Release 2.2.0-rc.1 checklist

[evgueni-ovtchinnikov]

Release Checklist

VER=2.2.0-rc.1

1. Submodules (within SIRF)

• tag data
  • git submodule update # should not complain
  • cd data && git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER" && git push --tags && cd ..
  • git status # should not list data as modified

2. SIRF

• update CHANGES.md
• update NOTICE.txt
• update version numbers in SIRF/CMakeLists.txt
• update version numbers in the doc/UsersGuide.md etc
• run all demos
• run ctest
• git push
• check Travis
• run doxygen, check, send files for uploading and update the doxygen link on Wiki
• git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER"
• git push origin v$VER
• create release on https://github.com/CCPPETMR/SIRF/releases/new linked to the tag and copying all CHANGES.md since last release (as listed on https://github.com/CCPPETMR/SIRF/releases)

3. SuperBuild

• update CHANGES.md
• update NOTICE.txt
• update SIRF-Superbuild/version_config.cmake with new SIRF_TAG (and STIR_TAG etc if necessary)
• git push
• check Travis
• git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER"
• git push origin v$VER

4. Virtual Machine

• update version number in VM_version.txt
• update vb.name in vagrant/vagrantfile
• update CHANGES.md
• update NOTICE.txt
• git push
• vagrant up
• Virtualbox Guest Additions
• run first_run.sh script (gnome settings and zero-fill trick)
• check that the serial port is deselected.
• export the VM
• ctest on VM
• run all exercises (download data first)
• upload to website
• git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER"
• git push origin v$VER

5. SIRF-Exercises (already checked in VM)

• git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER"
• git push origin v$VER

6. SIRF-Contribs

• git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER"
• git push origin v$VER

7. Website

• add news flash

8. Announce

• Send email to CCP-PETMR-DEVEL@JISCMAIL.AC.UK; CCP-PETMR-USERS@JISCMAIL.AC.UK; add CCP-PETMR@JISCMAIL.AC.UK for final release

9. Tag wikis

• git clone https://github.com/CCPPETMR/SIRF.wiki.git; cd SIRF.wiki (or pull)
• git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER"
• git push origin v$VER
• git clone https://github.com/CCPPETMR/CCPPETMR_VM.wiki.git; cd CCPPETMR_VM.wiki (or pull)
• git tag -a v$VER -m "version $VER"
• git push origin v$VER