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[dak.git] / docs / README.stable-point-release

diff --git a/docs/README.stable-point-release b/docs/README.stable-point-release
index 34059ef918f920915d5218985758a674ee955939..b62ab1c0a209ae95045e24810d1c807ec32f758e 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/README.stable-point-release
+++ b/docs/README.stable-point-release
@@ -1,6 +1,36 @@
 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 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<n>.<n>r<n>' 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 make-suite-file-list --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 = '5.0.4' where suite_name = 'stable';
+update suite set description = 'Debian 5.0.4 Released 29 Januar 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]
@@ -13,25 +43,37 @@ 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 Decruft stable in coordination with SRMs
+
 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 (ftp-master only)
+o Update version number in README, README.html and dists/README
 o Update the 'Debian<n>.<n>r<n>' symlink in dists/
 o Clean up dists/stable/ChangeLog (add header, basically)
 o Update version fields in dak.conf
 o Update fields in suite table in postgresql (see below)
 
-o Comment out "Untouchable" in dak.conf
-o Run 'dak make-suite-file-list -s stable'
+o Run 'dak make-suite-file-list --force -s stable'
 o Run apt-ftparchive generate apt.conf.stable
-o Run 'dak generate-releases stable'  ** FIXME: requires apt.conf.stable stanza for stable in apt.conf
-                    ** FIXME: must be run as dak
-o Uncomment "Untouchable" in dak.conf
+o Run 'dak generate-releases --force-touch --apt-conf apt.conf.stable stable'
 
-Yes, this sucks and more of it should be automated.
+[Yes, this sucks and more of it should be automated. c.f. ~ajt/pointupdate]
 
 #######################################################
 
-update suite set version = '4.0r1' where suite_name = 'stable';
-update suite set description = 'Debian 4.0r1 Released 15th August 2007' where suite_name = 'stable';
+update suite set version = '4.0r3' where suite_name = 'stable';
+update suite set description = 'Debian 4.0r3 Released 16th February 2008' where suite_name = 'stable';
+
+Rough Guide to doing Old-Stable Point Releases in Debian
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+Pretty much as above, except that process-accepted doesn't know about
+oldstable, so you have to do some surgery on it first to make it
+support that.  Probably want to disable cron.daily whilst doing so.
+Also watch out for the installing_to_stable detection which doesn't
+work well with the current layout of oldstable-proposed-updates (as a
+symlink to $distro-proposed-updates).  clean-proposed-updates,
+cruft-report and most everything else support a -s/--suite so they
+sould be fine to use.