1 Here are most of the steps we (maintainers) follow when making a release.
3 * start from a clean, up-to-date git directory.
5 git checkout master; git pull
7 * Run ./configure && make maintainer-clean
9 * Ensure that the desired versions of autoconf, automake, etc.
10 are in your PATH. See the buildreq list in bootstrap.conf for
13 * Ensure that you're on "master" with no uncommitted diffs.
14 This should produce no output: git checkout master; git diff
16 * Ensure that you've pushed all changes that belong in the release
17 and that the NixOS/Hydra autobuilder is reporting all is well:
19 http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/gnu/gzip-master
21 * Run bootstrap one last time. This downloads any new translations:
25 * Pre-release testing:
26 Ensure that make check syntax-check succeeds.
28 * Run "make distcheck"
30 * Set the date, version number, and release type [stable/alpha/beta] on
31 line 3 of NEWS, commit that, and tag the release by running e.g.,
33 build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag X.Y stable
35 * Run the following to create release tarballs. Your choice selects the
36 corresponding upload-to destination in the emitted gnupload command.
37 The different destinations are specified in cfg.mk. See the definitions
38 of gnu_ftp_host-{alpha,beta,stable}.
40 # "TYPE" must be stable, beta or alpha
43 * Test the tarball. copy it to a few odd-ball systems and ensure that
44 it builds and passes all tests.
46 * While that's happening, write the release announcement that you will
47 soon post. Start with the template, $HOME/announce-gzip-X.Y
48 that was just created by that "make" command.
50 Once all the builds and tests have passed,
52 * Run the gnupload command that was suggested by your "make stable" run above.
54 * Wait a few minutes (maybe up to 30?) and then use the release URLs to
55 download all tarball/signature pairs and use gpg --verify to ensure
56 that they're all valid.
58 * Push the NEWS-updating changes and the new tag:
60 v=$(cat .prev-version)
61 git push origin master tag v$v
63 * Announce it on Savannah first, so you can include the preferable
64 savannah.org announcement link in the email message.
67 https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gzip/
68 click on the "submit news", then write something like the following:
69 (If there is no such button, then enable "News" for the project via
70 the Main -> "Select Features" menu item, or via this link:
71 https://savannah.gnu.org/project/admin/editgroupfeatures.php?group=gzip)
73 Subject: gzip-X.Y released [stable]
75 ...paste the announcement here...
78 Then go here to approve it:
79 https://savannah.gnu.org/news/approve.php?group=gzip
81 * Send the announcement email message.
83 * After each non-alpha release, update the on-line manual accessible via
85 http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/
89 build-aux/gnu-web-doc-update