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Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of GenshiDev/ReleaseCheckList


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Timestamp:
Sep 2, 2011, 9:57:10 PM (13 years ago)
Author:
hodgestar
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Draft of Genshi release procedure.

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  • GenshiDev/ReleaseCheckList

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     1= Release Checklist for Genshi =
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     3== Review tasks ==
     4
     5 * Review milestone description, and make sure it is updated with important changes for the version.
     6   * Beta / release candidates are released under the main milestone and should be documented there (see milestone:0.6)
     7 * There should be no open issues for main releases (open issues are OK for beta / release candidates that are work-in-progress snapshots)
     8
     9== Prepare source for release ==
     10
     11Verify:
     12
     13 * Build docs with command: `./setup.py build_doc`
     14 * Run unittests on all major platforms
     15 * Test build a few packages / eggs.
     16 * Test building with and without speedups (`--with-speedups` and `--without-speedups`).
     17
     18Make and commit changes:
     19
     20 * Update version in `setup.py`
     21 * Drop `[egg_info]` section `setup.cfg`
     22 * Update `ChangeLog` with release information and changes - make changes in trunk and merge to stable branch
     23 * Before first major releases:
     24   * `svn copy trunk -> /branches/<major>.x`
     25
     26== Tag release ==
     27
     28 * svn copy /branches/stable/<major>.x -> /tags/<major>.<minor><beta?>
     29 * Commit message should contain a link to `[milestone:<major><minor>]`.
     30
     31== Adjust source trees ==
     32
     33Make and commit changes:
     34
     35 * Reset version information in `setup.py` to new next version + add back `[egg_info]` section
     36 * Add new empty section in `ChangeLog` for coming version
     37
     38== Make releases ==
     39
     40 * Checkout/export the freshly tagged code and use it to make releases.
     41 * Build docs (`./setup.py build_doc` and open doc/index.html in a browser to verify result).
     42 * Build and upload installers to FTP site in following formats and versions[[BR]]
     43   ('''Note''': run `./setup.py clean` and remove `build` diretory whenever changing architecture or distribution):
     44   * .tar.gz (`sdist` *nix) and .zip (`sdist` Windows)
     45   * py27.egg (`bdist_egg` using any Python)
     46   * py26.egg (`bdist_egg` using any Python)
     47   * py25.egg (`bdist_egg` using any Python)
     48   * py24.egg (`bdist_egg` using any Python)
     49   * amd64.exe (`bdist_wininst` using 64-bit Windows Python)
     50   * .exe (`bdist_wininst` using 32-bit Windows Python)
     51 * Run `update-latest.sh` script in FTP directory to make 'latest' links and md5 checksums.
     52 * Update wiki:Download page with new links.
     53 * Update PyPI entry using `./setup.py register` from the tagged release folder.
     54
     55== Announce ==
     56 
     57 * Write an email to Genshi mailing list.
     58
     59== Admin ==
     60
     61 * Final markers on milestone, and close milestone if it is a main release.
     62 * Update Milestone admin to set a new default milestone if that needs changing.
     63 * Add a 'Version' so that new tickets can be classified to use the new release.
     64
     65== Questions... ==
     66
     67 * None at the moment.