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HelenOS Release Process
Preparing the Release Files
- Use the script
tools/release.sh
to generate the release files - This script requires the environment variable
CROSS_PREFIX
to point to cross-toolchains for all architectures - Ideally all the cross-toolchains should be up to date (i.e. built using latest version of toolchain.sh)
Testing
- Test boot images produced by release script
- at the very least test all that can be emulated
- each image should boot up correctly
- ideally ieach image should run kernel tests (
# kcon / test *
to completion - note / create tickets for any issues found
- Run all unit tests
- unit test failure need not be a stopper for release
- note / create tickets for any issues found
Release notes
- Go through SCM logs and make sure Release Notes are complete and up to date
- If required, consult with enhancement authors
- Note any serious issues in this release (e.g. some platform not working)
Screenshots
If appropriate, update screenshots
- In the wiki Screenshots & Screencasts page
- On the about page
- Github preview (in the source code repository)
Ticket triage
- Triage bugs that are new or marked as targeted for this release
- If not considered a stopper, retarget tickets
What's new screencast
- Ideally a What's new screencast should be prepared
Bumping the version
- Update the version and codename in the
version
file and commit it - Tag the changeset with the release version and push the tag to github (
git push origin tagname
) - http://www.helenos.org/wiki/ReleaseChecklist
- Add a description of the release to https://github.com/HelenOS/helenos/releases
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Uploading the release files
- The release files should be uploaded to www.helenos.org/releases
- Links to the release files to be added to Download page
- Link to the latest ia-32 image to be added to the About page (main page)
Spreading the word
- Update main page www.helenos.org
- Update the topic of the #helenos channel at irc.freenode.org
- helenos-devel@…
- https://twitter.com/HelenOSorg
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/helenos/
- https://www.reddit.com/r/microkernel/
- https://www.root.cz/ (in Czech)
Note:
See TracWiki
for help on using the wiki.