cvs: php-src(PHP_5_3) / README.RELEASE_PROCESS

lsmith Wed Aug 6 21:49:47 2008 UTC Modified files: (Branch: PHP_5_3) /php-src README.RELEASE_PROCESS Log: MFH http://cvs.php.net/viewvc.cgi/php-src/README.RELEASE_PROCESS?r1=1.1.2.7&r2=1.1.2.8&diff_format=u Index: php-src/README.RELEASE_PROCESS diff -u php-src/README.RELEASE_PROCESS:1.1.2.7 php-src/README.RELEASE_PROCESS:1.1.2.8 --- php-src/README.RELEASE_PROCESS:1.1.2.7 Wed Aug 6 19:42:01 2008 +++ php-src/README.RELEASE_PROCESS Wed Aug 6 21:49:47 2008 @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ ======================= General notes and tips ---------------------------- +---------------------- 1. Do not release on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays because the sysadmins can not upgrade stuff then. @@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ previous RM's is around to answer questions. For the steps related to the php/QA/bug websites try to have someone from the webmaster team (Bjori) on hand. +5. Verify the tags to be extra sure everything was tagged properly. + Rolling a non stable release (alpha/beta/RC) ---------------------------- +-------------------------------------------- 1. Check windows snapshot builder logs (http://snaps.php.net/win32/snapshot-STABLE.log f.e.) @@ -30,7 +32,6 @@ 4. tag the repository with the version f.e. "`cvs tag php_4_4_1RC1`" (of course, you need to change that to the version you're rolling an RC for). -When making 5.X release, you need to tag the Zend directory separately!! 5. Bump up the version numbers in `main/php_version.h, configure.in` and possibly `NEWS` again, to the **next** version. F.e. if the release @@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ those are made, they should be placed into the same directory as the source snapshots. Getting the non stable release announced ---------------------------------------- +---------------------------------------- 1. Send an email (see example here: http://news.php.net/php.internals/19486) **To** `internals@lists.php.net and php-general@lists.php.net` lists @@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ a. `cvs commit include/version.inc include/releases.inc` Rolling a stable release ------------------ +------------------------ 1. Check windows snapshot builder logs (http://snaps.php.net/win32/snapshot-STABLE.log f.e.) @@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ (internals-win@lists.php.net) to prepare the installer packages for Win32. Getting the stable release announced ------------------------------ +------------------------------------ 1. Run the bumpRelease script for phpweb on your local checkout