Releases Checklist

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Bernhard Manfred Gruber edited this page Jun 23, 2021 · 7 revisions

Preparation

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Verify that the README.md is up to date.
Verify that the documentation builds without (bad) warnings and that it is not outdated.
Prepare a full changelog using git cl (https://gist.github.com/mattkretz/825f71edb9bbe9485504) and upload it to a new gist.
Prepare the release notes, summarizing the full changelog and closed issues.

Release

Run the makeRelease.sh script.
Upload docs, qch, and tarball to the release page on GitHub.
Check that the full changelog is still up to date.
Extract the docs tarball on web server.
Push the release commits and the release tag.
Publish the release on GitHub.
Post the release link on Reddit.
Update the vcpkg port.
Update http://freshcode.club/projects/vc