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