NOTES ON RELEASING NEW VERSION OF NAGIOSPLUG *** Pre-release git pull . tools/devmode, if feeling adventurous check compilation, check tinderbox screens *** Prepare and commit files Update BUGS, NEWS file Update AUTHORS if new members Update configure.in, package.def and NP-VERSION-GEN with version Run git2cl (get from http://josefsson.org/git2cl/): git2cl >Changelog commit BUGS NEWS configure.in package.def ChangeLog *** Create new tag git tag release-1.4.14 *** Checkout new version rm -fr /tmp/nagioslug # If you need to checkout the tag, don't forget to "checkout master" later to # get back to your development branch: git checkout tags/release-1.4.14 # Beware: the trailing slash of --prefix is REQUIRED git checkout-index --prefix=/tmp/nagioslug/ -a *** Build the tarball cd /tmp/nagioslug tools/setup ./configure make dist *** Upload generated tarball to sourceforge sftp frs.sourceforge.net SF username and password cd /uploads put file SF -> Submit News about release. Make sure it is called "Nagios Plugins" (with those caps) Link to download at http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=29880 Include contents of NEWS for this release List all people on team involved. Add acknowledgement to contributors Submit. Get URL to news item SF -> Admin -> File Releases Add a release to nagiosplug and create a file release Name: 1.4.1 Create release Step 1: Add release notes pointing to news item Step 2: add file Step 3: *.tar.gz, Platform Independent, Source .gz Step 4: Send notice Send email to nagiosplug-help, nagios-announce with the news text Add a news item to http://nagiosplugins.org