HOWTORELEASE.txt

       
Steps for Making a libLAS Release
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:Author: Howard Butler
:Contact: hobu.inc@gmail.com
:Revision: $Revision$
:Date: $Date$

This document describes the process for releasing a new version of libspatialindex.

General Notes
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Release Process

1) Increment Version Numbers
 
  - configure.ac
    * sidx_version_major
    * sidx_version_minor
    * sidx_version_micro
  - include/Version.h
    * SIDX_VERSION_MAJOR
    * SIDX_VERSION_MINOR
    * SIDX_VERSION_REV 
    * SIDX_RELEASE_NAME
  - CMakeLists.txt
    * SET(SIDX_VERSION_MAJOR "1")
    * SET(SIDX_VERSION_MINOR "7")
    * SET(SIDX_VERSION_PATCH "0")
  - makefile.vc's
    *PACKAGE_VERSION

2) Update README to include any relevant info about the release that 
   might have changed.

3) Update ChangeLog with svn2cl

4) Run the regression tests.  Really.

5) Build Windows version

  - Issue nmake and nmake install commands
  
  ::
      
      nmake /f makefile.vc clean
      nmake /f makefile.vc
      nmake /f makefile.vc install
      nmake /f makefile.vc package
    

6) Make the source distribution

  ::
      
      make dist

       
7) Generate MD5 sums 

  ::
      
      md5 spatialindex-src-1.5.0.tar.bz2 > spatialindex-src-1.5.0.tar.bz2.md5
      md5 spatialindex-src-1.5.0.tar.gz > spatialindex-src-1.5.0.tar.gz.md5
      md5 liblas-1.3.1-win32.zip > liblas-1.3.1-win32.zip.md5

8) Update http://trac.gispython.org/spatialindex/wiki/Releases

9) Upload windows and source package as attachments to the new release page.

10) Tag the release.  Use the ``-f`` switch if you are retagging because you 
   missed something.

  ::
      
      svn cp http://svn.gispython.org/svn/spatialindex/spatialindex/trunk http://svn.gispython.org/svn/spatialindex/spatialindex/tags/1.5.0
      
11) Write the release notes.  Place a copy of the release notes on the release 
   page you created as well as send an email to spatalindex list announcing the 
   new release.



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