2 [ Note: this howto is probably useful to core vlc developers only ]
7 * Tests : compilation, regression tests ...
9 * Changes on the svn repository
11 - update the version number everywhere it's needed
12 · configure.ac (rerun autoconf)
14 · ipkg/control (does this still work ?)
16 · extras/MacOSX/vlc.pbprj/project.pbxproj
17 · extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.string
18 - update the ChangeLog and NEWS files, as well as the Trac database
19 · ./toolbox --changelog
20 · read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
21 · update the milestones info on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc
22 - update debian/changelog
26 * Tarballs (Use a clean tree !!!)
28 - make the VLC tar.gz and tar.bz2 files with `make dist'.
29 - copy the tar.gz and tar.bz2 file on ftp.videolan.org in
30 /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/vlc-X.X.X/
31 - generate md5 hashes of these files
35 builder: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/beos-compile.html
36 # add the .zip files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/vlc-X.X.X/beos/
40 make the packages using the nightly builds configure/options/...
41 add the .zip and .exe files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/vlc-X.X.X/win32/
43 * Commit changes ... it never works the first time
46 svn cp svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/trunk svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
48 svn mv svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/branches/X.X.X svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
52 - edit the /index.php /vlc/*.php pages
53 - add a news item to news.msg
55 * Announce on www.gnome.org
57 - click on "Get more software"
58 - click on "Edit an existing map entry"
59 - look for the 'vlc' package
60 - update the version number and other info and submit
61 - the change is instantaneaous
63 * Announce on www.freshmeat.net
65 - you need a freshmeat account
66 - go to http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/vlc/
67 - click on the release's branch (ie Stable)
68 - chose "add release" in the dropdown menu
69 - fill out all the info and submit
70 - the update can take several hours
72 * Announce on VersionTracker
78 - write something along the lines of previous releases
79 - post in videolan-announce (moderated), vlc et vlc-devel
80 - add a sticky thread in the "General VLC media player discussion" forum