Things to do to release a version of SCons: Build and test candidate packages test on Linux test on Windows NT 1) tar zxf scons-src-{version}.tar.gz cd scons-src-{version} python runtest.py -a 2) tar zxf scons-{version}.tar.gz cd scons-{version} python setup.py install cd scons-src-{version} python runtest.py -a -x C:\Python15\scons.bat 3) scons-{verson}.win32.exe cd scons-src-{version} python runtest.py -a -x C:\Python15\scons.bat Read through the README.txt file for any updates Prepare src/CHANGES.txt date -R the latest release should be current if this has been updated as each change went in. Prepare src/RELEASE.txt date -R the latest release Can probably keep a lot of the existing text, read it through to make sure it's okay and edit appropriately. Prepare debian/changelog date -R the latest release END THE BRANCH ae_p scons.0 aede {4} aerpass {4} aeib {4} aeb aet aet -reg aed aeipass START THE NEW BRANCH aenbr -p scons.0 {5} aenc -p {scons.0.5} Call it something like, "Initialize the new branch." Cause = internal_enhancement. Exempt it from all tests (*_exempt = true). ae_p scons.0.5 aedb 100 aecd # Change the hard-coded package version numbers # in the following files. aecp Construct debian/changelog rpm/scons.spec vi Construct debian/changelog rpm/scons.spec # Optionally, do the same in the following: [optional] aecp HOWTO/change.txt debian/scons.postinst [optional] vi HOWTO/change.txt debian/scons.postinst aeb aet -reg aed aede etc. Read through the FAQ for any updates Upload the packages to the SourceForge incoming FTP: ftp upload.sourceforge.net anonymous cd incoming bin put scons-0.04-1.noarch.rpm put scons-0.04-1.src.rpm put scons-0.04.tar.gz put scons-0.04.win32.exe put scons-src-0.04.tar.gz put scons_0.04-1_all.deb Create the new release at the SourceForge project page: Go to the Admin page => Edit/Add File Releases => Add Release New release name: 0.04 Cut-and-paste or upload the RELEASE.txt file. Cut-and-paste or upload the CHANGES.txt file. (If you cut-and-paste, check the "Preserve my pre-formatted text." box!) Check the SCons files you uploaded Click "Submit/Refresh" Edit the file info: scons-0.04-1.noarch.rpm Any .rpm scons-0.04-1.src.rpm Any Source .rpm scons-0.04.tar.gz Any .gz scons-0.04.win32.exe i386 Other scons-src-0.04.tar.gz Any Source .gz scons_0.04-1_all.deb Any .deb (This has to be done one at a time.) Test downloading from the SourceForge project page You'll need to wait a good bit; they update this on, at best, half-hour cycles. Update the web site: template: new version number src/index.in: announcement on the home page src/scons-doc.tar.gz: update src/CHANGES.txt: update Test downloading from the web site download page Add news item to the SourceForge project page In the Bugs Tracker, add a Group for the new release (0.04) Announce to the following mailing lists (template below): scons-announce@lists.sourceforge.net scons-users@lists.sourceforge.net scons-devel@lists.sourceforge.net [right away] python-announce@python.org [right away, it's moderated and will take some time to get through] linux-announce@news.ornl.gov [right away, it's moderated and will take some time to get through] [optional] cons-discuss@gnu.org [only if it's a really big announcement, I said we wouldn't bug this list] python-list@python.org [wait until business hours so the announcemnt hits mailboxes while U.S. workers are active] Notify www.cmtoday.com/contribute.html [This guy wants an announcement no more frequently than once a month, so save it for a future release if it's been too soon since the previous one.] Notify freshmeat.net [Wait until the morning so the announcement hits the main freshmeat.net page while people in the U.S. are awake and working] ======================= Template release announcement: I'm pleased to announce that version 0.XXX of SCons has been released and is available for download from the SCons web site: http://www.scons.org/ Or through the download link at the SCons project page at SourceForge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/scons/ RPM and Debian packages and a Win32 installer are all available, in addition to the traditional .tar.gz files. SCons is a software construction tool (build tool, make tool) written in Python. Its design is based on the design which won the Software Carpentry build tool competition in August 2000 (in turn derived from the Perl-based Cons build tool). Distinctive features of SCons include: - configuration files are Python scripts, allowing the full use of a real scripting language to solve build problems - a modular architecture allows the SCons Build Engine to be embedded in other Python software - a global view of all dependencies; no multiple passes to get everything built - the ability to scan files for implicit dependencies (#include files); - improved parallel build (-j) support - use of MD5 signatures to decide if a file has changed - easily extensible through user-defined Builder and Scanner objects An scons-users mailing list has been created for those interested in getting started using SCons. You can subscribe at: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scons-users Alternatively, we invite you to subscribe to the low-volume scons-announce mailing list to receive notification when new versions of SCons become available: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/scons-announce Special thanks to XXX for his/her/their contributions to this release. On behalf of the SCons team, --SK