From 63c1d5dd6efb9b59a73a11f31aefdc55eaf28384 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard W.M. Jones" Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:03:22 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add notes on making a libguestfs stable release. --- src/guestfs.pod | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 50 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/guestfs.pod b/src/guestfs.pod index 341321f..4c5965d 100644 --- a/src/guestfs.pod +++ b/src/guestfs.pod @@ -2807,6 +2807,56 @@ Language bindings. =back +=head2 MAKING A STABLE RELEASE + +When we make a stable release, there are several steps documented +here. See L for general information +about the stable branch policy. + +=over 4 + +=item * + +Finalize RELEASE-NOTES. + +=item * + +Update ROADMAP. + +=item * + +Run C. + +=item * + +Push and pull from Transifex. + +Run: + + tx push -s + +to push the latest POT files to Transifex. Then run: + + ./tx-pull.sh + +which is a wrapper to pull the latest translated C<*.po> files. + +=item * + +Create new stable and development directories under +L. + +=item * + +Create the branch in git: + + git tag -a 1.XX.0 -m "Version 1.XX.0 (stable)" + git tag -a 1.YY.0 -m "Version 1.YY.0 (development)" + git branch stable-1.XX + git push origin tag 1.XX.0 1.YY.0 stable-1.XX + +=back + =head1 LIMITS =head2 PROTOCOL LIMITS -- 1.8.3.1