X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=docs%2FREADME.stable-point-release;h=c906dabadf1a3b819c3bae183eba15739fb1e8a0;hb=5d965c34b35048f8a8fab0a7a11f2943d833952d;hp=176b33eb89d9c2aa3317ed9ad71639b7a847b4f7;hpb=2764c503d2f9c2177873f861c9dad76bcd2c04ca;p=dak.git diff --git a/docs/README.stable-point-release b/docs/README.stable-point-release index 176b33eb..c906daba 100644 --- a/docs/README.stable-point-release +++ b/docs/README.stable-point-release @@ -1,6 +1,37 @@ Rough Guide to doing Stable Point Releases in Debian ---------------------------------------------------- +o Dump projectb for backup purposes. +o get everything listed, dak control-suite -l proposed-updates > p-u.list +o generate the changelog using dak make-changelog +o add everything to stable: cat p-u.list |dak control-suite --add stable +o remove everything from proposed-updates, dak control-suite -r proposed-updates < p-u.list +o sync with stable RM if there is any propup needed. do it, if so. +o ask rms if they have RMs to do. +o If you installed a debian-installer upload; migrate the relevant + installer-*/$release directory from proposed-updates to stable. + (Including potentially removing older versions) +o Update version number in README, README.html and dists/README +o Update the 'Debian.r' symlink in dists/ +o Clean up dists/stable/ChangeLog (add header, basically) +o Update fields in suite table in postgresql (see below) + +o Run 'dak dominate --force -s stable' +o Run 'dak generate-filelist -s stable' +o Run apt-ftparchive generate apt.conf.stable +o Run 'dak generate-releases --force-touch --apt-conf apt.conf.stable stable' + + + + +begin; +update suite set version = '5.0.6' where suite_name = 'stable'; +update suite set description = 'Debian 5.0.6 Released 04 September 2010' where suite_name = 'stable'; + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Old doc: + + o run 'dak clean-proposed-updates' to get rid of obsolete .changes from p-u ['dak clean-proposed-updates *.changes' from within p-u] o [also check for obsolete .changes caused by 'dak rm'-ing from p-u] @@ -13,13 +44,10 @@ o Install, reject and remove packages as directed by the SRM using NB: removing packages are not logged to the stable ChangeLog; you need to do that byhand. -o If you installed a debian-installer upload; migrate the relevant - installer-*/$release directory from proposed-updates to stable. - (Including potentially removing older versions) o Decruft stable in coordination with SRMs -o Do anything in proposed-updates/TODO +o Do anything in proposed-updates/TODO o Close any applicable stable bugs (hint: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=ftp.debian.org&include=etch) o Update version number in README, README.html and dists/README