Changes between Version 9 and Version 10 of ReleaseGuidelines

Timestamp:

09/15/11 07:06:19 (13 years ago)

Author:

slavazanko

Comment:

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ReleaseGuidelines

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  * create cleanup branch (if needed) with some little patches (usually with typecasts fixies, etc);
  * create ticket (type=task) for release. Ticket must be blocked by cleanup branch (if present);
- * download translations from transifex by command {{{tx pull --all}}}
+ * vote for cleanup branch (if present);
+ * download translations from Transifex.net by command [http://help.transifex.net/features/client/index.html tx]{{{ pull --all}}} and run:
+{{{
+for i in *.po; do sed -i -e '/^#:/d' $i; done
+}}}
  * update NEWS file in repo and Wiki;
- * new tag in git;
+ * create new tag in git by command
+{{{
+git tag -s <version>
+}}}
  * new version in Trac;
  * new milestone in Trac (no needed for stable branch);
- * create tar.(bzip|lzma) package files and make checksums for archives;
+ * create tar.(bz2|xz) package files:
+{{{
+ mkdir dist; cd dist; ../configure && make dist-bzip && make dist-xz
+}}}
+ * make checksums for archives:
+{{{
+sha256sum mc-*tar.* >sha256.sum
+}}}
  * upload source packages and checksums to special upload area;
  * developers should download tarballs, verify checksums, compile and locally install. If everything is ok than developers keep votes in ticket;