Update release checklist

[libftdi] / doc / release-checklist.txt

diff --git a/doc/release-checklist.txt b/doc/release-checklist.txt
index 3cd64dd..f620a53 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/release-checklist.txt
+++ b/doc/release-checklist.txt
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 *** Checklist for a new libftdi release ***
-- Update ChangeLog and AUTHORS via git history
+- 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
-  - configure.in
   - README
 
-- Increase .so library version:
-  - src/Makefile.am
-  - ftdipp/Makefile.am
-
 - Run "make dist"
 
 - Diff tarball to previous version, check if all
@@ -17,17 +16,18 @@
 
 - Ensure all modifications are checked in
 
-- Sign tarball, build .src.rpm and sign it, too
+- Sign tarball:
+  gpg2 --default-key opensource@intra2net.com --detach-sign --sign libftdi1-1.XX.tar.bz2
 
 - Create git tag:
-  - git tag -s -u 24F006F5 v0.XX
-  - git tag -d latest-release ; git tag latest-release
+  - 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
+  - Upload tarball
   - Add ChangeLog to main page
   - Update URLs in download section
   - Generate API documentation and upload it
 
-- Announce on mailinglist & freshmeat
+- Announce on mailinglist