From e1eb741e342ef25e510db6c06935afc4116abd74 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Wladimir J. van der Laan" Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 09:47:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] doc: Modernize steps to be followed after release Remove old references to sourceforge, add what actually should be done and provide some more details. --- doc/release-process.md | 60 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/release-process.md b/doc/release-process.md index c58838141..c5ead4199 100644 --- a/doc/release-process.md +++ b/doc/release-process.md @@ -156,24 +156,6 @@ repackage gitian builds for release as stand-alone zip/tar/installer exe ###Next steps: -* Code-sign Windows -setup.exe (in a Windows virtual machine using signtool) - Note: only Gavin has the code-signing keys currently. - -* upload builds to SourceForge - -* create SHA256SUMS for builds, and PGP-sign it - -* update bitcoin.org version - make sure all OS download links go to the right versions - -* update download sizes on bitcoin.org/_templates/download.html - -* update forum version - -* update wiki download links - -* update wiki changelog: [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Changelog](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Changelog) - Commit your signature to gitian.sigs: pushd gitian.sigs @@ -186,18 +168,50 @@ Commit your signature to gitian.sigs: ------------------------------------------------------------------------- -### After 3 or more people have gitian-built, repackage gitian-signed zips: +### After 3 or more people have gitian-built and their results match: -- Upload gitian zips to SourceForge +- Perform code-signing. + + - Code-sign Windows -setup.exe (in a Windows virtual machine using signtool) + + - Code-sign MacOSX .dmg + + Note: only Gavin has the code-signing keys currently. + +- Create `SHA256SUMS.asc` for builds, and PGP-sign it. This is done manually. + Include all the files to be uploaded. The file has `sha256sum` format with a + simple header at the top: + +``` +Hash: SHA256 + +0060f7d38b98113ab912d4c184000291d7f026eaf77ca5830deec15059678f54 bitcoin-x.y.z-linux.tar.gz +... +``` + +- Upload zips and installers, as well as `SHA256SUMS.asc` from last step, to the bitcoin.org server + +- Update bitcoin.org version + + - Make a pull request to add a file named `YYYY-MM-DD-vX.Y.Z.md` with the release notes + to https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/tree/master/_releases + ([Example for 0.9.2.1](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/master/_releases/2014-06-19-v0.9.2.1.md)). + + - After the pull request is merged, the website will automatically show the newest version, as well + as update the OS download links. Ping Saivann in case anything goes wrong - Announce the release: - - Add the release to bitcoin.org: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/tree/master/_releases - - Release sticky on bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=1.0 - Bitcoin-development mailing list - - Optionally reddit /r/Bitcoin, ... + - Update title of #bitcoin on Freenode IRC + + - Optionally reddit /r/Bitcoin, ... but this will usually sort out itself + +- Notify BlueMatt so that he can start building [https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin](the PPAs) + +- Add release notes for the new version to the directory `doc/release-notes` in git master - Celebrate