From 1ad4e0dc86235dcd232c2b2a23cdfeba00c98195 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Vladimir Prus <ghost@cs.msu.su>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 08:51:20 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Update release procedure

[SVN r34619]
---
 v2/release_procedure.txt | 57 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/v2/release_procedure.txt b/v2/release_procedure.txt
index 3ac8d802b..7d225a349 100644
--- a/v2/release_procedure.txt
+++ b/v2/release_procedure.txt
@@ -3,29 +3,27 @@
 
 [ Must be done from a Unix shell ]
 
-
-
 0. Look for all issues for current milestone in the tracker. Close the fixed one,
    if not already closed. Move to a later milestone, or fix all the unfixed
    ones.
 
    Make sure that "bjam --version" output is correct. Update version string if
    needed. Update bjam version and the version check is necessary.  
-   Check the download locations in "index_v2.html". Check that "last modified"
+   Check the download locations in "index.html". Check that "last modified"
    strings in docs are correct.
 
 1. Make sure you don't have any local modification, and tag the CVS tree with 
-   Milestone_X tag.
+   Milestone_X tag. Be sure to tag both Boost.Build and Boost.Jam sources.
   
 2. Run
 
-   cvs -d :ext:<your_user_name>@cvs.boost.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost co -r
-   Milestone_X -P -d  boost-build boost/tools/build
+   cvs -d :ext:<your_user_name>@boost.cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/boost co -r
+   Milestone_X -P -d  boost-build boost/tools
 
    Note: it turns out that anonymous CVS access uses some backup server, which
    is not up-to-date.
 
-3. Go to "boost-build/v2" directory.
+3. Go to "boost-build/build/v2" directory.
 
 4. Run "./roll.sh". This will create "boost-build.zip" and
    "boost-build.tar.bz2" in parent directory, and also upload
@@ -33,18 +31,45 @@
 
 5. Unpack "boost-build.tar.bz2", and build jam.
 
-6. Go to "test" and copy "test-config.jam.in" to "test-config.jam". Run gcc
-   tests:
-      python test_all.py gcc
+6. Go to "test" and copy "test-config-example.jam" to "test-config.jam".
+   If you're not ghost, edit test-config.jam to specify all the right paths.
+   Run gcc tests:
+
+      python test_all.py gcc --extras
 
 7. Build all projects in examples-v2, using the bjam binary created at step 4.
    Note: "threading=multi" might be needed to build QT examples.
 
-8. Announce the release, etc.
-
-9. Update the "next milestone query" in the tracker.
-
-10. Login to SF and update the current-release redirects in .htaccess.
-
+8. Make SF release:
 
+   - Go to
+     https://sourceforge.net/project/admin/editpackages.php?group_id=7586
+   
+   - Create new Boost.Build release. Name it 2.0-mXX
+
+   - Upload the changelog. Be sure to turn the "Preserve my pre-formatted
+     text" checkbox.
+
+   - Rename previously built packages to boost-build-2.0-mXX.tar.bz2
+     and boost-build-2.0-mXX.zip. Upload them to the
+     /incoming directory on ftp://upload.sourceforge.net
+
+   - Add those file to release, edit file properties.
+
+   - In a separate browser, verify changelog is not damaged.
+
+   - In a separate browser, Download the files and verify checksums.
+
+   - In SF file release interface, send email notice.
+       
+9. Announce the release, etc.
+
+10. Login to SF and update the current-release redirects in 
+    /home/groups/b/bo/boost/htdocs/boost-build2/.htaccess.
+
+11. If any issues were found during release in this document or in 
+    test-config-example.jam, commit those changes. The release need
+    not be redone, but changes must be comitted.
+
+12. Set release date in changes.txt and commit.