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| − | Reminders for announcing a PTP release. | + | Reminders for announcing a PTP release. |
| − | For information about ''building'' a release, see | + | For information about ''building'' a release, see [[PTP/release engineering|Release Engineering]] |
| − | == Things to do == | + | == Things to do == |
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| − | * | + | *Update web page http://eclipse.org/ptp |
| − | + | **check out CVS project for web page. Host: dev.eclipse.org Repository path: /cvsroot/org.eclipse; Under HEAD, under www, check out '''ptp''' project | |
| − | ** | + | **On index.php , As top bullet under "What's New" add announcement info |
| − | + | **On downloads.php update release numbers, installation instructions, and links to proxy etc downloads. | |
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| − | * | + | *Enable PTP-specific update site with content (possibly moving most, but not all content prior to release day, so mirrors can populate) |
| − | ** | + | **This is located at: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ptp/updates/indigo aka |
| + | **Copy ptp-master-xxx.zip there, Unpack ptp-master-xxx.zip there, and move proxy file there as well. | ||
| + | *Email to ptp-dev, ptp-user, ptp-announce, photran | ||
| + | *Wiki: update builds page to include the release date and (possibly) make a new builds page for the next release | ||
| − | + | *Update New & Noteworthy on wiki | |
| − | * | + | **Pointer to content in ptp help (doc.user and help) plugins |
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| + | ==== Things to do for big releases e.g. SR0, SR1, SR2 ==== | ||
| + | *Docs | ||
| + | **Update release number in all help plugins (html content refers to this in some places) if they refer to it | ||
| + | **On doc.php - documentation page add links to appropriate info | ||
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| − | * Review Release Notes | + | *Update PTP help jars for help.eclipse.org |
| − | * PTP Wiki FAQ, etc probably need updating with info about "latest" release etc. | + | **Copy all the ptp project help jars to one convenient place - for indigo it was /home/data/httpd/download.eclipse.org/tools/ptp/builds/indigo/help and help/sr1 |
| − | * Test updating e.g. just what's included in EPP Parallel Package | + | **add to the bugzilla bug asking they be copied to eclipse help servers. For Indigo this was https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=348355 |
| − | * Update committers page on each major release (June) | + | |
| + | *Review Release Notes | ||
| + | *PTP Wiki FAQ, etc probably need updating with info about "latest" release etc. | ||
| + | *Test updating e.g. just what's included in EPP Parallel Package | ||
| + | *Update committers page on each major release (June) | ||
Revision as of 16:43, 3 April 2012
Reminders for announcing a PTP release.
For information about building a release, see Release Engineering
Things to do
- Update web page http://eclipse.org/ptp
- check out CVS project for web page. Host: dev.eclipse.org Repository path: /cvsroot/org.eclipse; Under HEAD, under www, check out ptp project
- On index.php , As top bullet under "What's New" add announcement info
- On downloads.php update release numbers, installation instructions, and links to proxy etc downloads.
- Enable PTP-specific update site with content (possibly moving most, but not all content prior to release day, so mirrors can populate)
- This is located at: http://download.eclipse.org/tools/ptp/updates/indigo aka
- Copy ptp-master-xxx.zip there, Unpack ptp-master-xxx.zip there, and move proxy file there as well.
- Email to ptp-dev, ptp-user, ptp-announce, photran
- Wiki: update builds page to include the release date and (possibly) make a new builds page for the next release
- Update New & Noteworthy on wiki
- Pointer to content in ptp help (doc.user and help) plugins
Things to do for big releases e.g. SR0, SR1, SR2
- Docs
- Update release number in all help plugins (html content refers to this in some places) if they refer to it
- On doc.php - documentation page add links to appropriate info
- Update PTP help jars for help.eclipse.org
- Copy all the ptp project help jars to one convenient place - for indigo it was /home/data/httpd/download.eclipse.org/tools/ptp/builds/indigo/help and help/sr1
- add to the bugzilla bug asking they be copied to eclipse help servers. For Indigo this was https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=348355
- Review Release Notes
- PTP Wiki FAQ, etc probably need updating with info about "latest" release etc.
- Test updating e.g. just what's included in EPP Parallel Package
- Update committers page on each major release (June)