Difference between revisions of "Yi/PreparingARelease"
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# Update the contributors list |
# Update the contributors list |
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# Prepare a source tarball |
# Prepare a source tarball |
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| + | # Prepare haddocked API html |
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| − | # Test it; in particular, make sure Yi can be installed |
+ | # Test it; in particular, make sure Yi can be cabal-installed easily. |
| − | # Have yi-devel people test it |
+ | # Have yi-devel people test it (as above) |
| + | # When ok, tag the version with release number and make corresponding tarball. |
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# Prepare release notes |
# Prepare release notes |
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| − | * release notes should be hosted on a server that can stand a bit of load; |
+ | #* release notes should be hosted on a server that can stand a bit of load; 0.2 release took down haskell.org because the Yi wiki page was posted on Reddit. There should at least be some buffer between what will endup in news and the wiki page. |
| − | * screenshots are nice, think of including one. |
+ | #* screenshots are nice, think of including one. |
| − | # Upload on Hackage |
+ | # Upload tarball on Hackage |
| + | # Upload doc (Hackage too?) |
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# post announce on haskell.org. Previous releases: |
# post announce on haskell.org. Previous releases: |
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| + | * http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2005-March/015615.html |
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* http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2007-May/019498.html |
* http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2007-May/019498.html |
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| + | * http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell/2008-January/020166.html |
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| + | * http://www.haskell.org/pipermail/haskell-cafe/2008-July/045547.html |
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Latest revision as of 10:13, 8 October 2008
Preparing a release for Yi is not as trivial as it seems: there are quite a few people interested, and screwing up is therefore not good :)
I advise the following steps:
- Make sure the quality is acceptable
- Update the contributors list
- Prepare a source tarball
- Prepare haddocked API html
- Test it; in particular, make sure Yi can be cabal-installed easily.
- Have yi-devel people test it (as above)
- When ok, tag the version with release number and make corresponding tarball.
- Prepare release notes
- release notes should be hosted on a server that can stand a bit of load; 0.2 release took down haskell.org because the Yi wiki page was posted on Reddit. There should at least be some buffer between what will endup in news and the wiki page.
- screenshots are nice, think of including one.
- Upload tarball on Hackage
- Upload doc (Hackage too?)
- post announce on haskell.org. Previous releases: