5.0.0 Release Checklist: Difference between revisions

Update checklist for 5.1.0 release.
(updated API and shared library versions)
(Update checklist for 5.1.0 release.)
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#** Update AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION, OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE
#** Update AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION, OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE
#* <strike> Verify 'make distcheck' passes </strike>
#* <strike> Verify 'make distcheck' passes </strike>
#* Create release candidate
#* <strike>Create release candidate </strike>
#** 'make dist'
#** <strike>'make dist' </strike>
#** hg tag repository with release candidate ID
#** <strike>hg tag repository with release candidate ID </strike>
#** For Windows, create installer [[Windows Installer]]
#** <strike>For Windows, create installer [[Windows Installer]] </strike>
#** Upload release candidate
#** <strike>Upload release candidate </strike>
#** Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker
#** <strike>Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker </strike>
#** Announce release candidate to Octave-Maintainers, Octave-Help, on web page
#** <strike>Announce release candidate to Octave-Maintainers, Octave-Help, on web page </strike>
#** Repeat release candidate cycle until clean
#** <strike>Repeat release candidate cycle until clean </strike>
#: Completion Date:
#: Completion Date: 2/25/2019
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# Final Release
# Final Release
#* Update version information
#* Update version information
#** Update configure.ac (AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION, OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE)
#** <strike> Update configure.ac (AC_INIT, OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION, OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION, OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE) </strike>
#** Update NEWS (final release date)
#** Update NEWS (final release date)
#** <strike>Update CITATION (version, year, URL)</strike>
#** <strike>Update CITATION (version, year, URL)</strike>
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#** add new release version to bug tracker
#** add new release version to bug tracker
#** remove release candidate versions from bug tracker
#** remove release candidate versions from bug tracker
#* Announce final release on Octave mailing lists and web site
#* Announce final release on
#** Octave mailing lists
#** Octave web site
#** <strike> This wiki </strike>
#: Completion Date:
#: Completion Date:
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