1 NOTES ON RELEASING NEW VERSION OF NAGIOSPLUG
5 . tools/devmode, if feeling adventurous
6 check compilation, check tinderbox screens
8 *** Prepare and commit files
10 Update AUTHORS if new members
11 Update configure.in, package.def and NP-VERSION-GEN with version
12 Run git2cl (get from http://josefsson.org/git2cl/):
14 commit BUGS NEWS configure.in package.def ChangeLog
16 *** Create new annotated tag
17 git tag -a release-1.4.14 -m release-1.4.14
19 *** Push the code and tag to origin
20 git push origin master
21 git push origin release-1.4.14
23 *** Checkout new version
24 rm -fr /tmp/monitoringlug
25 # If you need to checkout the tag, don't forget to "checkout master" later to
26 # get back to your development branch:
27 git checkout tags/release-1.4.14
28 # Beware: the trailing slash of --prefix is REQUIRED
29 git checkout-index --prefix=/tmp/monitoringlug/ -a
37 *** Upload generated tarball to sourceforge
38 sftp frs.sourceforge.net
39 SF username and password
43 SF -> Submit News about release. Make sure it is called "Monitoring Plugins" (with those caps)
44 Link to download at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=29880
45 Include contents of NEWS for this release
46 List all people on team involved.
47 Add acknowledgement to contributors
48 Submit. Get URL to news item
50 SF -> Admin -> File Releases
51 Add a release to nagiosplug and create a file release
54 Step 1: Add release notes pointing to news item
56 Step 3: *.tar.gz, Platform Independent, Source .gz
59 *** Announce new release
60 Send email to help, announce with the news text
61 Add a news item to https://monitoring-plugins.org