nodebug sizes into the release notes Add the release notes to the documents/changes.txt document + Note: From Word, use "Save As", then check MS-DOS and "insert line breaks" + boxes before saving. Checkin documents/changes.txt Checkin the new version number, source/include/acpixf.h @@ -41,7 +46,7 @@ Tag the version file with a name of the form Rmm_dd_yy git push --tags Build the various tar/zip release files: - Convert the generate/release/.sh files to unix format: d2u *.sh + Convert the generate/release/.sh files to unix format: dos2unix *.sh On cygwin, execute generate/release/release.sh @@ -87,7 +92,8 @@ Update file sizes: documentation/index.php - ACPICA documentation sizes and info Add and commit new files and changed files: - svn add acpica.org --force + svn status acpica.org + svn add acpica.org/trunk/html --force svn commit -m"version yyyymmdd" acpica.org @@ -96,7 +102,7 @@ Email the release notes ----------------------- Send separate copies of the notes (in plain text) to the following: - acpica.intel.com + AcpiCa (acpica.intel.com) devel@acpica.org acpi@linux.intel.com CaClients (undisclosed recipients/BCC: list) |