Steps for a beta release: - docs: * update all docs with asciidoc in doc/ - code: * tcl 8.5: * configure with --enable-development make test * configure with --enable-memcount=yes make test 2>&1|cat |fgrep Overall * configure with --enable-development and activate valgrind in Makefile make test 2>&1|cat |fgrep "definitely lost" (8.5.11 ok, when every test returns "40 bytes in 2 blocks") (8.5.14 ok, when on test reurns "64 bytes in 1 blocks") * get rid of non-ansi-c make "CFLAGS_DEFAULT=-ansi -pedantic" (warnings are ok, errors not) * complile with clang make "CC=clang" make "CC=clang" test * run static analysis: cppcheck --enable=all generic/*.c * configure without --enable-development make install make install-aol test with naviserver/aolserver (xowiki/xowf) * tcl 8.6: * configure with --enable-development make test * configure with --enable-memcount=yes make test 2>&1|cat |fgrep Overall * configure with --enable-development and activate valgrind in Makefile make test 2>&1|cat |fgrep "definitely lost" (8.6b2 ok, whenevery test returns "40 bytes in 2 blocks") (8.6.0 ok, whenevery test returns "0 bytes in 0 blocks") - Announcement * Summarize changes since the last release in doc/Announce-VERSION As source use e.g. git log --date-order --date=short|less * Run spell checker over announcement * git add announcement - build tar * make tar * check content of tar file tar ztvf ../nsf2.0b3.tar.gz |sort -rn -k 5,6|less - tag version in git and commit git tag -a 2.0b5 -m 2.0b5 git push --tags git push commit - update archive at sourceforge * create folder with version name * upload tar file to new folder * upload announce to new folder and rename it to README - update web site * stefan, please add recommended steps here - prepare next release: rename folder containing nsf to e.g. nsf2.0b4 update version number in * configure.in * library/nx/nx.tcl * library/nx/pkgIndex.tcl * library/xotcl/library/xotcl2.tcl autoconf ./configure ....