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diff --git a/doc/developer/release-method.rst b/doc/developer/release-method.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6e218c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/developer/release-method.rst @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +Release Method +============== + +As of 2.0, the release process is much simpler. Edit the +Changelog with the version number and any last updates. + +vi doc/ChangeLog +git commit doc/ChangeLog + + + Change version numbers in the VERSION file: + +vi VERSION +git commit VERSION + + + Make the files + + Note that it also does "make dist-check", which checks + the build rules for various packages. + +make dist + + + Validate that the packages are OK. If so, tag the release. + + Note that this does NOT actually do the tagging! You will + have to run the command it prints out yourself. + +make dist-tag + + + Sign the packages. You will need the correct GPG key for this + to work. + +make dist-sign + + + Push to the FTP site. You will need write access to the FTP site + for this to work. + +make dist-publish |