docs: update release doc

Create tags for releases without the ugly RELEASE- prefix.
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Tim-Philipp Müller 2012-09-23 17:30:50 +01:00
parent 226d96f107
commit 892e9c2c89

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@ -71,15 +71,15 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE:
- Update the doap file to insert the new release info
- 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..
- git log 1.0.98..
- git shortlog 1.0.98..
- wrap like this:
<feature>added this and that</feature>
<feature>foodemux now supports seek in twilight mode</feature>
- list of API additions, two useful sources:
- git diff RELEASE-0.10.98.. win32/common/*.def \
- git diff 1.0.98.. win32/common/*.def \
| grep "^+[^+]" | sed -e 's/[^a-z_]*/ <item>/' -e 's%$%</item>%'
- git log RELEASE-0.10.98.. --grep=API
- git log 1.0.98.. --grep=API
- wrap like this:
<item>gst_new_func()</item>
<item>gst_new_func_full()</item>
@ -107,10 +107,10 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE:
- release:
- 'git commit -a' in the tree
- tag tree
for example for 0.10.42 :
git tag -a -m 'Release 0.10.42' RELEASE-0.10.42
for example for 1.0.42 :
git tag -a -m 'Release 1.0.42' 1.0.42
Make sure to use the -a option to create an *annotated* tag: 'git describe'
should show 'RELEASE-0.10.42'
should show '1.0.42'
- bump nano number in configure.ac, commit
- sync source and packages to website
+ run /bin/data-put in www
@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE:
- add versions and milestones in bugzilla
- upload new core, -base and -good tarballs to gnome ftp
+ e.g:
scp gstreamer-0.10.42.tar.gz master.gnome.org:
scp gstreamer-1.0.42.tar.xz master.gnome.org:
ssh master.gnome.org
ftpadmin install gstreamer-0.10.42.tar.gz
ftpadmin install gstreamer-1.0.42.tar.xz
- Send release announcements to:
gstreamer-devel@lists.freedesktop.org
@ -139,5 +139,5 @@ RELEASE PROCEDURE:
- 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
- push new tag to git repo: git push origin tag 1.0.42