1 Checklist for releasing new versions of Dirac
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5 1.1 Compile with gcc under Linux with debug options on and remove all errors
6 and warnings (use ./configure --enable-debug)
8 1.2 Compile with icc under Linux with debug options and remove all errors
9 and warnings (use ./configure CXX=icc --enable-debug)
11 1.3 Compile with cl under Windows and MSYS with debug options
12 and remove all errors and warnings (use ./configure --enable-debug)
14 1.4 Compile with VC++ under Windows XP/2000 with debug options and remove all
19 2.1 Run make check with gcc and icc and cl makes.
21 2.2 Check that a) the Linux gcc decoder executable can decode the output of
22 the Windows VC++ encoder executable and the decoder output is the same as the
23 locally decoded encoder output; and b) the Windows VC++ decoder executable can
24 decode the output of the Linux gcc encoder executable and the decoder output
25 is the same as the locally decoded encoder output.
27 2.3 Check that diagnostics tool works
31 3.1 View the test picture results of make check and check that file sizes
32 and picture quality are 'reasonable'.
36 There is no need to inspect the code in detail as this should have been done as
37 part of the review process prior to being placed on the diracvideo Git
40 4.1 Run dos2unix on all test files to remove dos line-breaks.
42 4.2 Ensure that all new source files (.cpp, .c and .h) include the Id and
47 5.1 Check that the doxygen API docs build without error. Check that API
48 documents have been generated for any added executables or libraries.
50 5.2 Place the API docs on the website.
52 5.3 Update algorithm documentation if necessary and place on the website.
54 5.4 Produce READMEs for any added utilities or separate programs.
56 5.5 Update READMEs in the main dirac directory.
58 5.6 Check that the contributor database is up to date and that any code that is
59 to be released has been appropriately licensed.
61 5.7 Update NEWS with features added/bugs fixed in the release
63 Any changes resulting from these checks should be checked into the diracvideo
66 6. Creating and testing the Release
68 Once all the above checks have been successful, it is time to create the
71 6.1 Ensure that all files are committed into the diracvideo GIT repsitory.
73 6.2 Check out the latest code from the diracvideo GIT repository into
74 a new directory. This is to ensure that all modified/new files have been
77 6.3 Update the release id in configure.ac and commit the changes. Regenerate
78 the configure script (./bootstrap)
80 6.4 Compile and test the code again in this directory to ensure that all files
83 6.5 Create the distribution using 'make dist'.
85 6.6 Unpack the distribution and compile and test it (Steps 1 and 2) to ensure
86 that the release distribution has all the necessary files.
88 6.7 Ensure that all the documentation (new READMEs) are present in the release.
92 6.9 Tag all the files with the latest release tag
94 6.10 Repeat Steps 6.2 thru 6.6
96 6.11 Ensure that all mirror sites (e.g. Sourceforge.net/projects/dirac) are
99 6.11 Upload the distribution to Dirac downloads page on diracvideo.org and
100 Dirac project page on Sourceforge.
102 6.12 Recreate the Dirac Directshow filter if required and upload it to Dirac
103 downloads page on diracvideo.org and Dirac project page on Sourceforge
105 6.15 Announce the new release by sending an email to the Dirac announce mailing
106 list dirac-announce@lists.sourceforge.net
108 6.16 Update News on the diracvideo.org and Dirac project page on Sourceforge.
110 6.17 Update project page on www.freshmeat.net