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diff --git a/README-maintainer.md b/README-maintainer.md index 7b2bf99b..3d57cf8f 100644 --- a/README-maintainer.md +++ b/README-maintainer.md @@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ * libqpdf/QPDF.cc * manual/qpdf-manual.xml `make_dist` verifies this consistency. +* Generate a signed AppImage. To do this, have the gpg key available and run `./appimage/build-appimage --sign`. Rename the AppImage in appimage/build to qpdf-<version>-x86_64.AppImage and include it in the set of files to be released. * Update release date in `manual/qpdf-manual.xml`. Remember to ensure that the entities at the top of the document are consistent with the release notes for both version and release date. * Check `TODO` file to make sure all planned items for the release are done or retargeted. * Each year, update copyright notices. Just do a case-insensitive search for copyright. Don't forget copyright in manual. Also update debian copyright in debian package. Last updated: 2018. @@ -58,6 +59,12 @@ git tag -s release-qpdf-$version HEAD -m"qpdf $version" ``` * When releasing on sourceforge, `external-libs` distributions go in `external-libs/yyyymmdd`, and qpdf distributions go in `qpdf/vvv`. Make the source package the default for all but Windows, and make the 32-bit mingw build the default for Windows. +* Prepare and archive all release files. Files should be the source package, Windows binaries, AppImage, checksum files, and signature files. +* Create a github release after pushing the tag. `gcurl` is an alias that includes the auth token. + ``` + url=$(gcurl -s -XPOST https://api.github.com/repos/qpdf/qpdf/releases -d'{"tag_name": "release-qpdf-$version", "name": "qpdf $version", "draft": true, "body": "test *body* text"}' | jq -r '.url') + ``` +* Upload files to sourceforge and github. Publish the github release. Release notes can be added to the github release manually. Publish a news item manually on sourceforge. Email the qpdf-announce list. # General Build Stuff |