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* 2021-05-11 Begin 6.3 Release Process
* 2021-05-11 Begin 6.3 Release Process
* 2021-05-18 First Release candidate '''6.2.9''' on https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/
* 2021-05-18 First Release candidate '''6.2.9''' on https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/
* 2021-05-25 Final Release '''6.3.0''' on https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/}}
* 2020-05-25 Final Release '''6.3.0''' on https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/}}


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== Kick-off ==
== Kick-off ==


=== <strike> Updates for gnulib </strike> ===
=== Updates for gnulib ===


<strike>For bug-fixing releases, changes to gnulib should only be done to fix known serious problems.  There were none for 6.3.</strike>
<strike>For bug-fixing releases, changes to gnulib should only be done to fix known serious problems.  There were none for 6.3.</strike>
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* <strike> Spell check documentation. </strike>
* <strike> Spell check documentation. </strike>
* <strike> Verify all formats (Info, HTML, PDF) build correctly. </strike>
* <strike> Verify all formats (Info, HTML, PDF) build correctly. </strike>
* <strike>For minor release, review Mercurial logs for any bugs fixed on stable and publish in {{Path|NEWS}} file</strike>
* Review {{Path|NEWS}} for any features which should be announced.
* <strike>Update installer {{Path|README.html}} file in MXE Octave.</strike>


=== <strike> Translations </strike> ===
=== <strike> Call for translations </strike> ===
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Is this job normally done for minor releases? NO, not normally done<p>
It not, we can remove this section? YES, I used strikethrough to indicate we don't need to do anything while leaving these comments in place


<strike>We don't normally update translation files for bug-fixing releases.</strike>
* Update language translation files (*.ts). (link here when available)
* Create issue report on Savannah as a centralized location for uploading files. (link here when available)
* Call for translations for GUI strings on discourse. (link here when available)
* Collect and push all translated files
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=== <code>make check</code> ===
=== <code>make check</code> ===
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=== Create new release candidate ===
=== Create new release candidate ===


* <strike>Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].</strike>
* Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]].
* <strike>Create hg tag in repository with release candidate version number.</strike>
* Create hg tag in repository with release candidate version number.
* Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes.
* Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes.
* <strike>Verify <code>make dist</code> works.</strike>
* Verify <code>make dist</code> works.
* <strike>Create [[Windows Installer]].</strike>
* Create [[Windows Installer]].
* <strike>Upload release candidates.</strike>
* Upload release candidates.
* <strike>Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker.</strike>
* Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker.
* <strike>Announce release candidate to discourse.</strike>
* Announce release candidate to discourse.


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