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[ Note: this howto is probably useful to core vlc developers only ]
Release HOWTO
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- * Tests préalables (compilation, regression test, etc.) (on ne rit pas)
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- * Opérations sur la repository
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- - générer un timestamp de release (par exemple avec 822-date)
- - updater le numéro de version partout où c'est nécessaire
- · configure.ac.in (relancer autoconf)
- · vlc.spec
- · ipkg/control
- · debian/changelog
- · extras/MacOSX/vlc.pbprj/project.pbxproj
- · extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.string
- - mettre à jour les ChangeLog et la TODO list pour ceux qui auraient
- étourdiment oublié de l'updater à chaque commit
- - updater le numéro de version et le timestamp dans :
- · vlc.spec
- · ChangeLog
- · debian/changelog
- - updater debian/changelog (laissez faire sam si vous ne savez pas
- comment faire)
+ -------------
+
+ * Tests: compilation, regression tests ...
+
+ * Changes on the git repository
+ - update the version number everywhere it's needed
+ · configure.ac
+ - 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
+ - Increase the libvlccore and libvlc revisions in src/Makefile.am
+ _if_and_only_if_ the ABI number has not been increased instead, in
+ which case the revision goes back to zero.
* Commit
- * Tarballs
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- - créer le tar.gz du vlc avec `make dist'.
- - copier le tar.gz sur brahma, dans /opt/ftp/pub/vlc/XXX/
- - si les répertoires créés ne sont pas en g+w, corriger cela
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- * Packages Debian
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- mv vlc-XXX.tar.gz vlc_XXX.orig.tar.gz
- tar xvzf vlc_XXX.orig.tar.gz
- cd vlc-XXX
- dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot
- if [ $LOGNAME = sam ]; then debupload ../*XXX*; fi
- # copier les fichiers créés sur brahma, dans /opt/ftp/pub/vlc/XXX/deb/
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- * Packages RPM
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- rpm -ta vlc-XXX.tar.gz
- # copier les fichiers créés sur brahma, dans /opt/ftp/pub/vlc/XXX/rpm/
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- * Packages BeOS
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- builder: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/beos-compile.html
- # copier les .zip créés sur brahma, dans /opt/ftp/pub/vlc/XXX/beos/
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- * Packages Win32
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- # aller sur vthr
- tar xvzf vlc-XXX.tar.gz
- cd vlc-XXX
- configure-win32 --enable-release --disable-gtk --disable-sdl
- make
- make package-win32
- # copier le .exe créé sur brahma, dans /opt/ftp/pub/vlc/XXX/win32/
-
- * Commit (ben oui, faut pas croire que tout aura marché du premier coup)
-
- * Tag, selon le schéma v0_2_92 pour 0.2.92
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- * Update sur le web
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- - le web se trouve dans /var/www/www.videolan.org/
- - éditer vlc/download.html pour mettre à jour les tarballs
- - éditer news.msg pour mettre une petite bafouille sur la release, en
- s'inspirant des releases précédentes et du changelog quand on n'a pas
- d'idées
-
- * Annonce sur www.gnome.org
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- - cliquer à gauche sur "Get more software"
- - cliquer sur "Edit an existing map entry"
- - rentrer 'vlc' comme nom de package
- - mettre à jour le numéro de version et d'éventuels détails, et submit
- - l'update est instantanée
-
- * Annonce sur www.freshmeat.net
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- - il faut avoir un compte sur freshmeat
- - aller sur http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/vlc/
- - cliquer sur la branche de la release, par exemple Ourumov
- - choisir "add release" dans le menu déroulant
- - remplir tout le bazar, et submit
- - l'update peut mettre plusieurs heures
-
- * Annonce sur VersionTracker
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- - demander à Meuuh pour le moment
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- * Mail d'annonce
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- - s'inspirer du format des annonces précédentes
- - poster dans videolan-announce, vlc et vlc-devel
+ * Tarballs (Use a clean tree !!!)
+ - Use 'make distcheck' to make sure all files are exported
+ correctly
+ - copy the tar.xz file on ftp.videolan.org in
+ /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/
+ - 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
+ - Put the relevant win32 contrib package
+ - Update developers.v.o/vlc and www.v.o/vlc/download-sources.html
+
+ * BeOS Packages
+ Information on building: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/beos-compile.html
+ Configure with --enable-update-check
+ 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
+ (c.f. Tarballs)
+
+ * Win32 Packages
+ make the packages using the nightly builds configure/options/... , don't
+ forget --enable-update-check
+ don't forget to test the installer and uninstaller (the first 0.8.4
+ 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
+ (c.f. Tarballs)
+
+ * OS X packages
+ Information on compilation: wiki.videolan.org/OSXCompile
+ configure with --enable-update-check
+ compile the source on both a PowerPC and an Intel-based Mac. Don't try to
+ cross-compile for either platform. Don't forget the framework.
+ use extras/package/macosx/ub.sh to create a Universal Binary. Test it on
+ PowerPC and Intel-based Macs.
+ add the .dmg files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/macosx/
+ Nomenclature is vlc-X.X.X-$(PLATFORM).dmg respectively
+ 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
+ (c.f. gpg --sign --detach --armor)
+
+ * Commit changes ... it never works the first time
+
+ * "Tag" the release
+
+ git tag -a -m "VLC Release VERSION" <VERSION>
+ (Create an annotated tag, you can skip -a if you used -m)
+ git push origin <VERSION>
+
+ (You are advised to play with it on the sandrox.git if you feel
+ uncomfortable)
+
+ * Move /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X to
+ /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/X.X.X
+ - At first block access to this directory by http or ftp. Only authorize
+ rsync.
+ This is to avoid leak as some journalists and forums seem to watch the ftp.
+ - Update the "latest" symlink
+
+ * 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
+
+ * 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 (see http://mirrors.videolan.org/release.html)
+
+ * Update the wiki
+ - edit http://wiki.videolan.org/Template:VLC:latest_version
+ - put the respective NEWS page to wiki.videolan.org/Changelog/X.X.X
+ - announce the release on the Main Page
+
+ * Announce on www.gnome.org
+ - click on "Get more software"
+ - click on "Edit an existing map entry"
+ - look for the 'vlc' package
+ - update the version number and other info and submit
+ - the change is instantaneous
+
+ * Announce on www.freshmeat.net (let sam do it)
+ - you need a freshmeat account
+ - go to http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/vlc/
+ - click on the release's branch (i.e. Stable)
+ - chose "add release" in the drop-down menu
+ - fill out all the info and submit
+ - the update can take several hours
+
+ * Announce on VersionTracker
+ - ask Meuuh
+
+ * 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
+ 'git shortlog -s PREVIOUS_VERSION..VERSION'
+ And to add git diff --stat PREVIOUS_VERSION..VERSION if it's relevant.
+ You can play a bit with git to show the piece of information that may be
+ interesting.
+ - add a sticky thread in the "General VLC media player discussion" forum
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