[libftdi] / doc / release-checklist.txt

*** Checklist for a new libftdi release ***
- Update ChangeLog via git history:
  git log --oneline latest_release..HEAD

- Update AUTHORS via git history:
  git log --pretty=format:"%an <%ae>" latest_release..HEAD |sort -u

- 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:
  gpg2 --default-key opensource@intra2net.com --detach-sign --sign libftdi1-1.XX.tar.bz2

- 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
  - Add ChangeLog to main page
  - Update URLs in download section
  - Generate API documentation and upload it

- Announce on mailinglist
Commit	Line	Data
	1	* Checklist for a new libftdi release *
	2	- Update ChangeLog via git history:
	3	git log --oneline latest_release..HEAD
	4
	5	- Update AUTHORS via git history:
	6	git log --pretty=format:"%an <%ae>" latest_release..HEAD \|sort -u
	7
	8	- Update version number in the following files:
	9	- CMakeLists.txt
	10	- README
	11
	12	- Run "make dist"
	13
	14	- Diff tarball to previous version, check if all
	15	important changes are in the ChangeLog
	16
	17	- Ensure all modifications are checked in
	18
	19	- Sign tarball:
	20	gpg2 --default-key opensource@intra2net.com --detach-sign --sign libftdi1-1.XX.tar.bz2
	21
	22	- Create git tag:
	23	- git tag -s -u 24F006F5 v1.XX
	24	- git tag -d latest_release ; git tag latest_release
	25	- git push --tags
	26
	27	- Website
	28	- Upload tarball
	29	- Add ChangeLog to main page
	30	- Update URLs in download section
	31	- Generate API documentation and upload it
	32
	33	- Announce on mailinglist