pgRouting 2.1.0 Release Process Checklist

This page hopefully documents that things that need to get done to make a product release.

TODO: If needed, add missing steps, and add details for how to do each step.

More ideas: https://github.com/postgis/postgis/blob/svn-trunk/HOWTO_RELEASE

• Hopefully the release goals have been set and completed
• Create/update the change log for Version 2.1.0
• Create/update the NEWS
• Edit doc/test/utilities-any.rest and update version numbers
• Edit doc/index.html.in and add new release to it, remove obsolete stuff
• Travis compiles and tests run (with gcc 4.6.3)

                   postGIS
      postgreSQL |  2.0  | 2.1 |
      -----------+-------+-----+
            9.1  |   ok  |  ok |
      -----------+-------+-----+
            9.2  |   ok  |  ok |
      -----------+-------+-----+
            9.3  |   ok  |  ok |
      -----------+-------+-----+
            9.4  |   ok  |  ok |

• Winnie compiles and tests run

  postGIS  2.1
  

                 | gcc481 | gcc48  |
      postgreSQL | 32 bit | 64 bit |
      -----------+--------+--------+
            9.3  |ok      | ok     | 
      -----------+--------+--------+
            9.4  |ok      | ok     | 
      -----------+--------+--------+

• Mac compiles and tests run

  postgreSQL 9.4, boost 1.98, postGIS OK
  

• CMakeLists.txt has been updated with the correct version number

• An appropriate tag has been created for this release

• alpha step

  • Tag in git as pgrouting-2.1.0-alpha1

    git tag -a -m "Create the pgrouting-2.1.0-alpha1 tag" pgrouting-2.1.0-alpha1

    git push --tags

  • Alpha Documentation has been build and pushed to gh-pages (also index.html has been modified)

  • send announcement to users and dev lists, ask for testers and feedback

  • got feedback

  • resolved issues

  • repeat alpha2...n as required

• beta step

  • Tag in git as pgrouting-2.1.0-beta1

    git tag -a -m "Create the pgrouting-2.1.0-beta1 tag" pgrouting-2.1.0-beta1

    git push --tags

  • send announcement to users and dev lists, ask for testers and feedback

  • got feedback

  • resolved issues

  • repeat beta2...n as required

• RCn step

  • Tag in git as pgrouting-2.1.0-RC1

    git tag -a -m "Create the pgrouting-2.1.0-RC1 tag" pgrouting-2.1.0-RC1

    git push --tags

  • send announcement to users and dev lists, ask for testers and feedback

  • got feedback

  • resolved issues

  • repeat RC2...n as required

• English documentation issues have being solved

• Edit VERSION to be "v2.1.0-0- master"

• clean .travis.yml

• Build and run final tests and verify version numbers

• Perform step 4 of Version Update Signatures ) cp build/lib/pgrouting--2_1.0.sig tools/sigs/pgrouting--2.1.0.sig git add tools/sigs/pgrouting--2.1.0.sig git commit -a -m 'Add the final version update signatures pgrouting--2.1.0.sig' git push

• Merge stable release into master and build and test here

• Push code and tag to github

• Documentation has been build and pushed to gh-pages (also index.html has been modified)

• The source tarball link from Github has been updated in the docs and on the download page

• Project website has been updated

• Upstream Linux distribution packagers have been notified

  • who ...

• Upstream Windows distribution packagers have been notified

  • Regina <lr (at) pcorp (dot) us>

• An announcement has been written, reviewed sent to -users, -dev, postgis-users, OSGeo-discuss, OSGeo-Announce mailing list.