5.0.0 Release TasksEdit
Update gnulib to latest version
- Must occur first as it could resolve existing, or create new, bug reports
Done. You should run bootstrap in the source tree after updating to the new gnulib version.
- Completion Date: 12/13/2018
File bug reports for all outstanding bugs known, but not reported
Put out a general call for reports on Octave-Maintainers and Octave-Help list
- Completion Date: 12/20/2018
Review patch tracker/bug list for any patches submitted that may be included before release
- Completion Date: 12/20/2018
Identify Bugs which *must* be fixed prior to release
- Review bugs on tracker for possible inclusion in list
Review bugs and update to correct category, such as Patch submitted
- Completion Date: 12/31/18
- Clear all bugs identified as must-fix
- Completion Date:
- GPL License activities
Update Copyright statements for all source controlled files
- Update dates in any other locations (launch message, citation, MXE files, etc.)
- Add any new contributors to contributors.in
- Completion Date:
- WON'T DO
Style-check code base
- This will produce lots of whitespace changes, but no behavior changes
- Must occur after patches have been added since whitespace changes can prevent patches from applying
- m-file style check. Completion Date:
C++ style check. Completion Date:
Run lint checker on code base
Possibilities include compiling with -fsanitize=undefined and running 'make check', cppcheck, etc.
PVS static analyzer results PVS static analyzer - 5.0 Release
clang static analyzer results #55400
Compile with -fsanitize=undefined and run 'make check'
- Completion Date: 1/17/19
- Verify 'make check' is passing on all buildbot combinations of OS and compilers
- Start discussion on octave-maintainers list about which failing tests must be fixed
- Identify and fix any tests determined critical in step above
- Completion Date:
Compile and run Octave test suite with --enable-address-sanitizer-flags to check for memory leaks
- Results posted to bug report: #55415
Memory leak in graphics subsystem #55287
- Completion Date: 1/18/19
Review documentation
Grammar check documentation so that it conforms to Octave standards
- Spell check documentation
- Verify no functions missing from manual
- Verify deprecated functions removed from "see also" links
- Verify all formats (Info, HTML, pdf) build correctly
- Review NEWS for any features which should be announced
Update major version number in "@subtitle Edition XXX" in octave.texi
- Completion Date: 12/23/18
Localization and Internationalization
- Update language translation files (*.ts)
- Create issue report on Savannah as a centralized location for uploading files
- Submit call for translations for GUI strings
Push translations provided by translators
- Completion Date: 1/16/19
Update shared library and oct file API version numbers
- Increment oct file API version number (configure.ac:OCTAVE_API_VERSION, increment number and drop "+" suffix)
Increment libtool versioning (liboctave/module.mk:%canon_reldir%_%canon_reldir%_current, libinterp/module.mk:%canon_reldir%_liboctinterp_current, libgui/module.mk:%canon_reldir%_liboctgui_current)
- Completion Date: 1/23/19
Verify build process and create release candidates
Update configure.ac with new version information
Update AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION, OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE
Verify 'make distcheck' passes
Create release candidate
'make dist'
hg tag repository with release candidate ID
For Windows, create installer Windows Installer
Upload release candidate
Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker
Announce release candidate to Octave-Maintainers, Octave-Help, on web page
Repeat release candidate cycle until clean
- Completion Date: 2/25/2019
- Final Release
Update version information
Update configure.ac (AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION, OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE)
Update NEWS (final release date)
Update CITATION (version, year, URL)
Update org.octave.Octave.appdata.xml (version number and release date)
hg tag repository with release version number
merge default onto stable to become the current stable release
Savannah bug tracker version info
- add new release version to bug tracker
remove release candidate versions from bug tracker
- Announce final release on
- Octave mailing lists
- Octave web site
This wiki
- Completion Date:
Post-Release
Update configure.ac (AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION) to next release cycle
Update oct file API version number (configure.ac:OCTAVE_API_VERSION, add "+" suffix)
Remove all deprecated functions (either OCTAVE_DEPRECATED in C++ or scripts/deprecated for m-files) scheduled for deletion in default branch
- Move NEWS file to backup in etc/NEWS.X
Create new NEWS file
- Completion Date: 2/25/19