SF.net SVN: geany:[5461] trunk/doc/making-a-release

[ntrel at users.sourceforge.net]

Revision: 5461
          http://geany.svn.sourceforge.net/geany/?rev=5461&view=rev
Author:   ntrel
Date:     2010-12-03 13:42:37 +0000 (Fri, 03 Dec 2010)

Log Message:
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Add info about planning the release.
Add version bump info.
Add GPG info.
Minor edits.

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/doc/making-a-release

Modified: trunk/doc/making-a-release
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--- trunk/doc/making-a-release	2010-12-03 13:28:13 UTC (rev 5460)
+++ trunk/doc/making-a-release	2010-12-03 13:42:37 UTC (rev 5461)
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+Let mailing lists know about the coming release.
+For major releases:
+* Agree string freeze period for translations.
+* Try to synchronize release date with geany-plugins.
+
+Ensure version numbers are all updated in:
+	configure.ac geany.nsi geany_private.rc win32-config.h wscript
+	doc/geany.txt
+Regenerate doc/geany.html.
+Set GEANY_CODENAME in src/geany.h.
 Update NEWS & release date.
-Add changelog entry with release date.
+Add changelog entry for new release.
 
 Export branch into a new directory (i.e. not usual working copy).
 Run 'make distcheck'.
@@ -10,18 +20,20 @@
 /home/www/files.uvena.de/geany/.
 Rename LATEST-IS-... to the new version number in
 /home/www/files.uvena.de/geany/ and /home/www/www.geany.org/files.
-Tag release in SVN, remove the branch if used.
-Add the GPG signatures (enrico?).
+Add the GPG signatures - use 'make sign' and check the public key
+can be found on the download page.
 Windows builds (enrico?).
 
-Website: update Releases, Documentation links and add a News item
+Tag release in SVN, remove the branch if used.
+
+Website: update Releases, Documentation links and add a News item.
 Update the manual data and links in the filesystem
 (/home/www/www.geany.org/manual/) and the two links on the Manual
 Wiki page.
 
 Announce on geany, devel, i18n mailing lists (check you're subscribed).
-Put a news item on Sourceforge (add a new release on Freshmeat.net
-and update the information on gnomefiles.org - enrico?).
+Put a news item on Sourceforge, add a new release on Freshmeat.net
+and update the information on gnomefiles.org.
 
 For non-trunk releases, merge NEWS into trunk and any branch-only
 commits that need to merged.


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