Closes #1404

Author: dcwhite

README.md

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ For documentation, please see: http://sciinstitute.github.io/SCIRun/
 * Parallel make builds can be used as long the Boost target is built first, for example:
   - make -j4 Boost_external && make -j4
 
+### Tagging releases
+On an OSX system, run script `release.sh` in the `src` directory with the release name in format `alpha.XX` as a parameter.
+
 ### Questions and Answers
 For help, email the testing mailing list at [email protected].
 

src/release.sh

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# Called with a single parameter in the form "alpha.XX" or "beta.A"
 MINPARAMS=1
 
 if [ $# -lt "$MINPARAMS" ]
 then
   echo
-  echo "This script needs at least $MINPARAMS command-line arguments!"
+  echo "Called with a single parameter of the form \"alpha.XX\" or \"beta.A\""
+  echo
   exit 0
 fi
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ git checkout master
 rm LATEST_TAG.txt
 echo $VERSION >> LATEST_TAG.txt
 git add LATEST_TAG.txt
-echo "git commit -m \"Tagged release $VERSION\""
-echo "git push origin master"
-echo "git tag -a $VERSION -m \"Release $VERSION\""
-echo "git push --tags"
+git commit -m "Tagged release $VERSION"
+git push origin master
+git tag -a $VERSION -m "Release $VERSION"
+git push --tags