Release 1.2: Common tasks, Dev acknowledgement, versioning, helper packages/websites, etc

[manciniedoardo]

Master PR

Common Release Tasks

All of these small Release Tasks should be done in one issue and not split out across multiple issues and PRs. I have created a common task list for us to check and hope to develop the task (if needed) below. If we can standardized this stuff, then we could build a release_function that is a wrapper around the https://usethis.r-lib.org/reference/use_release_issue.html

Prepare for release:

• New devs to description File and old devs to acknowledgements
• Review FAQs
• Review Cheatsheet
• Polish news
• Update README schedule for future releases
• Check current CRAN check results
• Scan and remove non-ascii characters - Remove non-ascii characers #2456
• Check if any deprecation processes should be advanced, as described in Gradual deprecation
• urlchecker::url_check()
• devtools::check(remote = TRUE, manual = TRUE)
• devtools::check_win_devel() - doesn't work with Remtoes
• rhub::check_for_cran()
• Use Insight Engineering reverse dependency checks. Requires manually running the Action
• Draft blog post

Submit to CRAN:

• Be sure to use [skip vbump] in PR Title to prevent upversioning
• usethis::use_version('major')
• devtools::submit_cran()
• Approve email
• Monitor submission form here: https://r-hub.github.io/cransays/articles/dashboard.html

CRAN Accepted:

• usethis::use_github_release()
• usethis::use_dev_version()
• Finish blog post
• Add Releases and tar.gz file to the Release
• Review admiraldiscovery (presentations and find a function)
• Add link to blog post in pkgdown news menu (?)
• Push forward deprecation

Loose Guidance for particular tasks

New presentations

• [ ]

News devs to description File and old devs to acknowledgements - NB: check admiraldev as well

• [ ]

Devs to moved to acknowledgments (not actively working on admiral anymore) at the bottom of README:

New acknowledgements

• Adam Forys
• Daphne

Review FAQs

• Check for outdated info
• Chances to consolidate information or remove
• Possible to link to other information to help minimize upkeep

Polish News

• Each news item should have a linked issue
• Check for consistency and grammar

[bms63]

Cool Issue Template - https://github.com/insightsengineering/teal/issues/new?assignees=KlaudiaBB%2Ccicdguy&labels=release&projects=&template=release.yml&title=%5BRelease%5D%3A+%3Cversion%3E