From 0c2c891c8f76d1fdb6efe763d35cd5bf75b9a9a7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl Worth Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:58:33 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document incrementing the micro version immediately after a release This is a cairo-like scheme where the version number is incremented both immediately before and immediately after a release. --- RELEASING | 18 +++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/RELEASING b/RELEASING index c72d051..330e5e3 100644 --- a/RELEASING +++ b/RELEASING @@ -47,9 +47,21 @@ Here are the steps to follow to create a new pixman release: change then there is further work to be done, (also described in configure.in). -5) Use "git commit" and "git push" to publish any changes made in steps - 3 and 4. +5) Use "git commit" record any changes made in steps 3 and 4. -6) Generate the final tar files with: +6) Generate the final tar files with make distcheck + + And publish the tar files to everywhere appropriate. + + Note: There's a "make release-publish" target to help with this + step, (creating the tar file and publishing it), but it depends on + getting gpg setup first. It's probably the right way to go in the + future, though. + +7) Increment pixman_micro to the next larger (odd) number in + configure.ac. Commit this change, and push all commits created + during this process. + +8) Send email announcements of the release to everywhere appropriate. -- 2.7.4