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author | Reuben Thomas <rrt@sc3d.org> | 2011-05-03 07:58:45 +0200 |
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committer | Jim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com> | 2011-05-03 08:04:45 +0200 |
commit | 850e984b06bf8e0445e50a36cce1b3b42f1a3de2 (patch) | |
tree | 1d2d8bacbfa8e3606d19a60da24e23ba2853c530 /top/README-release | |
parent | bcbcf0c59cec0e91db318eccdc564852bafa3c67 (diff) | |
download | gnulib-850e984b06bf8e0445e50a36cce1b3b42f1a3de2.tar.gz |
readme-release: new module with release instructions
* modules/readme-release: New module.
* top/README-release: New file, from coreutils, grep, diffutils.
* MODULES.html.sh (Support for maintaining and releasing): Add it.
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diff --git a/top/README-release b/top/README-release new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..69841d20eb --- /dev/null +++ b/top/README-release @@ -0,0 +1,89 @@ +Here are most of the steps we (maintainers) follow when making a release. + +* start from a clean, up-to-date git directory. + + git checkout master; git pull + +* Run ./configure && make maintainer-clean + +* Ensure that the desired versions of autoconf, automake, etc. + are in your PATH. See the buildreq list in bootstrap.conf for + the complete list. + +* Ensure that you're on "master" with no uncommitted diffs. + This should produce no output: git checkout master; git diff + +* Ensure that you've pushed all changes that belong in the release + and that the NixOS/Hydra autobuilder is reporting all is well: + + http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/gnu/@PACKAGE@-master + +* Run bootstrap one last time. This downloads any new translations: + + ./bootstrap + +* Pre-release testing: + Ensure that make check syntax-check succeeds. + +* Run "make distcheck" + +* Set the date, version number, and release type [stable/alpha/beta] on + line 3 of NEWS, commit that, and tag the release by running e.g., + + build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag X.Y stable + +* Run the following to create release tarballs. Your choice selects the + corresponding upload-to destination in the emitted gnupload command. + The different destinations are specified in cfg.mk. See the definitions + of gnu_ftp_host-{alpha,beta,stable}. + + # "TYPE" must be stable, beta or alpha + make TYPE + +* Test the tarball. copy it to a few odd-ball systems and ensure that + it builds and passes all tests. + +* While that's happening, write the release announcement that you will + soon post. Start with the template, $HOME/announce-@PACKAGE@-X.Y + that was just created by that "make" command. + +Once all the builds and tests have passed, + +* Run the gnupload command that was suggested by your "make stable" run above. + +* Wait a few minutes (maybe up to 30?) and then use the release URLs to + download all tarball/signature pairs and use gpg --verify to ensure + that they're all valid. + +* Push the NEWS-updating changes and the new tag: + + v=$(cat .prev-version) + git push origin master tag v$v + +* Announce it on Savannah first, so you can include the preferable + savannah.org announcement link in the email message. + + From here: + https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/@PACKAGE@/ + click on the "submit news", then write something like the following: + (If there is no such button, then enable "News" for the project via + the Main -> "Select Features" menu item, or via this link: + https://savannah.gnu.org/project/admin/editgroupfeatures.php?group=@PACKAGE@) + + Subject: @PACKAGE@-X.Y released [stable] + +verbatim+ + ...paste the announcement here... + -verbatim- + + Then go here to approve it: + https://savannah.gnu.org/news/approve.php?group=@PACKAGE@ + +* Send the announcement email message. + +* After each non-alpha release, update the on-line manual accessible via + + http://www.gnu.org/software/@PACKAGE@/manual/ + + by running this: + + build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update |