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# Release checklist
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## New feature release
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* Update `WhatsNew.txt`
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2022-09-28 02:03:26 +00:00
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* Bump version number to 2.EVEN.0:
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* `./build-scripts/update-version.sh 2 EVEN 0`
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* (spaces between each component of the version, and `EVEN` will be a real number in real life.
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* Run test/versioning.sh to verify that everything is consistent
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* Do the release
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## New bugfix release
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* Check that no new API/ABI was added
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* If it was, do a new feature release (see above) instead
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* Bump version number from 2.Y.Z to 2.Y.(Z+1) (Y is even)
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* `./build-scripts/update-version.sh 2 Y Z+1`
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* (spaces between each component of the version, and `Y` and `Z+1` will be real numbers in real life.
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2022-09-05 18:25:10 +00:00
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* Run test/versioning.sh to verify that everything is consistent
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* Do the release
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## After a feature release
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* Create a branch like `release-2.24.x`
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* Bump version number to 2.ODD.0 for next development branch
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* `./build-scripts/update-version.sh 2 ODD 0`
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* (spaces between each component of the version, and `ODD` will be a real number in real life.
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* Run test/versioning.sh to verify that everything is consistent
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## New development prerelease
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* Bump version number from 2.Y.Z to 2.Y.(Z+1) (Y is odd)
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* `./build-scripts/update-version.sh 2 Y Z+1`
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* (spaces between each component of the version, and `Y` and `Z+1` will be real numbers in real life.
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* Regenerate `configure`
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2022-09-05 18:25:10 +00:00
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* Run test/versioning.sh to verify that everything is consistent
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2022-05-03 14:16:11 +00:00
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* Do the release
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