pyexiv2 release procedure

Release branch

Set the version number to release:

export VERSION=0.2.0
export D=pyexiv2-$VERSION

Branch to release:

bzr branch lp:pyexiv2 $D
cd $D

Bump the version number: change the value of version_info in src/pyexiv2/__init__.py.

Bump the version number in the Windows installer script: change the value of PYEXIV2_VERSION in win32-installer.nsi.

Commit the changes:

bzr commit -m "Bumped version number to $VERSION."

Update the NEWS file with the changes since the last release:

• dependencies
• changes
• bugs fixed
• contributors

Commit and push the changes:

bzr commit -m "Updated NEWS."
bzr push lp:~osomon/pyexiv2/$D

Source tarball

Build pyexiv2:

scons

Build the HTML documentation:

scons doc
mv doc/_build doc/html

Create the tarball and sign it:

cd ..
tar cvvjf $D.tar.bz2 $D --exclude-vcs \
    --exclude=build --exclude=.doctrees --exclude=.buildinfo \
    --exclude=objects.inv --exclude=.sconsign.dblite --exclude=*.pyc
gpg --armor --sign --detach-sig $D.tar.bz2
cd $D

Windows installer

Cross-compile:

./cross-compile.sh

Build the installer and sign it:

makensis win32-installer.nsi
gpg --armor --sign --detach-sig pyexiv2-0.2-setup.exe

Publication

• Create a release for the milestone (e.g. at https://launchpad.net/pyexiv2/+milestone/0.2/+addrelease)
• Upload the source tarball and the windows installer e.g. at https://launchpad.net/pyexiv2/0.2.x/0.2/+adddownloadfile
• Change the status of all the bugs marked as “Fix Committed” in the milestone to “Fix Released”

Communication

• Write an announcement on Launchpad
• Send a mail to the pyexiv2-developers mailing list
• Send a mail to the current distribution packagers (Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, ...)
• Write about the release on the exiv2 forums
• Send a mail to the Python announce mailing list
• Blog about the release (optional)

Web site

The branch for the website is at lp:~osomon/pyexiv2/website.

• Update the download page with the new release
• Update the online documentation

Final

Merge back the release branch in the master branch and tag it:

cd <local/path/to/master/>
bzr merge lp:~osomon/pyexiv2/$D
bzr commit -m "Merge the $VERSION release."
bzr tag release-$VERSION
bzr push