Re: [htdig-dev] Release this code! 3.2 is done!??!

[Dan L. <da...@la...>]

On 1 Mar 2005 at 13:02, Geoff Hutchison wrote:

> > 	Geoff: could you create a release tarball (and maybe create a 
> > document detailed how you generaly do this)
> 
> Such a document already exists. It's a little out-of-date (since it's 
> back in the days before SourceForge), but it's still pretty much 
> correct:
> 
> http://htdig.org/dev/checklist.html

I can do some of that, mostly test compiling on FreeBSD.  Do I have 
volunteers for other platforms?

From that list, there is a "Pre-Release Checklist" and a "Release 
Checklist".  Has the former been done yet?

If the "Pre-Release Checklist" has not been done, I have no clues 
about LeakTester, checker, purify, gprof.  Anyone?

> I'd also add (before tagging the CVS release)
> * Check copyright dates in maindocs/ README, and code to ensure they 
> include the current year.
> 
> And after adding the tar and diff to the /files directory, you'll also 
> need to:
> * Add tar and diff to SF.net release manager
> * Add NEWS item to SF.net project page
> 
> I think that's pretty much complete.
> 
> I'd be glad to help anyone going through the process to make sure 
> there's accurate, up-to-date documentation of what to do. But I 
> *really* think the more people who go through it, the better for the 
> project. If I'm the only one who does it and I'm hit by a bus or fall 
> off the map tomorrow, we're in trouble. :-)

cheers
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