Release Checklist

This is WIP. Please update if you think of any missing detail. The target is to include all necessary command line commands (where applicable)

• cleanup Testsuite
• update LIBERTY_VERSION
• create new bootstrap germ code

resources/smarteiffel-germ/make_germ.sh

• create a local branch for the next release

git branch bell

• create a bell branch in the github repo (via web interface?)
• push it to savannah

git checkout bell
git push upstream bell

• remove all tools and libraries which are not sufficiently mature to be included in the release
  • for Bell these are:

cluster smarteiffel/generation/run
smarteiffel/commands/run.e
edc-new, edc
lib/mmi?
effect tool
src/staging
src/lib/net/ezmq
wrappers: cairo, database/postgresql, ewlc, llvm, zmq, xml

• switch ET to use the new branch
  • echo "bell" > ~/branch on ETs account
  • change website/et/html_templates/head.html to make ET output tell people which branch is being tested...
• create release candidate

git tag <release_name>-rc1
git push --follow-tags upstream

• on ETs account...

work/packaging/build_debian.sh -rc1

• collect RC feedback on our mailing list
• create the final release tag

git tag <release_name>

• create release debian packages

work/packaging/build_debian.sh -release

• create tarball and put on FTP server
• write announce email to our mailing list and as news on savannah
• switch ET back to use the master branch
  • echo "master" > ~/branch on ETs account
• prepare changelog for the third release
• plan the next release (tickets on savannah)