This document provides a step-by-step list to remind Cthulhu maintainers how to make a release. The general instructions for a release are here: https://wiki.gnome.org/MaintainersCorner/Releasing See also: https://discourse.gnome.org/t/new-gnome-versioning-scheme/4235 Here's a summary for Cthulhu: PREPARE SOURCES FOR THE RELEASE: ------------------------------- Make sure you are up to date: git pull git status Update ./NEWS with changes from the last tagged release. You can use commands like the following: Detailed commits since the ORCA_40_BETA tag: git log ORCA_40_BETA.. Short list of translation changes with author names and files: git log ORCA_40_BETA.. --grep translation --pretty=format:"%s - %an" --name-only Quick-and-dirty formatted list of translation changes: git log ORCA_40_BETA.. --grep translation --pretty=format:"%s,%an" --name-only | awk -F/ '/\.(po|am)/ {gsub("(\.po|Makefile.am)", "", $NF); printf(",%s",$NF); next;} {gsub("(Updated* |Add(ed)* | translation| help)", "", $0); printf("\n%s",$0);}' | awk -F, '!seen[$0]++ {if (NF == 3) printf(" %-15s %-25s %s\n", $3, $1, $2);}' | sort Short list of non-translation commits: git log ORCA_40_BETA.. --grep translation --invert-grep --pretty=format:" * %s%n" NOTE: You should also make sure the external dependencies listed in configure.ac and README are accurate. BUILD THE RELEASE: ----------------- ./autogen.sh --prefix=`pwd`/bld && make && make install && make distcheck COMMIT RELEASE CHANGES AND TAG THE RELEASE: ------------------------------------------- git commit -a git push git tag -a -s ORCA_40_RC git push origin ORCA_40_RC UPLOAD THE RELEASE: ------------------ scp cthulhu-40.rc.tar.xz yourusername@master.gnome.org: ssh master.gnome.org ftpadmin install cthulhu-40.rc.tar.xz BUMP THE VERSION: ----------------- Modify this line in ./configure.ac: m4_define([cthulhu_version], [40.rc]) The major version (40) increments by 1 each new GNOME release cycle. The minor version proceeds as follows: alpha, beta, rc, 0, 1, 2, 3, etc. Modify ./README.md to make sure it has the right Cthulhu version. git commit -a git push