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==== Agree on deadlines ==== | ==== Agree on deadlines ==== | ||
# <s>Code freeze : May 31<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 23:59:59</s> | # <s>Code freeze : May 31<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 23:59:59</s> | ||
− | # Build verification : during next week until June 6<sup>th</sup> June, 2008 at 00:00:00 | + | # <s>Build verification : during next week until June 6<sup>th</sup> June, 2008 at 00:00:00</s> |
− | # Tag creation : June 7<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 12:00:00 | + | # <s>Tag creation : June 7<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 12:00:00</s> |
− | # Build and upload end : June 8<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 23:00:00 | + | # <s>Build and upload end : June 8<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 23:00:00</s> |
# Mailing list announcement : June 8<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 23:50:00 | # Mailing list announcement : June 8<sup>th</sup>, 2008 at 23:50:00 | ||
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==== Code freeze phase ==== | ==== Code freeze phase ==== | ||
# Add new section for the upcoming build in /install/debian/changelog | # Add new section for the upcoming build in /install/debian/changelog |
Revision as of 12:11, 9 June 2008
Release Issues
The issues page is Issues 2.2.2
Release preparations
- Agree on deadline for changes and date for release candidate building
- #FPC-2.2.2rc1 deadline : June 8th, 2008
- #FPC-2.2.2rc2 deadline :
- do we need extra RC?
- #FPC-2.2.2 deadline
- Check the Detailed 2.2.2 Todo page (should be linked from To Do lists) for status of individual todo items
- Check status of bugs assigned to that particular release in the bugtracker
New page in Wiki named "Release_2.2.2" for release procedure with steps needed and their status (based on Release Template), at the beginning consisting of (at least) RC1 and final release sectionsAsk platform maintainers and external maintainers about including their platforms/builds in the new release- Release-like building procedure should be performed in the appropriate branch (trunk or fixes depending on basis for the release)
- Check and update all .msg files
- errore.msg
- errord.msg
- errorf.msg
- errorn.msg
- errorr.msg
- errorrw.msg
- errorues.msg
- errores.msg
- errorct.msg
- errorhe.msg
- errorheu.msg
- errorptd.msg
- errorptw.msg
- errorpli.msg
- errorpl.msg
- errorid.msg
- Check tools
- Check version of the above mentioned tools (GNU tools, helper DLLs, UPX, etc.), and decide whether it isn't time to update some of these tools
- Repackage and upload additional tools where needed
- Update whatsnew.txt (/install/doc/whatsnew.txt)
- Find testers
- Create a page in Wiki ("Testers_X.Y.Z" based on Testers Template)
- Ask in fpc-devel list for volunteers interested in testing the individual platforms / builds and list them on the newly created page (they can add themselves)
- Finish all source file updates
- Update version number to new release number
- /install/doc/readme.txt
- /installer/install.dat (header)
- /installer/install.pas (installer version)
- /install/fpc.spec
- convert /html/faq.fp to /install/doc/faq.htm and /install/doc/faq.txt
- /docs/fpc.sty (macro fpcversion)
- All Makefile.fpc files containing version=... (plus regenerate all corresponding Makefiles)
FPC-2.2.2rc1
Create new page in Wiki with issue log for documentation of issues encountered in release candidates and their status ("Issues_X.Y.Z" based on Issues Template)- New directories
Create new directories on ftp (/pub/fpc/beta/X.Y.Z-rcN and cpu-os under that)- Copy the extra files (asld*.zip, gdb*.zip, make*.zip) from previous release (unless updated with new versions)
Agree on deadlines
Code freeze : May 31th, 2008 at 23:59:59Build verification : during next week until June 6th June, 2008 at 00:00:00Tag creation : June 7th, 2008 at 12:00:00Build and upload end : June 8th, 2008 at 23:00:00- Mailing list announcement : June 8th, 2008 at 23:50:00
Code freeze phase
- Add new section for the upcoming build in /install/debian/changelog
Create new rc branch in SVN (http://svn.freepascal.org/svn/fpcbuild/tags/rc_2_2_2)Changed compiler version to 2.2.2rc1Changed version in make files to 2.2.2rc1 (use latest fpcmake)
Test of build procedure
- Create the documentation (more info) (michael)
- doc-pdf.zip
- doc-html.zip
- doc-htm.zip (not included)
- doc-txt.zip
- doc-ps.zip
- doc-pdf.tar.gz
- doc-html.tar.gz
- doc-ps.tar.gz
- Create source zips
short name version for binary packages (Giulio)- done- docs source (including link for short name version)
- long name version for binary packages
Create zip files for i386-go32v2 (Giulio)- donebasic zip (just binaries)- donefull zip (including docs and sources)- done
Create zip files for i386-os2 (Tomas)- done- basic zip (just binaries)
- full zip (including docs and sources)
- Create installer exe for i386-win32
- Create tgz file for i386-freebsd (Marcov)
- Create release for i386-linux (more info)
- tar (Marcov)
deb (Mazen): builds OK- rpm
- Create release for powerpc-linux (more info)
- tar (Thomas)
- Create release for powerpc64-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Create release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package
.info files for fink- Build bootstrapcompiler
Update paths, file names and MD5sums, ... in /install/macosx/*.info for the new RC(mischi)- builds ok
- Create release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package
.info files for fink (see powerpc-macosx)(mischi)- builds ok
- Create release for powerpc-macos
- Create release for powerpc-morphos
- Create release for powerpc-amiga
- Create zip files for i386-netware
- Create zip files for i386-netwlibc
- Create release for sparc-linux (more info)
- tar
deb (Mazen): builds OK execpt documentation (optional, could use i386 package)
- Create release for sparc-sunos
- tar
- Create release for arm-linux (cross-release)
- tar
- Create release for x86_64-linux (more info)
tar (michael): builds OK- deb
rpm (michael): builds OK
Test of installation procedure
- Get it tested
- Ask dedicated testers for testing their platforms
- Consider announcing availability of the new RC in fpc-devel list
- Test the GO32v2 release
- dos???.zip installation
- dos???full.zip installation (over the previously installed dos???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/go32v2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test the OS/2 release
- os2???.zip installation
- os2???full.zip installation (over the previously installed os2???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/os2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger) (not supported)
- Test the Win32 release
- Run installer
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/win32 (without parameters)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test release for i386-freebsd (marcov)
- Test release for i386-linux (marcov)
- tar
deb (Mazen): installs OK- rpm
- Test release for powerpc-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc64-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for powerpc-macos
- Test release for powerpc-morphos
- Test release for powerpc-amiga
- Test release for i386-netware
- Test release for i386-netwlibc
- Test release for sparc-linux
- tar
deb (Mazen): installs OK
- Test release for arm-linux
- tar
- Test release for x86_64-linux
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Check PDF documentation (open all files)
- Check HTML documentation
- Check TXT documentation
- Read updated text files as distributed in release zip files
- readme.txt
- faq.txt
- whatsnew.txt
Test of release candidate quality
- Get it tested
- Ask dedicated testers for testing their platforms
- Consider announcing availability of the new RC in fpc-devel list
- Test the GO32v2 release
- dos???.zip installation
- dos???full.zip installation (over the previously installed dos???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/go32v2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test the OS/2 release
- os2???.zip installation
- os2???full.zip installation (over the previously installed os2???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/os2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger) (not supported)
- Test the Win32 release
- Run installer
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/win32 (without parameters)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test release for i386-freebsd (marcov)
- Test release for i386-linux (marcov)
- tar
- deb (Mazen) : IDE works, Lazarus compiles and works
- rpm
- Test release for powerpc-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc64-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for powerpc-macos
- Test release for powerpc-morphos
- Test release for powerpc-amiga
- Test release for i386-netware
- Test release for i386-netwlibc
- Test release for sparc-linux
- tar
- deb (Mazen) : compiler works, but not IDE
- Test release for arm-linux
- tar
- Test release for x86_64-linux
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Check PDF documentation (open all files)
- Check HTML documentation
- Check TXT documentation
- Read updated text files as distributed in release zip files
- readme.txt
- faq.txt
- whatsnew.txt
Post tag phase
Build
- Create and upload exported fpcbuild
fpcbuild-%{version}.zip- done- fpcbuild-%{version}.tar.gz
- Create the documentation (more info) (michael)
- doc-pdf.zip
- doc-html.zip
- doc-htm.zip (not included)
- doc-txt.zip
- doc-ps.zip
- doc-pdf.tar.gz
- doc-html.tar.gz
- doc-ps.tar.gz
- Create and upload source zips
short name version for binary packages (Tomas)- done- docs source (including link for short name version)
long name version for binary packages (Tomas)- done
Create and upload zip files for i386-go32v2 (Giulio)- donebasic zip (just binaries)full zip (including docs and sources)
Create and upload zip files for i386-os2 (Tomas)- donebasic zip (just binaries)full zip (including docs and sources)
- Create and upload installer exe for i386-win32
- Create and upload tgz file for i386-freebsd (Marcov)
- Create and upload release for i386-linux (more info)
- tar (Marcov)
- deb (Mazen)
- rpm
- Create and upload release for powerpc-linux (more info)
- tar (Thomas)
- Create and upload release for powerpc64-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Create and upload release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info files for fink
- Build and upload bootstrapcompiler
- Update paths, file names and MD5sums, ... in /install/macosx/*.info for the new RC
- Create and upload release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info files for fink (see powerpc-macosx)
- Create and upload release for powerpc-macos
- Create and upload release for powerpc-morphos
- Create and upload release for powerpc-amiga
- Create and upload zip files for i386-netware
- Create and upload zip files for i386-netwlibc
- Create and upload release for sparc-linux (more info)
- tar
- deb (Mazen)
- Create and upload release for sparc-sunos
- tar
- Create and upload release for arm-linux (cross-release)
- tar
- Create and upload release for x86_64-linux (more info)
- tar (michael)
- deb
- rpm (michael)
- Get it tested
- Ask dedicated testers for testing their platforms
- Consider announcing availability of the new RC in fpc-devel list
- Test the GO32v2 release
- dos???.zip installation
- dos???full.zip installation (over the previously installed dos???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/go32v2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test the OS/2 release
- os2???.zip installation
- os2???full.zip installation (over the previously installed os2???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/os2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite (testsuite not working properly with OS/2)
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE (IDE not provided in RC1)
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it (IDE not provided in RC1)
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots) (IDE not provided in RC1)
- compile the demo file in IDE (IDE not provided in RC1)
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger) (not supported)
- Test the Win32 release
- Run installer
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/win32 (without parameters)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test release for i386-freebsd (marcov)
- Test release for i386-linux (marcov)
- tar
- deb (Mazen)
- rpm
- Test release for powerpc-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc64-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for powerpc-macos
- Test release for powerpc-morphos
- Test release for powerpc-amiga
- Test release for i386-netware
- Test release for i386-netwlibc
- Test release for sparc-linux
- tar
- deb (Mazen)
- Test release for arm-linux
- tar
- Test release for x86_64-linux
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Check PDF documentation (open all files)
- Check HTML documentation
- Check TXT documentation
- Read updated text files as distributed in release zip files
- readme.txt
- faq.txt
- whatsnew.txt
Upload packaged binaries
- 2.2.2rc1/source/separate/zip
- 2.2.2rc1/source/separate/tar
- 2.2.2rc1/source/short/separate
- 2.2.2rc1/docs
- 2.2.2rc1/arm-linux
- 2.2.2rc1/i386-freebsd
2.2.2rc1/i386-go32v2 (Giulio)2.2.2rc1/i386-go32v2/separate (Giulio)- 2.2.2rc1/i386-linux
- 2.2.2rc1/i386-linux/rpm
2.2.2rc1/i386-linux/deb (Mazen)- 2.2.2rc1/i386-netware
- 2.2.2rc1/i386-netwlibc
- 2.2.2rc1/i386-os2
- 2.2.2rc1/i386-os2/separate
- 2.2.2rc1/i386-win32
- 2.2.2rc1/arm-wince
2.2.2rc1/powerpc-linux- 2.2.2rc1/powerpc-macos
- 2.2.2rc1/powerpc-morphos
- 2.2.2rc1/sparc-linux
2.2.2rc1/sparc-linux/deb (Mazen)- 2.2.2rc1/x86_64-linux
- 2.2.2rc1/x86_64-win64
2.2.2rc1/powerpc64-linux- 2.2.2rc1/powerpc-macosx
- 2.2.2rc1/i386-macosx
Users feedback
- Create the documentation (more info) (michael)
- doc-pdf.zip
- doc-html.zip
- doc-htm.zip (not included)
- doc-txt.zip
- doc-ps.zip
- doc-pdf.tar.gz
- doc-html.tar.gz
- doc-ps.tar.gz
- Create and upload source zips
- short name version for binary packages (Tomas)
- docs source (including link for short name version)
- long name version for binary packages
- Create and upload zip files for i386-go32v2 (Tomas)
- basic zip (just binaries)
- full zip (including docs and sources)
- Create and upload zip files for i386-os2 (Tomas)
- basic zip (just binaries)
- full zip (including docs and sources)
- Create and upload installer exe for i386-win32
- Create and upload tgz file for i386-freebsd (Marcov)
- Create and upload release for i386-linux (more info)
- tar (Marcov)
- deb (Mazen)
- rpm
- Create and upload release for powerpc-linux (more info)
- tar (Thomas)
- Create and upload release for powerpc64-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Create and upload release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info files for fink
- Build and upload bootstrapcompiler
- Update paths, file names and MD5sums, ... in /install/macosx/*.info for the new RC
- Create and upload release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info files for fink (see powerpc-macosx)
- Create and upload release for powerpc-macos
- Create and upload release for powerpc-morphos
- Create and upload release for powerpc-amiga
- Create and upload zip files for i386-netware
- Create and upload zip files for i386-netwlibc
- Create and upload release for sparc-linux (more info)
- tar
- deb (Mazen)
- Create and upload release for sparc-sunos
- tar
- Create and upload release for arm-linux (cross-release)
- tar
- Create and upload release for x86_64-linux (more info)
- tar (michael)
- deb
- rpm (michael)
- Get it tested
- Ask dedicated testers for testing their platforms
- Consider announcing availability of the new RC in fpc-devel list
- Test the GO32v2 release
- dos???.zip installation
- dos???full.zip installation (over the previously installed dos???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/go32v2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test the OS/2 release
- os2???.zip installation
- os2???full.zip installation (over the previously installed os2???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/os2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger) (not supported)
- Test the Win32 release
- Run installer
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/win32 (without parameters)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test release for i386-freebsd (marcov)
- Test release for i386-linux (marcov)
- tar
- deb (Mazen)
- rpm
- Test release for powerpc-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc64-linux
- tar (Thomas)
- Test release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package (Jonas)
- .info file for fink
- Test release for powerpc-macos
- Test release for powerpc-morphos
- Test release for powerpc-amiga
- Test release for i386-netware
- Test release for i386-netwlibc
- Test release for sparc-linux
- tar
- deb (Mazen)
- Test release for arm-linux
- tar
- Test release for x86_64-linux
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Check PDF documentation (open all files)
- Check HTML documentation
- Check TXT documentation
- Read updated text files as distributed in release zip files
- readme.txt
- faq.txt
- whatsnew.txt
FPC-2.2.2rc2
- Section for new RC on release pages in Wiki
- Release procedure
- Issue log
- Look at unmerged changes in fpc and fpcbuild since the last RC and consider/ask for necessity of their inclusion in the release
- New directories
. .
FPC-2.2.2
- Look at unmerged changes in fpc and fpcbuild since the last RC and consider/ask for necessity of their inclusion in the release (only cosmetic changes should be included, otherwise a new RC is needed instead of final release)
- New directories
- Create new directories on ftp (/pub/fpc/dist/cpu-os-X.Y.Z)
- Copy the extra files (asld*.zip, gdb*.zip, make*.zip) from previous RC (unless updated with new versions)
- Add new section for the upcoming build in /install/debian/changelog
- Create new release branch in SVN
- Update version number in release branch to the X.Y.Z
- /compiler/version.pas
- Create and upload exported fpcbuild
- fpcbuild-%{version}.zip
- fpcbuild-%{version}.tar.gz
- Create and upload the documentation (more info)
- doc-pdf.zip
- doc-html.zip
- doc-htm.zip (not included)
- doc-txt.zip
- doc-ps.zip
- doc-pdf.tar.gz
- doc-html.tar.gz
- doc-ps.tar.gz
- Create and upload source zips
- short name version for binary packages
- docs source (including link for short name version)
- long name version for binary packages
- Create and upload zip files for i386-go32v2
- basic zip (just binaries)
- full zip (including docs and sources)
- Create and upload zip files for i386-os2
- basic zip (just binaries)
- full zip (including docs and sources)
- Create and upload installer exe for i386-win32
- Create and upload tgz file for i386-freebsd
- Create and upload release for i386-linux (more info)
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Create and upload release for powerpc-linux (more info)
- tar
- Create and upload release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info files for fink
- Build and upload bootstrapcompiler
- Update paths, file names and MD5sums, ... in /install/macosx/*.info for the new RC
- Create and upload release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info files for fink (see powerpc-macosx)
- Create and upload release for powerpc-macos
- Create and upload release for powerpc-morphos
- Create and upload release for powerpc-amiga
- Create and upload zip files for i386-netware
- Create and upload zip files for i386-netwlibc
- Create and upload release for sparc-linux (more info)
- tar
- Create and upload release for arm-linux (cross-release)
- tar - Daniel
- Create and upload release for x86_64-linux (more info)
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Test the GO32v2 release
- dos???.zip installation
- dos???full.zip installation (over the previously installed dos???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/go32v2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger) (debugging in IDE currently not available/working)
- Test the OS/2 release
- os2???.zip installation
- os2???full.zip installation (over the previously installed os2???.zip to simulate updates)
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/os2 (no params)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger) (not supported)
- Test the Win32 release
- Run installer
- make sure readme.txt & whatsnew.txt are for the current version
- run all executables in /bin/win32 (without parameters)
- make cycle with newly installed binaries and sources
- run testsuite
- open the installed hello.pp in IDE
- make a minor change in the demo in IDE & save it
- view documentation in IDE, traverse 2-3 pages (at least one with screenshots)
- compile the demo file in IDE
- run the demo within the IDE (debugger)
- Test release for i386-freebsd
- Test release for i386-linux
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Test release for powerpc-linux
- tar
- Test release for powerpc-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info file for fink
- Test release for i386-macosx
- .dmg package
- .info file for fink
- Test release for powerpc-macos
- Test release for powerpc-morphos
- Test release for powerpc-amiga
- Test release for i386-netware
- Test release for i386-netwlibc
- Test release for sparc-linux
- tar
- Test release for arm-linux
- tar
- Test release for x86_64-linux
- tar
- deb
- rpm
- Check PDF documentation (open all files)
- Check HTML documentation
- Check TXT documentation
- Read updated text files as distributed in release zip files
- readme.txt
- faq.txt
- whatsnew.txt
Going public
- Make new version numbers (release plus next odd patch number for continuing fixes) available in bug tracker
- Make new version numbers (release plus next odd patch number for continuing fixes) available in testsuite db
- Make new files on FTP available to wide public
- update symlinks (no symlinks any more?)
- move the old version to the olddist/<version>
- upload files to SourceForge.net and add them to new "releases" for individual platforms
- make new "releases" on SourceForge.net accessible for users (change status to "active")
- Allow automated notifications on individual SourceForge.net file release pages to be sent
- Submit darwin packages to fink
- Update WWW pages
- /html/news.fp
- /html/down/* (links to all individual files & file sizes)
- /html/download.fp (version number and list of platforms)
- /html/fpc.fp
- /html/faq.fp (things like "the latest version is ...")
- Create new fixes branch (only after a major release - ?.?.0)
- Update version number in the trunk branch (only after a major release - ?.?.0)
- /compiler/version.pas
- All Makefile.fpc files containing "version=..." (plus regenerate the corresponding Makefiles)
- Update version number in the trunk branch (only after a major release - ?.?.0)
- Update version number in the fixes branch (increase the patch to next odd number)
- /compiler/version.pas
- all Makefile.fpc files containing "version=..." (plus regenerate the corresponding Makefiles)
- Check the WWW pages
- make sure http://www.freepascal.org contains the new version already
- read news.html
- read fpc.html
- read download.html and check links to individual files
- Send announcement to our mailing lists
- Post announcement on the community site
- Post announcement on Sourceforge.net (only "Project Administrators" may do it)
- Make sure that all unfixed issues encountered during RC testing and listed on dedicated page in Wiki are documented in bug tracker too
- Revise / update /html/future.fp after major versions (?.?.0)
- Remove unneeded RC builds from FTP