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author | Steven Knight <knight@baldmt.com> | 2004-10-27 12:15:38 (GMT) |
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committer | Steven Knight <knight@baldmt.com> | 2004-10-27 12:15:38 (GMT) |
commit | 270fd740bb2d2f01060e22dc4847fff9c8e6972d (patch) | |
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Add HOWTO steps for generating a subrelease (e.g. 0.96.1).
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diff --git a/HOWTO/subrelease.txt b/HOWTO/subrelease.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d4a5f32 --- /dev/null +++ b/HOWTO/subrelease.txt @@ -0,0 +1,112 @@ +__COPYRIGHT__ + +This document covers how to prepare subreleases of SCons--that is, +releases numbered with X.Y.Z format, such as 0.94.1, 1.0.1, etc. + +If you need to prepare a release (X.Y, such as 0.93, 1.0, etc.), then +see the document HOWTO/release.txt. + +Things to do to release a new X.Y.Z version of SCons: + + START THE NEW SUB-BRANCH FOR SUBRELEASE + + aenbr -p scons.0{94} {1} + + aenc -p scons.0.{94}.{1} + + Call it something like, + "Prepare a new sub-release for XYZ." + Cause = internal_enhancement. + Exempt it from all tests (*_exempt = true). + + ae_p scons.0.{94}.{1} + + aedb 100 + + aecd + + # Change the hard-coded package version numbers + # in the following files. + aecp README + vi README + + aecp SConstruct + vi SConstruct + + aecp rpm/scons.spec.in + vi rpm/scons.spec.in + + aecp src/copyrightTests.py + vi src/copyrightTests.py + + aecp src/setupTests.py + vi src/setupTests.py + + # Read through and update the README files if necessary + [optional] aecp README + [optional] vi README + + [optional] aecp src/README.txt + [optional] vi src/README.txt + + # Prepare src/CHANGES.txt + aecp src/CHANGES.txt + vi src/CHANGES.txt + + change the release line to reflect + the new subrelease + + date -R the new subrelease + + add an explanatory not after the subrelease line: + + NOTE: This is a pre-release of 0.{95} + for testing purposes. When 0.{95} is + released, all these changes will show + up as 0.95 changes. + + # Prepare src/RELEASE.txt + aecp src/RELEASE.txt + vi src/RELEASE.txt + + date -R the release only if necessary + + Read through and edit appropriately. + + Can probably keep most of the existing text + + Add any new known problems + + # Prepare debian/changelog + aecp debian/changelog + vi debian/changelog + + add the new subrelease + + date -R the new subrelease + + # Now build and prepare the release itself. + aeb + + aet -reg + + aed + + aede + + etc. + + + + Make the relevant packages available for by-hand pickup directly + off the web site: + + scp scons-0.{94}.{1}.tar.gz stevenknight@scons.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/s/sc/scons/htdocs + scp scons-0.{94}.{1}.zip stevenknight@scons.sourceforge.net:/home/groups/s/sc/scons/htdocs + + + Test downloading from the web site. + + + + Announce to scons-devel. |