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diff --git a/doc/dev/release-procedures.txt b/doc/dev/release-procedures.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..deccb1091006 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/dev/release-procedures.txt @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +To produce a `stable' release from the trunk: + +0. Make sure that the trunk builds in the release supervisor. + +1. Branch the trunk, e.g., `svn cp .../trunk + .../branches/0.5-release'. + +2. Switch to the branch, e.g., `svn switch .../branches/0.5-release'. + +3. In `configure.ac', change `STABLE=0' into `STABLE=1' and commit. + +4. In the release supervisor, add a one-time job to build + `.../branches/0.5-release'. + +5. Make sure that the release succeeds. + +6. Move the branch to a tag, e.g., `svn mv .../branches/0.5-release + .../tags/0.5'. + + Note that the branch should not be used for maintenance; it should + be deleted after the release has been created. A maintenance + branch (e.g., `.../branches/0.5') should be created from the + original revision of the trunk (since maintenance releases should + also be tested first; hence, we cannot have `STABLE=1'). The same + procedure can then be followed to produce maintenance release; just + substitute `.../branches/VERSION' for the trunk. + +7. Switch back to the trunk. + +8. Bump the version number in `configure.ac' (in AC_INIT). |