X-Git-Url: https://git.distorted.org.uk/u/mdw/putty/blobdiff_plain/d403792172617a7b719e2bb4600ad312011dd787..f7aa4b367eaf2c1e928f97263bcf4da74680aff3:/CHECKLST.txt

diff --git a/CHECKLST.txt b/CHECKLST.txt
index 063c480f..f44838d4 100644
--- a/CHECKLST.txt
+++ b/CHECKLST.txt
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ of the tag.
 
  - Write a release announcement (basically a summary of the changes
    since the last release). Squirrel it away in
-   ixion:src/putty/local/announce-<ver> in case it's needed again
+   atreus:src/putty/local/announce-<ver> in case it's needed again
    within days of the release going out.
 
  - Build the release: `bob putty-0.XX RELEASE=0.XX'. This should
@@ -112,22 +112,25 @@ of the tag.
    report their version numbers accurately, and so on. Test the
    installer and the Unix source tarball.
 
- - Save the link maps. Currently I keep these on ixion, in
+ - Save the link maps. Currently I keep these on atreus, in
    src/putty/local/maps-<version>.
 
  - Sign the release: in the `build.out' directory, type `./sign.sh
    putty Releases', and enter the passphrases a lot of times.
 
  - Now the whole release directory should be present and correct.
-   Upload it to ixion:www/putty/<ver>.
+   Upload it to atreus:www/putty/<ver>.
 
  - Do final checks on the release directory:
     + verify all the signatures:
-      for i in `find . -name '*.*SA'`; do case $i in *md5sums*) gpg --verify $i;; *) gpg --verify $i ${i%%.?SA};; esac; done
-    + check the md5sums:
+      for i in `find . -name '*.*SA'`; do case $i in *sums*) gpg --verify $i;; *) gpg --verify $i ${i%%.?SA};; esac; done
+    + check the checksum files:
       md5sum -c md5sums
+      sha1sum -c sha1sums
+      sha256sum -c sha256sums
+      sha512sum -c sha512sums
 
- - Having double-checked the release, copy it from ixion to
+ - Having double-checked the release, copy it from atreus to
    chiark:ftp/putty-<ver> and to the:www/putty/<ver>.
 
  - Check the permissions! Actually try downloading from the, to make
@@ -137,16 +140,21 @@ of the tag.
     + Update the one at the:www/putty/htaccess which points the
       virtual subdir `latest' at the actual latest release dir. TEST
       THIS ONE - it's quite important.
-    + ixion:www/putty/.htaccess has an individual redirect for each
+    + atreus:www/putty/.htaccess has an individual redirect for each
       version number. Add a new one.
 
  - Update the FTP symlink (chiark:ftp/putty-latest -> putty-<ver>).
 
  - Update web site.
-   + Adjust front page (`the latest version is <ver>').
-   + Adjust Download page similarly.
-   + Adjust filenames of installer and Unix tarball on links in
-     Download page.
+   + Adjust front page to say 'The latest version is <ver>'.
+   + Adjust front page to add a news item.
+   + Adjust Download page to say 'The latest release version (<ver>)'.
+   + Adjust Download page to update filenames of installer and Unix
+     tarball (both in the hrefs themselves and the link text).
+   + Check over the Download page and remove any mention of
+     pre-releases, if there were any before this release. Comment out
+     the big pre-release section at the top, and also adjust the
+     sections about source archives at the bottom.
    + Adjust header text on Changelog page. (That includes changing
      `are new' in previous version to `were new'!)
 
@@ -160,18 +168,22 @@ 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
+ - Run webupdate, so that all the changes on atreus propagate to
    chiark. Important to do this _before_ announcing that the release
    is available.
 
- - After running webupdate, run update-rsync on chiark and verify
-   that the rsync mirror package correctly identifies the new
-   version.
+ - After running webupdate, run update-rsync on chiark and verify that
+   the rsync mirror package (~/ftp/putty-website-mirror) contains a
+   subdirectory for the new version and mentions it in its .htaccess.
 
  - Announce the release!
-    + Mail the announcement to putty-announce.
-       * Set a Reply-To on the mail so that people don't keep
-	 replying to my personal address.
+    + Construct a release announcement email whose message body is the
+      announcement written above, and which includes the following
+      headers:
+       * Reply-To: <putty@projects.tartarus.org>
+       * Subject: PuTTY X.YZ is released
+    + Mail that release announcement to
+      <putty-announce@lists.tartarus.org>.
     + Post it to comp.security.ssh.
     + Mention it in <TDHTT> on mono.