RELEASE.md

Release Howto for WinCompose

1. Ensure the version information is up to date

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Files to edit:

• src/build.config
• README.md (preemptively)

Make sure to run ./update-data.sh so that translations are up to date.

2. Build installer and portable versions

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Just run make in an MSYS2 shell. Building the Visual Studio solution will not be enough, as it only builds the installer.

3. Commit, tag and push

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4. Upload packages

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Create a new release on GitHub and upload the .exe and .zip files.

5. Update website for the automatic updater

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The queried URL is http://wincompose.info/status.txt

6. Advertise release on news websites

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• Portable Freeware (updates need to be requested in the forums)
• Softpedia (there is a “send us an update” button)