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diff --git a/shell/docs/release_howto.txt b/shell/docs/release_howto.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..db877e0 --- /dev/null +++ b/shell/docs/release_howto.txt @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +''' This is the release process of the sugar tarballs sugar(shell), +sugar-toolkit and sugar-base described in a pytish way and +instructions for sugar packagers +''' + +# Release sugar tarballs + +for package in [sugar, sugar-toolkit, sugar-base, sugar-artwork]: + # Release a new version in git + Pull the latest sources. + Increase the version number in configure.ac + # this will create you a tarball and does a check if it builds fine + # e.g. it will check if all the files containing translations are + # in po/POTFILES.in + make distcheck + + if that succeed: + # commit the change, log it as "Release [version_number]" (e.g. 0.79.1) + git commit -a + # Tag the release: + git tag v[version_number] + # Then push both the tag and the change: + git push --tags + git push + else: + break + + # Upload the package + Upload the tarball to + shell.sugarlabs.org:/pub/sugarlabs/sources/sucrose/glucose/$name/$name-$version + + # Verify the upload of the package + Check that the package has been uploaded fine: \ + http://download.sugarlabs.org/sources/sucrose/glucose/$name/$name-$version + +# Package sugar for Fedora +# - For announcements of the Sucrose release subscribe at the sugar-devel +# mailing list; you can filter for the [ANNOUNCE] tag +# - Uploaded tarballs can be found at: +# glucose: http://download.sugarlabs.org/sources/sucrose/glucose/$name/$name-$version +# fructose: http://download.sugarlabs.org/sources/sucrose/fructose/$name/$name-$version +# more about the taxonomy: http://sugarlabs.org/go/Taxonomy + +# more info on fedora packaging: +# http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackageMaintainers/UpdatingPackageHowTo +# request permissions to contribute to the fedora package: +# https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/packages/name/[package] + +if not cvs_package: + # Get sugar from fedora cvs: + CVSROOT=:ext:erikos@cvs.fedoraproject.org:/cvs/pkgs cvs co [package] + cd cvs_package +else: + cd cvs_package + cvs update + +cd current release +make new-sources FILES="[tarball-created-with-make_distcheck]" + +# Change the version in the spec +Bump the release number +Edit the Changelog +# verify your changes +cvs diff -u +make srpm + +make clog +cvs commit -F clog + +make tag +make build + +# Do the same for the other branches e.g. devel |