How to release GRASS binaries and source code

$Date$

Note: This text contains *some* rules only applicable to the
      development coordinators (currently Markus Neteler, Radim Blazek).


1. Local work (basically at ITC-irst)

 o - cleanup rubbish:
       find . -name '*~'
       find . -name '*~' | xargs rm
       find . -name '*.bak'

   - Update VERSION file to release version:
      vim include/VERSION

#example:
6
0
2RC1
2005

      rm -f include/VERSION~
   - submit include/VERSION to CVS
   - Create release branch (only if not yet existing)

 o Create Changelog file
     CVSBRANCH=`cat CVS/Entries | grep AUTHORS | cut -d'/' -f6 | cut -b2-`
     echo $CVSBRANCH
     #version:
     MAJOR=6
     MINOR=0
     RELEASE=2RC1
     VERSION=${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${RELEASE}
     echo $VERSION
     #create ChangeLog on release branch:
     sh tools/cvs2cl.pl --follow "$CVSBRANCH"
     mv ChangeLog ChangeLog_$VERSION
     gzip ChangeLog_$VERSION

 o create source package (in the source directory):
     mkdir grass-${VERSION}
     mv * grass-${VERSION}/
     # do not include the debian control files:
     mv grass-${VERSION}/debian .
     # create the package:
     tar cvfzh grass-${VERSION}.tar.gz grass-${VERSION}/* --exclude=CVS
     # restore src code location:
     mv ./grass-${VERSION}/* .
     rmdir ./grass-${VERSION}
     # Calculating MD5 sum:
     md5sum grass-${VERSION}.tar.gz > grass-${VERSION}.md5sum

 o reset include/VERSION file to CVS version

#example
6
0
2cvs
2005

 o Store the source tarball in (use scp -p FILES grass:):
     http://grass.itc.it/grass/grass$MAJOR$MINOR/source/
     along with associated files:
     scp grass-$VERSION.* AUTHORS ChangeLog_$VERSION.gz INSTALL REQUIREMENTS.html SUBMITTING neteler@grass.itc.it:www/grass$MAJOR$MINOR/source/

 o update web site to new version (HTML in Web-CVS)
      - main.inc
      - download/software.inc
      - grass$MAJOR$MINOR/main.inc
      - devel/grasshist.html
      - devel/grassreleases.html
      - bugtracking/bugreport.html (not always)

     write announcement
      - store in Web as announces/announce_grass$MAJOR$MINOR$RELEASE.html

 o upload user HTML manual in case of final release at
     grass$MAJOR$MINOR/manuals/html$MAJOR$MINOR_user

2. Tell others about it:
   - related announcement press release at:

   Our GRASS web site: /announces/

   Our mailing lists:  http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass-announce
                         <grass-announce@grass.itc.it>
                       http://grass.itc.it/mailman/listinfo/grass5
                         <grass5@grass.itc.it>
                       http://grass.itc.it/community/support.php#int_list
                         <grasslist@baylor.edu>

   DebianGIS:          <pkg-grass-general@lists.alioth.debian.org>
   FreeGIS:            <freegis-list@intevation.de>

   news:comp.infosystems.gis
   http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/submitnews.html (not free any more)
   http://freshmeat.net/projects/grass/?highlight=GRASS
   http://linuxtoday.com/contribute.php3
   http://www.newsforge.com/submit.pl
   http://programming.newsforge.com/submit.pl
   http://osx.macnn.com/    (email to news tips)
   http://www.gis-news.de/  (news@gismngt.de)
   http://www.giscafe.com/  (link: submit material, needs registration)
   http://www.freegis.org
   http://www.directionsmag.com/pressreleases.php (click on 'Contact Us')
   http://www.gisdevelopment.net (click on 'Submit Press Release')
   http://www.gnu.org/directory/science/geography/grass.html
   http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=19776
   http://news.eoportal.org/cgi-bin/eoportal_header.pl?dw=psr&site=software&words=type
   http://www.osdir.com/Downloads+index-req-viewsdownload-sid-206.phtml

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