What to do for a release
What to do for a release
Contents
Updated guidelines for Git
Translation update
Run the following steps:
git checkout gramps52 git pull cd po python update_po.py -p # or intltool-update -p , .genpot.sh see New environment git diff gramps.pot
If there have been changes, you'll need to commit gramps.pot and ask translators to update their .po files before you can make a release.
Release name
Refer to (and update) the list of previous releases to select an appropriate name.
Changelog and NEWS file
Create the changelog files:
git log gramps-5.2.1.. --pretty --numstat --summary --no-merges | git2cl > ChangeLog #git log gramps-5.2.1.. --pretty --numstat --summary --no-merges -- po | git2cl > po/ChangeLog git log gramps-4.0.2.. --pretty --summary --no-merges -- po | git2cl > po/ChangeLog #4.0.2
Using the Changelog files generated with git2cl in the step above, edit and update the NEWS file. Commit the NEWS file:
git commit -am "update for 5.2.1 release"
Working on VERSION
- 4.0.x
Check version.py to indicate an official release:
gedit gramps/version.py
and if need, update the version for the release:
VERSION_TUPLE = (4, 0, 2)
Check version.py to indicate an official release:
- VERSION += get_git_revision(ROOT_DIR) +VERSION += "-1"
Save change:
git commit -am "make official release"
The version number should be the same on "about" dialog:
python Gramps.py
- 3.4.x
Modify configure.in to indicate an official release:
gedit configure.in
There are two changes to make:
- 1) Change the following line:
-RELEASE=0.SVN$(git log -1 --format=%h .) +dnl RELEASE=0.SVN$(git log -1 --format=%h .)
- 2) And change this line:
-dnl RELEASE=1 +RELEASE=1
Save these two changes.
git commit -am "make official release" configure.in
Now run the following and check the version number in the "about" dialog:
./autogen.sh make python src/gramps.py
Create a tag
Create the release tag:
git tag -am "tag 5.2.1" gramps-5.2.1
Push to repository
Push the changes to the repository:
git push origin gramps-5.2.1
Work on tag
Move to the new release number on branch
- 4.0.x
bump the version number in gramps/version.py
update the version for the release:
VERSION_TUPLE = (4, 0, ...)
Save change:
git commit -am "Bump to <new version number>" git push
- 3.4.x
bump the version number in configure.in and src/const.py.in
Save change:
git commit -am "Bump to <new version number>" git push
Release from tag
git checkout <tag> -b <new_branch_name>
- Gramps-4.0.x
Modify MANIFEST.in
+ include ChangeLog
Create the official source tarball:
python setup.py sdist
- Gramps-3.4
Build, check and create the official source tarball:
./autogen.sh make distcheck
Making the source tarball available
- access the "Sourceforge Project Admin->File Manager" page at https://sourceforge.net/projects/gramps/
- create a new folder in the "Stable" hierarchy
- upload the gramps-5.2.1.tar.gz file to the new folder
Announcing the new release
- announce on [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected]
- update News section on this wiki
- update the list of previous releases
- update reference to the new version on the wiki template
- change the topic on the IRC channel #gramps
- update the version number at Wikipedia
- announce freshmeat now known as freecode, this is also a feed on the slashdot front page
Post-release
- merge forward the NEWS file