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diff --git a/doc/howto-publish-a-release.md b/doc/howto-publish-a-release.md index 9b6e1dfe..572a2eb7 100644 --- a/doc/howto-publish-a-release.md +++ b/doc/howto-publish-a-release.md @@ -1,3 +1,26 @@ +Prepare the "stable" branch +--------------------------- +Before you can do anything else, you need to decide what should be included in +the new version. + +**Bugfix releases** bump the third number of the version, e.g. 1.9.0 -> 1.9.1. +They may include bugfix commits that you `git cherry-pick`ed from the master +branch into the stable branch, or you can just do a fast-forward merge of +master into stable, if there were only bugfix commits since the last major +version. You can also add minor new features that are very likely not causing +any bugs. However, there should be absolutely **no** backward-incompatible +changes, like: + +- renamed or removed settings, commands or python functions +- renamed, removed or reordered function arguments +- change in syntax of configuration files or in API of configuration scripts + +New settings are okay, just make sure a sane default value is defined. + +**Major releases** bump the second number of the version, e.g. 1.9.2 -> 1.10.0 +and are necessary if you introduce any breaking changes, like the ones +mentioned in the list above. + Test everything ---------------- * [ ] `make test` @@ -13,7 +36,9 @@ Make a release commit * [ ] `make man` * [ ] Write changelog entry * [ ] Think of a witty commit message -* [ ] Tag signed release +* [ ] Commit +* [ ] Tag the signed release with `git tag -a <commit-id>`, using the same + commit message as annotation * [ ] Push release and tag Make snapshot and test again @@ -28,9 +53,11 @@ Update the website * [ ] Add the new version as `ranger-stable.tar.gz` * [ ] Add the new version as `ranger-X.Y.Z.tar.gz` * [ ] Update both signatures `gpg --local-user 0x00FB5CDF --sign --detach-sign <file>` -* [ ] Update the changelog * [ ] Update the man page -* [ ] Rerun `boobies.py` + * [ ] run `make manhtml` in ranger's repository + * [ ] copy the generated `doc/ranger.1.html` to the `ranger.github.io` repository +* [ ] Rebuild the website, see `README.md` in https://github.com/ranger/ranger.github.io +* [ ] Commit & push the website Make a PyPI release ------------------- @@ -43,7 +70,6 @@ Announce the update ------------------- * [ ] To the mailing list * [ ] In the arch linux forum -* [ ] Write a news entry on savannah Change back to before --------------------- |