X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/07db6afb322ad81199be0af95ae451acf73b4502..6567624cb1bb7e4f0ff5a0157bedf222ad57ff8a:/CHECKLST.txt diff --git a/CHECKLST.txt b/CHECKLST.txt index 9aca8988..3b9eba3c 100644 --- a/CHECKLST.txt +++ b/CHECKLST.txt @@ -53,10 +53,25 @@ orders them correctly with respect to releases): - putty/LATEST.VER -And the Windows installer script: +The Windows installer script: - putty/putty.iss +The Mac resource file (used to generate the binary bit of the 'vers' +resources -- the strings are supplied by the usual means): + + - putty/mac/version.r + +It might also be worth going through the documentation looking for +version numbers - we have a couple of transcripts showing the help +text from the command-line tools, and it would be nice to ensure the +whole transcripts (certainly including the version numbers) are up +to date. + + - putty/doc/pscp.but + - putty/doc/plink.but + - putty/doc/psftp.but (in case it ever acquires a similar thing) + The actual release procedure ---------------------------- @@ -71,6 +86,8 @@ of the tag. - On my local machines, check out the release-tagged version of the sources. + + Make sure to run mkfiles.pl _after_ this checkout, just in + case. - Build the Windows/x86 release binaries. Don't forget to supply VER=/DRELEASE=. Run them, or at least one or two of them, to @@ -162,6 +179,10 @@ of the tag. - Check that the web server attaches the right content type to .HLP and .CNT files. + - Run webupdate, so that all the changes on ixion propagate to + chiark. Important to do this _before_ announcing that the release + is available. + - Announce the release! + Mail the announcement to putty-announce. + Post it to comp.security.ssh.