[libftdi] / doc / release-checklist.txt

*** Checklist for a new libftdi release ***
- Update ChangeLog and AUTHORS via git history

- 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 v0.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 & freshmeat
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3c287e72 TJ	1	* Checklist for a new libftdi release *
	2	- Update ChangeLog and AUTHORS via git history
	3
	4	- Update version number in the following files:
	5	- CMakeLists.txt
3c287e72 TJ	6	- README
3c287e72 TJ	7
3c287e72 TJ	8	- Run "make dist"
	9
	10	- Diff tarball to previous version, check if all
	11	important changes are in the ChangeLog
	12
	13	- Ensure all modifications are checked in
	14
	15	- Sign tarball, build .src.rpm and sign it, too
	16
	17	- Create git tag:
	18	- git tag -s -u 24F006F5 v0.XX
b920e19c	19	- git tag -d latest_release ; git tag latest_release
3c287e72 TJ	20	- git push --tags
	21
	22	- Website
	23	- Upload tarball and .src.rpm
	24	- Add ChangeLog to main page
	25	- Update URLs in download section
	26	- Generate API documentation and upload it
	27
	28	- Announce on mailinglist & freshmeat