[libftdi] / doc / release-checklist.txt

*** Checklist for a new libftdi release ***
- Update ChangeLog and AUTHORS via git history
  (git log --oneline latest_release..HEAD)

- Update version number in the following files:
  - CMakeLists.txt
  - README

- Run "make dist"

- Diff tarball to previous version, check if all
  important changes are in the ChangeLog

- Ensure all modifications are checked in

- Sign tarball, build .src.rpm and sign it, too

- Create git tag:
  - git tag -s -u 24F006F5 v1.XX
  - git tag -d latest_release ; git tag latest_release
  - git push --tags

- Website
  - Upload tarball and .src.rpm
  - Add ChangeLog to main page
  - Update URLs in download section
  - Generate API documentation and upload it

- Announce on mailinglist
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3c287e72 TJ	1	* Checklist for a new libftdi release *
3c287e72 TJ	2	- Update ChangeLog and AUTHORS via git history
2464b42c	3	(git log --oneline latest_release..HEAD)
3c287e72 TJ	4
	5	- Update version number in the following files:
	6	- CMakeLists.txt
3c287e72 TJ	7	- README
3c287e72 TJ	8
3c287e72 TJ	9	- Run "make dist"
	10
	11	- Diff tarball to previous version, check if all
	12	important changes are in the ChangeLog
	13
	14	- Ensure all modifications are checked in
	15
	16	- Sign tarball, build .src.rpm and sign it, too
	17
	18	- Create git tag:
bf386a19	19	- git tag -s -u 24F006F5 v1.XX
b920e19c	20	- git tag -d latest_release ; git tag latest_release
3c287e72 TJ	21	- git push --tags
	22
	23	- Website
	24	- Upload tarball and .src.rpm
	25	- Add ChangeLog to main page
	26	- Update URLs in download section
	27	- Generate API documentation and upload it
	28
4ce11b8c	29	- Announce on mailinglist