X-Git-Url: https://git.saurik.com/wxWidgets.git/blobdiff_plain/29e9a09825b35f46f6bc04ba8da0b817f233e67c..7a36d9c7c1a077ba7e05c248bcf19c4c9bb1356f:/docs/tech/tn0022.txt?ds=sidebyside diff --git a/docs/tech/tn0022.txt b/docs/tech/tn0022.txt index 7bcac24c83..65bfbb1c87 100644 --- a/docs/tech/tn0022.txt +++ b/docs/tech/tn0022.txt @@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ Put a date on the release line in docs/changes.txt. Update the date in the manual (docs/doxygen/mainpages/manual.h). +Update the release announcement post in docs/publicity/announce.txt. + Creating release files ---------------------- @@ -68,13 +70,36 @@ Uploading Upload the files to SourceForge. This can be done via the web interface or just scp to sfusername,wxwindows@frs.sf.net:/home/frs/project/w/wx/wxwindows/x.y.z +The following files need to be uploaded: + + wxMSW-Setup-2.9.3.exe + wxWidgets-x.y.z.7z + wxWidgets-x.y.z.tar.bz2 + wxWidgets-x.y.z.zip + wxWidgets-x.y.z_Headers.zip + wxWidgets-docs-chm-x.y.z.zip + wxWidgets-docs-html-x.y.z.tar.bz2 + wxWidgets-docs-html-x.y.z.zip + You will need to use the web interface to mark the latest uploaded files as being "default downloads" for the appropriate platforms (.zip or .exe for MSW, .tar.bz2 for everything else) as otherwise SourceForge would continue to suggest people to download old files. -Also upload docs/release_files.mdwn as README.md to display it by default when -its directory is viewed on the web. +Next, update (at least the versions and SHA1 sums, but maybe more) and upload +docs/release_files.mdwn and docs/release_binaries.mdwn files. They need to be +renamed to README.md on SF to be shown when the directory is viewed, i.e. do: + + scp docs/release_files.mdwn \ + sfuser,wxwindows@frs.sf.net:/home/frs/project/w/wx/wxwindows/x.y.z/README.md + scp docs/release_binaries.mdwn \ + sfuser,wxwindows@frs.sf.net:/home/frs/project/w/wx/wxwindows/x.y.z/binaries/README.md + +And upload the change log too: + + scp docs/changes.txt \ + sfuser,wxwindows@frs.sf.net:/home/frs/project/w/wx/wxwindows/x.y.z + Also upload the files to the FTP mirror at ftp.wxwidgets.org (ask Chris for access if you don't have it). @@ -85,13 +110,15 @@ Create http://docs.wxwidgets.org/x.y.z/ (ask Bryan to do it if not done yet). Announcement ------------ -Post announcement at least to wx-announce@googlegroups.com. +Post docs/publicity/announce.txt at least to wx-announce@googlegroups.com. TODO: where else to announce it? Update www.wxwidgets.org, usually a news item is enough but something more can be called for for major releases. +Also update downloads/index.html to mention the new latest release. + Post to wxBlog if necessary.