Dev:Release
From Synfig Studio :: Documentation
Basic process run-down, will fix up later:
Make sure the copyrights in README, the AUTHORS file and the about dialog list of contributors are up to date.
Bump version numbers and ETL/synfig dependencies in the configure.ac files.
Finalise the dates and SVN ids in NEWS.
svn export etl cd etl autoreconf -if ./configure make distcheck unp etl.tar.gz cd etl.tar ./configure make install svn export synfig cd synfig libtoolize --ltdl --copy -f autoreconf -if ./configure make distcheck unp synfig.tar.gz cd synfig.tar ./configure make install svn export synfigstudio cd synfigstudio autoreconf -if ./configure make distcheck unp synfigstudio.tar.gz cd synfigstudio.tar ./configure make install
Test installed stuff.
Write release notes based on the NEWS files.
Upload tarballs to sourceforge.
Ping Atrus/pxegeek to download the tarballs, build windows versions and upload them to sourceforge.
Post a release announcement on the website, sourceforge and get PaulWise (pabs) to update freshmeat and gnomefiles.org.
Send a short writeup to the folks at LWN.net.
Edit the roadmap page.
Celebrate with a nice $BEVERAGE_OF_CHOICE