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[vlc] / doc / release-howto.txt

diff --git a/doc/release-howto.txt b/doc/release-howto.txt
index fc7bf4d6c408f88723c30b9f21345e9393bb1ee5..3961380bb6b30a054d7a7d2c904bbb0343ca97df 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/release-howto.txt
+++ b/doc/release-howto.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,8 @@
  * Changes on the git repository
    - update the version number everywhere it's needed
      · configure.ac
-     · extras/package/macosx/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
-     · extras/package/macosx/plugin/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
-     · extras/package/macosx/plugin/Info.plist
-     · extras/package/macosx/plugin/InstallerInfo.plist
-     · extras/package/macosx/vlc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj 
-   - update the ChangeLog and NEWS files, as well as the Trac database:
-        LANG=C git log --since="01-01" --until="12-31" >! ChangeLog
-   - read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
+   - update the NEWS files, as well as the Trac database.
+     read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
    - update the milestones info on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc
    - Add a note about the matching contrib package in INSTALL.win32
    - Update OpenGPG key embedded in include/vlc_update.h if needed
@@ -28,10 +22,10 @@
  * Tarballs (Use a clean tree !!!)
   - Use 'make distcheck' to make sure all files are exported
     correctly
-  - copy the tar.bz2 file on ftp.videolan.org in
+  - copy the tar.xz file on ftp.videolan.org in
     /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/
-  - generate SHA1 plus md5 hashes and gpg signature of these files
-    (use gpg --sign --detach --armor)
+  - generate SHA, MD5 hashes and OpenPGP signature of these files
+    (use sha*sum --binary, md5sum --binary, gpg --sign --detach --armor)
 
  * Contribs
   - Put a copy of the libraries or git snapshot in vlc-X.X.X/contrib
@@ -44,7 +38,7 @@
     Build in the "buildbeos" chroot on altair.
     # add the .zip files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/beos/
     generate md5 plus SHA1 hashes and gpg signature of these files
-    (use gpg --sign --detach --armor)
+    (c.f. Tarballs)
 
  * Win32 Packages
     make the packages using the nightly builds configure/options/... , don't
@@ -53,7 +47,7 @@
     uninstaller was broken ... kind of suxxs)
     add the .zip and .exe files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/win32/
     generate md5 plus SHA1 hashes and gpg signature of these files
-    (use gpg --sign --detach --armor)
+    (c.f. Tarballs)
 
  * OS X packages
     Information on compilation: wiki.videolan.org/OSXCompile
@@ -67,7 +61,7 @@
      vlc-plugin-X.X.X-$(PLATFORM).dmg and vlckit-X.X.X-$(PLATFORM).dmg. 
     Don't put any platform for the UB package.
     generate md5 plus SHA1 hashes and gpg signature of these files
-     (use gpg --sign --detach --armor)
+     (c.f. gpg --sign --detach --armor)
 
  * Commit changes ... it never works the first time
 
@@ -90,17 +84,18 @@
  * Update the website
   - edit the /index.php /vlc/*.php pages
   - add a news item to news.msg
+  - update the front page OS dependant screenshots if the interface changed.
 
  * "Check for updates" functionality
   - add /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/X.X.X/vlc-X.X.X-announce
-  - edit update.videolan.org/vlc/status.xml
+  - edit update.videolan.org/vlc/status
 
  * Mirrors
   - Forwarn the mirror admins
   - Update the list of files for the mirror check 
      (/var/www/local/mirrors.v.o/files)
   - Disable mirrors which haven't synced yet and possibly ganesh if there are
-    enough other mirrors
+    enough other mirrors (see http://mirrors.videolan.org/release.html)
 
  * Update the wiki
   - edit http://wiki.videolan.org/Template:VLC:latest_version
@@ -125,7 +120,7 @@
  * Announce on VersionTracker
   - ask Meuuh
 
- * Announce email
+ * Announce email and forum topic
   - write something along the lines of previous releases
   - post in videolan-announce (moderated), vlc et vlc-devel
     You are advised to add the author list for this version using