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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/ | ||
* | * 2020-05-25 Final Release '''6.3.0''' on https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/}} | ||
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== Kick-off == | == Kick-off == | ||
=== | === 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> | ||
* | * Review {{Path|NEWS}} for any features which should be announced. | ||
=== <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 | |||
* 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 === | ||
* | * Ensure correct [[#Versioning hints|version information]]. | ||
* | * Create hg tag in repository with release candidate version number. | ||
* Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes. | * Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes. | ||
* | * Verify <code>make dist</code> works. | ||
* | * Create [[Windows Installer]]. | ||
* | * Upload release candidates. | ||
* | * Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker. | ||
* | * Announce release candidate to discourse. | ||
== Final Release == | == Final Release == |