Playtest or Release Checklist

We'll assume the upstream openra repository is aliased to upstream.

Branching off a new stabilization branch while tagging a new playtest

• git fetch upstream
• git checkout -b prep-YYMM upstream/bleed
• git tag playtest-20yymmdd
• git push upstream playtest-20yymmdd HEAD
• git push upstream +HEAD:next

Tagging a new playtest during stabilization

• git fetch upstream
• git checkout -B prep-YYMM upstream/prep-YYMM
• git tag playtest-20yymmdd
• git push upstream playtest-20yymmdd
• git push upstream +HEAD:next

Tagging a release

• git fetch upstream
• git checkout -B prep-YYMM upstream/prep-YYMM
• git tag release-20yymmdd
• git push upstream release-20yymmdd
• git push upstream +HEAD:master

Warning: The current make version does not use the latest, but the first tag so we need an extra commit to separate last playtest and new release. Don't forget to update the branches. Travis will automatically start building and deploying the packages at GitHub releases.

• Update the Linux repositories at https://build.opensuse.org/project/show/games:openra

Announce

• Update the website with the news including the current playtest/release tags and the in-game notifier.
• Link it on Facebook which gets automatically aggregated at Twitter
• Copy the announcement on moddb which also updates IndieDB, but not Desura.
• Post it on reddit
• Post it on Google+