From 09af623bf33ed360792917fa0971c8b4edff8257 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Tim-Philipp=20M=C3=BCller?= Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:18:39 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: flesh out release doc some more --- docs/random/release | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/random/release b/docs/random/release index 46efbe5c7b..41bbb7b20c 100644 --- a/docs/random/release +++ b/docs/random/release @@ -69,9 +69,25 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE: - prepare the release: - Make sure your www is up to date: Run bin/data-get in www/ - Update the doap file to insert the new release info - - bin/new-release (module) (version) (checkoutdir) (release name) - - updates cvs - - allows you to update versioning in configure.ac + - Prepare the following in a text file for copy'n'paste purposes: + - list of noteworthy changes / new features, check changelog or shortlog: + - git log RELEASE-0.10.98.. + - git shortlog RELEASE-0.10.98.. + - wrap like this: + added this and that + foodemux now supports seek in twilight mode + - list of API additions, two useful sources: + - git diff RELEASE-0.10.98.. win32/common/*.def + - git log RELEASE-0.10.98.. --grep=API + - wrap like this: + gst_new_func() + gst_new_func_full() + - list of recently deprecated API, same as above: + gst_broken_func() + - in www, run bin/new-release (module) (version) (checkoutdir) (release name) + - updates git + - allows you to update versioning in configure.ac (don't forget to bump + core/base requirements from prereleases to released version if needed) - rebuilds - updates ChangeLog - adds a new releases/module/version.xml file and lets you edit @@ -90,10 +106,10 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE: - release: - 'git commit -a' in the tree - tag tree - for example for 0.6.3 : - git tag -a -m 'Release 0.6.3' RELEASE-0.6.3 + for example for 0.10.42 : + git tag -a -m 'Release 0.10.42' RELEASE-0.10.42 Make sure to use the -a option to create an *annotated* tag: 'git describe' - should show 'RELEASE-0.6.3' + should show 'RELEASE-0.10.42' - bump nano number in configure.ac, commit - sync source and packages to website + run /bin/data-put in www @@ -112,3 +128,6 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE: gstreamer-devel@lists.sourceforge.net gstreamer-announce@lists.sourceforge.net kde-multimedia@kde.org gnome-multimedia@gnome.org - Update freshmeat with new releases (get Uraeus to do it) + - push release commit(s) to git repo + - push new tag to git repo: git push origin tag RELEASE-0.10.42 +