path: root/HOWTO/release.txt

Things to do to release a new 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 and src/README.txt files 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

		Read through to make sure it's okay and edit appropriately.

		Can probably keep most of the existing text

		Add any new known problems

	Prepare debian/changelog

		date -R the latest release



	END THE BRANCH

		ae_p scons.0

		aede {5}

		aerpass {5}

		aeib {5}

		aeb

		aet

		aet -reg

		aed

		aeipass

	START THE NEW BRANCH

		aenbr -p scons.0 {6}

		aenc -p scons.0.{6}

                        Call it something like, "Initialize the new
                        branch."  Cause = internal_enhancement.  Exempt
                        it from all tests (*_exempt = true).

		ae_p scons.0.{6}

		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
		[optional] aecp HOWTO/release.txt
		[optional] aecp debian/scons.postinst

		[optional] vi HOWTO/change.txt
		[optional] vi HOWTO/release.txt
		[optional] vi 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
		<your email>
		cd incoming
		bin
		put scons-0.05-1.noarch.rpm
		put scons-0.05-1.src.rpm
		put scons-0.05.tar.gz
		put scons-0.05.win32.exe
		put scons-src-0.05.tar.gz
		put scons_0.05-1_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:  0.05

		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-0.05-1.noarch.rpm		Any	.rpm
			scons-0.05-1.src.rpm		Any	Source .rpm
			scons-0.05.tar.gz		Any	.gz
			scons-0.05.win32.exe		i386	Other
			scons-src-0.05.tar.gz		Any	Source .gz
			scons_0.05-1_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 (0.05)



	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:



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.


WHAT'S NEW IN THIS RELEASE?

Version 0.XXX of SCons contains the following important changes:

  - XXX

For a complete list of changes in version 0.05, see the CHANGES.txt
file in the release itself.


WHAT IS SCONS?

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


ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Special thanks to XXX for his/her/their contributions to this release.

On behalf of the SCons team,

	--SK