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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/}} | ||
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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> | ||
* For minor release, review Mercurial logs for any bugs fixed on stable and publish in {{Path|NEWS}} file | * <strike>For minor release, review Mercurial logs for any bugs fixed on stable and publish in {{Path|NEWS}} file</strike> | ||
* <strike>Update installer {{Path|README.html}} file in MXE Octave.</strike> | |||
=== <strike> Translations </strike> === | === <strike> Translations </strike> === | ||
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=== Create new release candidate === | === Create new release candidate === | ||
* 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.</strike> | ||
* Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes. | * Verify <code>make distcheck</code> passes. | ||
* 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.</strike> | ||
== Final Release == | == Final Release == | ||
Latest revision as of 17:04, 6 June 2021
Timeline (tentative)
- 2021-05-11 Begin 6.3 Release Process
- 2021-05-18 First Release candidate 6.2.9 on https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/octave/
- 2021-05-25 Final Release 6.3.0 on https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/octave/
- Please use
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Kick-off[edit]
Updates for gnulib [edit]
For bug-fixing releases, changes to gnulib should only be done to fix known serious problems. There were none for 6.3.
Bugs that should be fixed before the release[edit]
Review documentation[edit]
The following is all we should need to do for a minor release.
Grammar check documentation.Spell check documentation.Verify all formats (Info, HTML, PDF) build correctly.For minor release, review Mercurial logs for any bugs fixed on stable and publish in NEWS fileUpdate installer README.html file in MXE Octave.
Translations [edit]
We don't normally update translation files for bug-fixing releases.
make check[edit]
- Verify
make checkis passing on all buildbot combinations of OS and compilers. - Compiling with
-fsanitize=undefined,--enable-address-sanitizer-flagsto check for memory leaks. Use other toolscppcheck, etc.
Create new release candidate[edit]
Ensure correct version information.Create hg tag in repository with release candidate version number.- Verify
make distcheckpasses. Verifymake distworks.Create Windows Installer.Upload release candidates.Add release candidate version to Savannah bug tracker.Announce release candidate to discourse.
Final Release[edit]
Update version information[edit]
- Ensure correct version information.
- Create hg tag in repository with release version number.
- Update NEWS (final release date).
- Update CITATION (version, year, URL).
- Update org.octave.Octave.appdata.xml (version number and release date).
- Update Savannah bug tracker version info.
- Update Savannah bug tracker: OPEN bugs marked as WON'T FIX should be marked as CONFIRMED (or more appropriate) for the final release.
- Remove release candidate versions from Savannah.
Announce final release[edit]
- Octave mailing-lists
- Octave web site (https://hg.octave.org/web-octave)
- Steps documented in this changeset.
- Upload documentation (manual HTML + PDF octave.org/doc and version in octave.org/.htaccess, Doxygen octave.org/doxygen, NEWS)
- This wiki
- Template:Release = 9.1.0
- Template:Release Date = March 14, 2024
- Template:Release Year = 2024
Post-Release[edit]
- Update version info in configure.ac on stable branch and merge with default version information.
Versioning hints[edit]
Read
etc/HACKING.md carefully!!- Update configure.ac:
AC_INITOCTAVE_API_VERSIONOCTAVE_MAJOR/MINOR/PATCH_VERSIONOCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE
- Update libtool versioning:
- liboctave/module.mk
%canon_reldir%_%canon_reldir%_current - libinterp/module.mk
%canon_reldir%_liboctinterp_current - libgui/module.mk
%canon_reldir%_liboctgui_current
- liboctave/module.mk