Eclipse 4diac Wiki/Development/4diac Releng

Short checklist for 4diac releases:

1. if minor/major release update version information
   • Update main version info (Manifest, pom):
     • org.eclipse.fordiac.ide
     • org.eclipse.fordiac.product
     • org.eclipse.master
   • For minor releases
     • update any plugins to new version numbers if needed
     • update according features
2. prepare branding
   • Update splash screen
   • Update update version number in VM Arguments: -Declipse.buildId= (this is needed for AERI)
3. Prepare git repositories
   • For Major and bug fix releases merge release branch to master
   • Tag commit with release (e.g., 1.9.0.M1, 1.10.1)
4. Build 4diac-ide
   • If new release create release dir with sftp (sftp username@build.eclipse.org), e.g., /home/data/httpd/download.eclipse.org/4diac/releases/1.11/4diac-ide
   • Trigger build in 4diac JIPP instance. job 4diac IDE release
5. Assemble FORTE
   • clone anonymous git :
   • change to release branch
   • zip forte and name it forte-incubation_version.zip
   • Put it onto eclipse download site
     • Connect to build.eclipse.org (sftp username@build.eclipse.org)
     • go into release dir (e.g., /home/data/httpd/download.eclipse.org/4diac/...)
     • Update release specific update sites
6. Update download web site
7. Prepare news for:
   • 4diac webseite, mirror on sourceforge
8. Announce it on
   • LinkedIn
   • Xing
   • Google+
   • Researchgate
   • Freshcode