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authorPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2006-11-24 17:03:50 +0000
committerPeter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>2006-11-24 17:03:50 +0000
commit8c1ce4559d1887cec389085191acbdc6b145c7c6 (patch)
treef1890b31bbf07c2bedfdcae2c87b2cd13031afb1
parentd2b694d825ce13bd87d6f76be040466de34f3787 (diff)
downloadpostgresql-8c1ce4559d1887cec389085191acbdc6b145c7c6.tar.gz
Separate release preparation jobs for all releases and for major releases
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diff --git a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
index 4e43f3ce36..15f26b6323 100644
--- a/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
+++ b/src/tools/RELEASE_CHANGES
@@ -1,33 +1,47 @@
-
-* Major/minor release version number changes
+For All Releases (major, minor, beta, RC)
+================
+
+* Release version number changes
o doc/bug.template
o bump Win32 interface version numbers
- src/include/pg_config.h.win32
- src/interfaces/libpq/libpq.rc.in
- src/port/win32ver.rc
o update doc/FAQ and doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
- o bump library versions for _major_ releases
- - src/interfaces/*/Makefile
- - src/interfaces/*/*/Makefile
o copy FAQs from HEAD to top-most branch
o configure.in, and run autoconf or update configure (by packager)
-* Beta and Release Candidate (RC) changes
- o doc/bug.template
- o src/include/pg_config.h.win32
- o configure.in, and run autoconf or update configure (by packager)
-
* Release notes
o scan cvs logs, use pgcvslog and flags in comments
o update doc/src/sgml/release.sgml
o run spellchecker on result
+ o add SGML markup
+
+* Update timezone data to match latest zic database (see src/timezone/README)
+
+* Translation updates
+ Translations are kept in the project "pgtranslation" on PgFoundry.
+ 1. Check out the messages module (of the right branch).
+ 2. Check out the admin module.
+ 3. Run "sh .../admin/cp-po .../messages .../pgsql
+ 4. Commit.
+
+
+For Major Releases
+==================
+(in addition to the above)
+
+* Bump library versions, if appropriate (see below)
+ o src/interfaces/*/Makefile
+ o src/interfaces/*/*/Makefile
+
+* Release notes
o check that dashed items from the TODO list are complete
o remove dashed TODO items
o group items into categories
o select major features
o select incompatibilities
o add documenation for items
- o add SGML markup
* Documentation
document all new features
@@ -40,17 +54,8 @@
update ports list in doc/src/sgml/installation.sgml
update platform-specific FAQ's, if needed
-* Update timezone data to match latest zic database (see src/timezone/README)
-
* Update inet/cidr data types with newest Bind patches
-* Translation updates
- Translations are kept in the project "pgtranslation" on PgFoundry.
- 1. Check out the messages module (of the right branch).
- 2. Check out the admin module.
- 3. Run "sh .../admin/cp-po .../messages .../pgsql
- 4. Commit.
-
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