- update the version number everywhere it's needed
· configure.ac
· extras/package/macosx/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
+ · extras/package/macosx/Info.plist
· 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 milestones info on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc
- Add a note about the matching contrib package in INSTALL.win32
* 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