This document provides a step-by-step reminder for making a Cthulhu release.

PREPARE SOURCES:
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Make sure you are up to date and clean:

  git pull
  git status

Decide the release version:

  - Update the version in `meson.build`
  - Update the version in `src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py`

Update release notes:

  - Update `NEWS` (or your preferred changelog location) with user-visible changes.


BUILD + SANITY CHECK:
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Build with Meson:

  meson setup _build_release --prefix=/usr --buildtype=release
  meson compile -C _build_release

Optional sanity checks:

  python3 -m compileall -q src/cthulhu
  meson test -C _build_release  # may be empty

Create a source tarball:

  meson dist -C _build_release


TAG + PUSH:
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Commit release changes, tag, and push:

  git commit -a
  git push
  git tag -a v<version>
  git push origin v<version>


PACKAGING NOTES:
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Arch packaging lives in `distro-packages/Arch-Linux/PKGBUILD`.
If the package version is derived from `src/cthulhu/cthulhuVersion.py`,
ensure that file matches the release version.