From: Joerg Jaspert Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2010 13:46:28 +0000 (+0100) Subject: point release notes X-Git-Url: https://git.decadent.org.uk/gitweb/?p=dak.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=f84463d43b77f11c8b18db4e0f844d1ad3923936 point release notes Signed-off-by: Joerg Jaspert --- diff --git a/docs/README.stable-point-release b/docs/README.stable-point-release index 176b33eb..b62ab1c0 100644 --- 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-*/$release directory from proposed-updates to stable. + (Including potentially removing older versions) +o Update version number in README, README.html and dists/README +o Update the 'Debian.r' symlink in dists/ +o Clean up dists/stable/ChangeLog (add header, basically) +o Update fields in suite table in postgresql (see below) + +o Run 'dak make-suite-file-list --force -s stable' +o Run 'dak generate-filelist -s stable' +o Run apt-ftparchive generate apt.conf.stable +o Run 'dak generate-releases --force-touch --apt-conf apt.conf.stable stable' + + + + +begin; +update suite set version = '5.0.4' where suite_name = 'stable'; +update suite set description = 'Debian 5.0.4 Released 29 Januar 2010' where suite_name = 'stable'; + +------------------------------------------------------------------------ +Old doc: + + o run 'dak clean-proposed-updates' to get rid of obsolete .changes from p-u ['dak clean-proposed-updates *.changes' from within p-u] o [also check for obsolete .changes caused by 'dak rm'-ing from p-u] @@ -13,13 +43,10 @@ o Install, reject and remove packages as directed by the SRM using NB: removing packages are not logged to the stable ChangeLog; you need to do that byhand. -o If you installed a debian-installer upload; migrate the relevant - installer-*/$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 diff --git a/docs/TODO b/docs/TODO index 8edd4e4e..93a6ae94 100644 --- a/docs/TODO +++ b/docs/TODO @@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ Various * Implement autosigning, see ftpmaster_autosigning on ftp-master host in text/. +* Improve logging in dak control-suite. --add is silent, not nice. same + for --remove + * Throw away all DD uploaded .debs. (Depend on "Lintian based automated rejects") - Depends on the lintian based automated rejects, we do want correct