How to make a release     -*- shell-script -*-


On the developer computer:
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VERSION=1.08.`date +%Y%m%d`
git2cl > ChangeLog
# Edit NEWS (content + _version number_)
# Sync debian/
# Sync freedink-data.spec
# Edit freedink-data.spec (Version/Release + %changelog w/ C-c C-e)
# Edit dink/l10n/dink.pot (Project-Id-Version and PO-Revision-Date)
rsync -Lrtvz  translationproject.org::tp/latest/dink/  dink/l10n/

make reprotest
make dist
# Test freedink-data-$version.tar.gz...

# Commit the current state
git commit -am "Release $VERSION"

# Tag it
git tag -s v$VERSION -m "v$VERSION"

git push origin master
git push --tags


On the maintainer computer:
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# Upload it at ftp.gnu.org
# http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Automated-FTP-Uploads.html
gpg --sign -b freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz
cat <<EOF | gpg --clearsign -a > freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz.directive.asc
version: 1.1
directory: freedink
filename: freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz
EOF

# Send all 3 files to ftp://anonymous@ftp-upload.gnu.org/incoming/ftp/
# freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz
# freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz.sig
# freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz.directive.asc
lftp -e "mput freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz*; exit" -u anonymous, ftp-upload.gnu.org/incoming/ftp/

# Make a pristine-tar copy of the release. Beware, this requires 500MB
# of free space! (but only a few kBs in the .git repository)
pristine-tar commit freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz v$VERSION
git push origin pristine-tar


Submit the release to:
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- GNU
  info-gnu@gnu.org
- Savannah / GNU Planet
  http://savannah.gnu.org/p/freedink
- Translation Project
  http://translationproject.org/html/maintainers.html
- Dink Network
  http://www.dinknetwork.com/contribute/version/new/freedink_data/
  http://www.dinknetwork.com/contribute/version/new/freedink_data_source_code/
- Debian GNU/Linux
  See below
- Fedora GNU/Linux
  See below
- OpenSUSE GNU/Linux
  tell Stefan about the latest official srpm
- ArchLinux GNU/Linux
  contact Petteri
- FreeBSD
  contact Stephen
- Ubuntu GNU/Linux (Debian merge request)
  contact shirish
- Press...


Debian notes:
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Check this for updates:
- /usr/share/doc/debian-policy/upgrading-checklist.txt.gz
- http://lintian.debian.org/full/pkg-games-devel@lists.alioth.debian.org.html#freedink-data

sudo pbuilder create
sudo pbuilder update
ln -nfs freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz freedink-data_$VERSION.orig.tar.gz
rm -rf freedink-data-$VERSION/ && tar xf freedink-data-$VERSION.tar.gz
cd freedink-data-$VERSION/ && rm -rf debian/ && \cp -a ../debian .
pdebuild --buildresult ..
lintian
debsign
debrelease --dput

For backports:
https://wiki.debian.org/BuildingFormalBackports#Self-contained_example_for_Apache_2.4


Fedora notes:
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Check:
https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Package_maintenance_guide#Typical_fedpkg_session

See also:
https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/package/freedink-data/
http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/freedink-data.git/
https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/freedink-data