From 44c35c6f68beac02fcda8e1f13650d74f4224a91 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Taylor Hornby Date: Wed, 24 Jun 2020 12:21:42 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Change release instructions to block the release when dependencies are not updated and not postponed. --- doc/release-process.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md index 44d43364f..3bfec0b3a 100644 --- a/doc/release-process.md +++ b/doc/release-process.md @@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ Ensure that new performance metrics appear on that site. Update `src/chainparams.cpp` nMinimumChainWork with information from the getblockchaininfo rpc. +Check that dependencies are up-to-date or have been postponed: + +``` +$ ./qa/zcash/updatecheck.py +``` + +If there are updates that have not been postponed, review their changelogs +for urgent security fixes, and if there aren't any, postpone the update by +adding a line to `qa/zcash/postponed-updates.txt`. + ### Protocol Safety Checks: If this release changes the behavior of the protocol or fixes a serious