[Olena-patches] last-svn-commit-536-gae9a871 Add advice about the release process.

* HACKING (Required Software): Add LaTeX2HTML. Aesthetic changes. (Useful Tools): Rename as... (Useful Developer Tools): ...this. (Releasing): New section. --- ChangeLog | 10 ++++++ HACKING | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------- 2 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 95f6f93..01b7429 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,15 @@ 2010-10-27 Roland Levillain <roland(a)lrde.epita.fr> + Add advice about the release process. + + * HACKING (Required Software): Add LaTeX2HTML. + Aesthetic changes. + (Useful Tools): Rename as... + (Useful Developer Tools): ...this. + (Releasing): New section. + +2010-10-27 Roland Levillain <roland(a)lrde.epita.fr> + Have Milena be in charge of its own configuration and distribution. * configure.ac: Remove parts now handled by Milena's configure.ac. diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING index 24e2dac..f453ef0 100644 --- a/HACKING +++ b/HACKING @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ repository:: By default, `bootstrap' does not regenerate files that are stored on the repository. If you want to refresh them (e.g., because your -working copy is in a bad state), you can ask boostrap to regenerate +working copy is in a bad state), you can ask bootstrap to regenerate them:: ./bootstrap --regen @@ -58,41 +58,103 @@ the following extra programs if you want to work on the Olena project. * If you want to make changes anywhere within the project, you will need: - - GNU Autoconf 2.61 + - GNU Autoconf 2.61, - - GNU Automake 1.10 + - GNU Automake 1.10, - - GNU Libtool 1.5.22 + - GNU Libtool 1.5.22. * If you plan to make changes within Swilena, you must have: - - SWIG 1.3.35 + - SWIG 1.3.35, - - Python 2.5 + - Python 2.5. * If you want to change and/or rebuild the documentation, the following tools are required: - - Doxygen 1.5.6 + - Doxygen 1.5.6, - - a fairly recent LaTeX distribution + - a fairly recent LaTeX distribution, - - the `listings' LaTeX package + - the `listings' LaTeX package, - - the `convert' utility from ImageMagick (6.3.7) + - the `convert' utility from ImageMagick (6.3.7), - HeVeA 1.10 + - LaTeX2HTML (or at minimum, its `html.sty' style file). + Note that `bootstrap' checks for the presence of most of these tools. ------------- -Useful Tools ------------- +---------------------- +Useful Developer Tools +---------------------- + + * `rebox.el' is a useful companion to Emacs, creating boxes with + comment delimiters. + + +--------- +Releasing +--------- + +Things to remember before releasing a new version of Olena, roughly in +this order: + + * Olena is designed to be released as a whole package + (`olena-x.y.tar.{gz,bz2}') *and* as seperate components + (`milena-x.y.tar.{gz,bz2}', `olena-scribo-x.y.tar.{gz,bz2}', + `swilena-x.y.tar.{gz,bz2}', etc.). Both procedures should be + checked. + + * Update and sync `NEWS' and `README' files in the top-level and + subprojects directories (milena/, scribo/, etc.). + + * Likewise, update all `AUTHORS' files. Hint: use + `git shortlog -s DIR' to get the list of all authors who have + contributed to the files under directory DIR. + + * Update revision numbers in `configure.ac' in the top-level and + subprojects directories (`milena/', `scribo/', etc.). + + * Create all packages using `make distcheck' (not just + `make dist'). + + * Install the packages in `/lrde/dload/olena/x.y/', along with the + Olena's `NEWS' and `README' files, and Milena's documentation (in + `/lrde/dload/olena/x.y./doc/') and ensure they are accessible + from the Web. + + * Create a new page on the Olena Web site for the new release (e.g, + http://olena.lrde.epita.fr/OlenaXYZ for release x.y.z), update + the Download page (http://olena.lrde.epita.fr/Download) and make + an announcement on the main page (http://olena.lrde.epita.fr/). + Also update the link under the Download item of the left bar + (http://olena.lrde.epita.fr/WebContents). + + * Likewise, announce the release on the Olena Trac + (https://trac.lrde.org/olena/). + + * Make an announce on the LRDE Web site as well + (http://www.lrde.epita.fr/cgi-bin/twiki/view/Lrde/News). + + * Finally, post an announce to annonce(a)lrde.epita.fr. See the files + `ANNOUNCE-x.y' at the root of the repository for models. + + * Tag the commit COMMIT corresponding to the release in the + repository, and push it to the Git server. + + git tag -m "Olena release x.y." olena-x.y COMMIT + git push tag olena-x.y -`rebox.el' is a useful companion to Emacs, creating boxes with comment -delimiters. + * After the release, do not forget to append an `a' to the release + number in `configure.ac's (e.g., turn `1.1' into `1.1a') to + prevent any mistake regarding version numbers in subsequent + releases. Create new (empty) sections in `NEWS' files + accordingly. -- 1.5.6.5