How to build a Koha release -- list of reminders for RMs
Update and document the translations
Install and test the translations
Upload the translations to translate.koha.org
Update the release notes (look at git logs for
major improvements)
Alter the VERSION string in Makefile.PL and comment
out VERSION_FROM
run perl Makefile.PL and then make manifest tardist
Sign, MD5 the release, upload:
put the tarball its own dir
run the following
$ md5sum * >koha-3.00.00-alpha.tar.gz.MD5
$ gpg --clearsign koha-3.00.00-alpha.tar.gz.MD5
$ cat koha-3.00.00-alpha.tar.gz.MD5.asc
$ gpg --detach-sign koha-3.00.00-alpha.tar.gz
$ scp * download.koha.org
Tag the Release:
From a clone of the RM repo, run:
$ git tag -a -m "version 3.00.00 beta" v3.00.00-beta
$ git push --tags
From the gitweb repo, issue:
$ git fetch --tags
* update the website, trigger the change
* email the list
