RELEASE.txt

How to make a new release of ``skimage``
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- Update release notes.
- Update the version number in setup.py and bento.info and commit
- Update the docs:
  - Edit ``doc/source/themes/agogo/static/docversions.js`` and commit
  - Build a clean version of the docs.  Run "make" in the root dir, then
    ``rm build -rf; make html`` in the docs.
  - Run ``make html`` again to copy the newly generated ``random.js`` into
    place.
  - Push upstream using "make gh-pages"
- Add the version number as a tag in git::

  git tag v0.6

- Push the new meta-data to github::

  git push --tags origin master

- Publish on PyPi:

  python setup.py register
  python setup.py sdist upload

- Increase the version number in the setup.py file to ``0.Xdev``.

- Update the web frontpage:
  The webpage is kept in a separate repo: scikits-image-web
  - ``_templates/sidebar_versions.html``
  - ``index.rst``

- Post release notes on mailing lists, blog, G+, etc.

Debian
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- Tag the release as per instructions above.
- git checkout debian
- git merge v0.x.x
- uscan <- not sure if this step is necessary
- Update changelog (emacs has a good mode, requires package dpkg-dev-el)
  - C-C C-v add new version, C-c C-c timestamp / save
- git commit -m 'Changelog entry for 0.x.x'
- git-buildpackage -uc -us -rfakeroot
- Sign the changes: debsign skimage_0.x.x-x_amd64.changes
- cd ../build-area && dput mentors skimage_0.x.x-x_amd64.changes
- The package should now be available at:

  http://mentors.debian.net/package/skimage

For the last lines above to work, you need ``~/.gbp.conf``::

  [DEFAULT]
  upstream-tag = %(version)s

  [git-buildpackage]
  sign-tags = True
  export-dir = ../build-area/
  tarball-dir = ../tarballs/

As well as ``~/dput.cf``::

  [mentors]
  fqdn = mentors.debian.net
  incoming = /upload
  method = http
  allow_unsigned_uploads = 0
  progress_indicator = 2
  # Allow uploads for UNRELEASED packages
  allowed_distributions = .*