as "1.1" or "1.2").
Finally, releases that do not change "features" but are merely
- bug fixes either add increase the micro number or add it
- (starting at ".1" if not present). So a bug-fix release from
- "1.0" would be "1.0.1" and a subsequent bug-fix release would
- be "1.0.2" etc.
+ bug fixes either increase the micro number or add it (starting
+ at ".1" if not present). So a bug-fix release from "1.0" would
+ be "1.0.1" and a subsequent bug-fix release would be "1.0.2"
+ etc.
Commit this change.
4) Create an entry for the new release in debian/changelog
The syntax of this file is tightly restricted, but the
- available emacs mode (see the dpkg-dev-el package helps). The
- entries here will be the Debian-relevant single-line
+ available emacs mode (see the dpkg-dev-el package) helps.
+ The entries here will be the Debian-relevant single-line
description of changes from the NEWS entry. And the version
must match the version in the next step.
release, (taking entries from NEWS and the version from the
version file, and creating a new commit, etc.)
-5) Run "make release" which will perform the following steps:
+5) Run "make release" which will perform the following steps.
+
+ Note: If any problem occurs during the process, (such as a lintian
+ warning that you decide should be fixed), you can abort at the
+ prompt for your GPG passphrase and nothing will have been uploaded
+ yet.
* Ensure that the version consists only of digits and periods
+ * Ensure that version and debian/changelog have the same version
* Verify that the source tree is clean
* Compile the current notmuch code (aborting release if it fails)
* Run the notmuch test suite (aborting release if it fails)
- * Generate the final tar file
+ * Compile a Debian package
+ * Copy the tar file from what was made for Debian package
* Generate a .sha1 sum file for the tar file
* Sign the sha1sum using your GPG setup (asks for your GPG password)
* Check that no release exists with the current version
* scp the three files to appear on http://notmuchmail.org/releases
* Create a LATEST-notmuch-version file (after deleting any old one)
- * Place local copies of the three files in the releases directory
+ * Place local copies of the tar, sha1, and gpg files into releases
+ * Upload the Debian package
+ * Place a local copy of the Debian package files in releases
* Tag the entire source tree with a tag of the form X.Y.Z, and sign
the tag with your GPG key (asks for your GPG password, and you
may need to set GIT_COMMITTER_NAME and GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL to match