TenDRA Release Checklist

The TenDRA Documentation Team

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This document was generated on 2006-09-07 16:04:39

Abstract

This is the TenDRA release checklist.

Please email us at if you see any errors or omissions.


Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Release Process
2. Documentation
3. WWW

Introduction

This document describes the various procedures and actions which must be taken to facilitate a TenDRA release. It has been created in the interest of consistency and yadda yadda yadda across releases.

Chapter 1. Release Process

  1. Freeze source tree 30 days before anticipated release. Only commit bug fixes, documentation updates, minor changes and potentially previously discussed changes.

    • Send heads-up message to tendra-dev@ten15.org.

  2. Create the release branch.

    • cvs ...

    • cvs ...

  3. Run the regression suites on the release branch.

    • test ...

    • test ...

  4. Bump the version number in these files:

    • filename1

    • filename2

  5. Tag the branch.

    • cvs ...

    • cvs ...

  6. Roll the necessary tarballs and move them to the appropriate directories.

    • somescript.sh

    • anotherscripttocheck.sh

  7. Allow 48 hours to synchroznize mirrors.

    • Send message to mirrors@ten15.org.

    • Run checkscript.sh to ensure all mirrors are up-to-date.

  8. Announce release on announce@ten15.org.

    • URL to release announcement template (changes, enhancements, fixes, etc.)

Chapter 2. Documentation

Various documents that will be shipped with releases of TenDRA must be compiled from their SGML source into text form. These include:

  • README

  • CONTRIBUTORS

  • TEAM

  • FAQ

The release script will handle rebuilding of the man pages to reflect the version change. The CVS repository will always contain man pages that hold the CVS tag, to alleviate any confusion.

Chapter 3. WWW

Move tasks that were targeted for this version but didn't make it to the next version in line.

Update Bugzilla to support the new product version.

Update Download section with new release.

Front page announcement.