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[ Note: this howto is probably useful to core vlc developers only ]
Release HOWTO
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+ -------------
* Tests : compilation, regression tests ...
* Changes on the svn repository
-
- - update the version number everywhere it's needed
- · configure.ac (rerun autoconf)
- · vlc.spec
- · ipkg/control (does this still work ?)
- · debian/changelog
+ - update the version number everywhere it's needed
+ · configure.ac
· extras/MacOSX/vlc.pbprj/project.pbxproj
· extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.string
- - update the ChangeLog and NEWS files, as well as the Trac database
- · ./toolbox --changelog
+ - update the ChangeLog and NEWS files, as well as the Trac database
+ · LANG=C svn log -v -r '{YYYY-12-31}:{YYYY-01-01}' >! ChangeLog
· read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
· update the milestones info on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc
- - update debian/changelog
+ - Add a note about the matching contrib package in INSTALL.win32
* Commit
* Tarballs (Use a clean tree !!!)
-
- - make the VLC tar.gz and tar.bz2 files with `make dist'.
+ - Use 'make distcheck' to make sure all files are exported
+ correctly
- copy the tar.gz and tar.bz2 file on ftp.videolan.org in
- /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/vlc-X.X.X/
+ /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/
- generate md5 hashes of these files
- * BeOS Packages
+ * Contribs
+ - Put a copy of the libraries or svn 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
- builder: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/beos-compile.html
- # add the .zip files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/vlc-X.X.X/beos/
+ * BeOS Packages
+ Information on building: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/beos-compile.html
+ Build in the "buildbeos" chroot on altair.
+ # add the .zip files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/beos/
* Win32 Packages
-
make the packages using the nightly builds configure/options/...
- add the .zip and .exe files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/vlc-X.X.X/win32/
+ 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/
+
+ * OS X packages
+ At the moment, only FK can do them (so they can be compatible with OS X 10.2)
+ Later: on the G5
* Commit changes ... it never works the first time
* "Tag" the release
- svn cp svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/trunk svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
- or
- svn mv svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/branches/X.X.X svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
+ svn cp svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/trunk svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
+ or
+ svn mv svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/branches/X.X.X svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
- * Update the website
+ * Move /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/X.X.X
+ - Update the "latest" symlink
+ * Update the website
- edit the /index.php /vlc/*.php pages
- add a news item to news.msg
* 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 instantaneaous
- * Announce on www.freshmeat.net
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+ * 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 (ie Stable)
- the update can take several hours
* Announce on VersionTracker
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- ask Meuuh
* Announce email
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- write something along the lines of previous releases
- post in videolan-announce (moderated), vlc et vlc-devel
- add a sticky thread in the "General VLC media player discussion" forum
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