# # # patch "notes/release-checklist.txt" # from [844c0e5142a49fe7448815602d9259369a3860f6] # to [e656e946d31d740dcd0a629e88bc4ef8ab260ab2] # ============================================================ --- notes/release-checklist.txt 844c0e5142a49fe7448815602d9259369a3860f6 +++ notes/release-checklist.txt e656e946d31d740dcd0a629e88bc4ef8ab260ab2 @@ -125,33 +125,18 @@ $ mtn ci -m "Updates related to the release of monotone " $ mtn sync -13) Update releases.xml on the website so the RSS feed contains information - for the newly released version. Don't forget to update the feed's - global pubDate date as well as the invididual item's pubDate - and ensure you use the correct datetime format. Add an - which links to the monotone source tarball and add the proper length - as attribute. - Finally you should just copy'n'paste the NEWS entry for the NEW VERSION - directly into the description inside a CDATA field and do a couple of - searches and replaces to add HTML formatting for a nicer display. +13) Once you're pretty sure things have gone well, tag the source: - $ cd WEBDIR - $ vi releases.xml - $ mtn ci -m "Updates RSS feed for monotone " - $ mtn sync - -14) Once you're pretty sure things have gone well, tag the source: - $ mtn tag monotone- This is the last possible moment to back out! $ mtn sync -15) Change the topic in the IRC channel to state the new version +14) Change the topic in the IRC channel to state the new version number. -16) Send out a release announcement. Format is something like: +15) Send out a release announcement. Format is something like: To: address@hidden CC: address@hidden @@ -163,9 +148,9 @@ -17) Submit a release announcement to freshmeat.net. +16) Submit a release announcement to freshmeat.net. -18) Note any mistakes you made and update this file accordingly for +17) Note any mistakes you made and update this file accordingly for next time. -19) Party! +18) Party!