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7 curl release procedure - how to do a release
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10 in the source code repo
11 -----------------------
13 - edit `RELEASE-NOTES` to be accurate
15 - update `docs/THANKS`
17 - make sure all relevant changes are committed on the master branch
19 - tag the git repo in this style: `git tag -a curl-7_34_0`. -a annotates the
20 tag and we use underscores instead of dots in the version number.
22 - run "./maketgz 7.34.0" to build the release tarballs. It is important that
23 you run this on a machine with the correct set of autotools etc installed
24 as this is what then will be shipped and used by most users on *nix like
27 - push the git commits and the new tag
29 - gpg sign the 4 tarballs as maketgz suggests
31 - upload the 8 resulting files to the primary download directory
36 - edit `Makefile` (version number and date),
38 - edit `_newslog.html` (announce the new release) and
40 - edit `_changes.html` (insert changes+bugfixes from RELEASE-NOTES)
42 - commit all local changes
44 - tag the repo with the same tag as used for the source repo
46 - make sure all relevant changes are committed and pushed on the master branch
48 (the web site then updates its contents automatically)
53 - send an email to curl-users, curl-announce and curl-library. Insert the
54 RELEASE-NOTES into the mail.
59 - suitable beverage intake is encouraged for the festivities
61 curl release scheduling
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67 We do releases every 8 weeks on Wednesdays. If critical problems arise, we can
68 insert releases outside of the schedule or we can move the release date - but
71 Each 8 week release cycle is split in two 4-week periods.
73 - During the first 4 weeks after a release, we allow new features and changes
74 to curl and libcurl. If we accept any such changes, we bump the minor number
75 used for the next release.
77 - During the second 4-week period we do not merge any features or changes, we
78 then only focus on fixing bugs and polishing things to make a solid coming
84 Based on the description above, here are some planned release dates (at the
85 time of this writing):
87 - November 5, 2014 (version 7.39.0)