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1 Release checklist.
2
3 : shell; THIS=1.5.2.3
4 : shell; PREV=1.5.2.2
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6 - The usual build/test, locally and on k.org private.
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8 - "git shortlog -s v$PREV..maint" and update .mailmap
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10 - Update Documentation/RelNotes/$THIS.txt, make sure RelNotes
11 points to it, update GIT-VERSION-GEN.
12
13 - Proofread RelNotes.
14
15 - Commit "GIT $THIS"; create signed tag v$THIS with "GIT
16 $THIS".
17
18 - Push to builder:
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20 : shell; git push builders tag $THIS
21 : shell; git push builders
22
23 - Build on builder; take resulting RPM tarball to k.org;
24
25 : builder; cd git.git
26 : builder; git checkout maint && Meta/DoKernelOrg maint
27 : builder; cd .. && scp $THIS.tar master.kernel.org:.
28
29 - Push to k.org private:
30
31 : shell; git push ko-private tag $THIS
32 : shell; git push ko-private
33
34 - Build on k.org:
35
36 : k.org; cd rpms && tar xf ../$THIS.tar
37 : k.org; cd ../git.git
38 : k.org; git checkout maint && Meta/DoKernelOrg maint
39
40 - Merge in 'maint' to 'master', and update the "stale" list of
41 documents in 'master':
42
43 : shell; git checkout master
44 : shell; git merge maint
45 : shell; edit Documentation/git.txt
46 : shell; git commit
47
48 - Push the results out:
49
50 : shell; git push ko tag $THIS
51 : shell; git push repo tag $THIS
52 : shell; git push ko
53 : shell; git push repo
54
55 - Extract the documentation on k.org:
56
57 : k.org; cd /pub/software/scm/git/docs
58 : k.org; mkdir v$THIS && cd v$THIS
59 : k.org; tar zxf ../../git-htmldocs-$THIS.tar.gz
60
61 - Prepare and send out the announce:
62
63 : shell; Meta/Announce maint $PREV
64
65 - Update Meta/MaintNotes and send it out (when releasing from
66 'master').