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curl release procedure - how to do a release
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============================================
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in the source code repo
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- edit `RELEASE-NOTES` to be accurate
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- update `docs/THANKS`
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- make sure all relevant changes are committed on the master branch
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- tag the git repo in this style: `git tag -a curl-7_34_0`. -a annotates the
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  tag and we use underscores instead of dots in the version number. 
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- run "./maketgz 7.34.0" to build the release tarballs. It is important that
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  you run this on a machine with the correct set of autotools etc installed
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  as this is what then will be shipped and used by most users on *nix like
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  systems.
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- push the git commits and the new tag
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- gpg sign the 4 tarballs as maketgz suggests
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- upload the 8 resulting files to the primary download directory
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in the curl-www repo
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- edit `Makefile` (version number and date),
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- edit `_newslog.html` (announce the new release) and
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- edit `_changes.html` (insert changes+bugfixes from RELEASE-NOTES)
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- commit all local changes
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- tag the repo with the same tag as used for the source repo
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- make sure all relevant changes are committed and pushed on the master branch
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  (the web site then updates its contents automatically)
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inform
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- send an email to curl-users, curl-announce and curl-library. Insert the
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  RELEASE-NOTES into the mail.
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celebrate
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- suitable beverage intake is encouraged for the festivities
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curl release scheduling
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=======================
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Basics
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We do releases every 8 weeks on Wednesdays. If critical problems arise, we can
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insert releases outside of the schedule or we can move the release date - but
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this is very rare.
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Each 8 week release cycle is split in two 4-week periods.
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- During the first 4 weeks after a release, we allow new features and changes
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  to curl and libcurl. If we accept any such changes, we bump the minor number
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  used for the next release.
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- During the second 4-week period we do not merge any features or changes, we
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  then only focus on fixing bugs and polishing things to make a solid coming
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  release.
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Coming dates
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Based on the description above, here are some planned release dates (at the
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time of this writing):
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- February 25, 2015 (version 7.41.0)
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- April 22, 2015
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- June 17, 2015
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- August 12, 2015
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- October 7, 2015
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- December 2, 2015
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- January 27, 2016
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- March 23, 2016
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- May 18, 2016
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