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@ -5,16 +5,6 @@ How to do a GTK release?
Make sure you have suitable versions of Meson and Ninja. Make sure you have suitable versions of Meson and Ninja.
Also make sure you have the following packages installed with all their
dependencies:
* gtk-doc
* docbook-utils
Without those packages make distcheck will *not* pass.
Make sure that gtk-doc is the latest released version.
## Release check list ## Release check list
0. Save all your work, then move to the branch from which you want 0. Save all your work, then move to the branch from which you want
@ -28,8 +18,8 @@ $ git clean -dfx
1. Build using the common sequence: 1. Build using the common sequence:
```sh ```sh
$ meson _build . $ meson setup _build
$ ninja -C _build $ meson compile -C _build
``` ```
2. Update NEWS based on the content of git log; follow the format of prior 2. Update NEWS based on the content of git log; follow the format of prior
@ -40,11 +30,10 @@ $ ninja -C _build
writers, committers, etc. Anybody who is mentioned in the commit log writers, committers, etc. Anybody who is mentioned in the commit log
gets a credit, but only real names, not email addresses or nicknames. gets a credit, but only real names, not email addresses or nicknames.
3. Update the pot files and commit the changes: 3. Update the pot file and commit the changes:
```sh ```sh
$ ninja -C _build gtk40-pot $ ninja -C _build gtk40-pot
$ ninja -C _build gtk40-properties-pot
``` ```
4. If this is a major, stable, release, verify that the release notes 4. If this is a major, stable, release, verify that the release notes
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Make sure that all new symbols have proper Since: tags, and that there Make sure that all new symbols have proper Since: tags, and that there
is an index in the main `-docs.xml` for the next stable version. is an index in the main `-docs.xml` for the next stable version.
8. Run `ninja dist` to generate the tarball. 8. Run `meson dist -C_build` to generate the tarball.
9. Fix broken stuff found by 8), commit changes, repeat. 9. Fix broken stuff found by 8), commit changes, repeat.
@ -94,7 +83,8 @@ $ ninja -C _build gtk40-properties-pot
$ git tag -m "GTK 4.2.0" 4.2.0 $ git tag -m "GTK 4.2.0" 4.2.0
``` ```
13. Bump the version number in `meson.build` and commit the change. 13. Bump the version number in `meson.build`, and add a section for the next
release in NEWS and commit the change.
14. Push the changes upstream, and push the tag as well. The git command for 14. Push the changes upstream, and push the tag as well. The git command for
doing that is: doing that is:
@ -111,7 +101,8 @@ $ git push origin 4.2.0
```sh ```sh
$ scp gtk-4.2.0.tar.xz matthiasc@master.gnome.org: $ scp gtk-4.2.0.tar.xz matthiasc@master.gnome.org:
$ ssh matthiasc@master.gnome.org ftpadmin install gtk-4.2.0.tar.xz $ ssh matthiasc@master.gnome.org
$ ftpadmin install gtk-4.2.0.tar.xz
``` ```
16. Go to the gnome-announce list archives, find the last announce message, 16. Go to the gnome-announce list archives, find the last announce message,