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[ Note: this howto is probably useful to core vlc developers only ]
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Release HOWTO
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* Tests : compilation, regression tests ...
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* Changes on the svn repository
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- update the version number everywhere it's needed
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· configure.ac
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· extras/MacOSX/vlc.pbprj/project.pbxproj
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· extras/MacOSX/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.string
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- update the ChangeLog and NEWS files, as well as the Trac database
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· LANG=C svn log -v -r '{YYYY-12-31}:{YYYY-01-01}' >! ChangeLog
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· read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
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· update the milestones info on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc
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- Add a note about the matching contrib package in INSTALL.win32
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* Commit
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* Tarballs (Use a clean tree !!!)
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- Use 'make distcheck' to make sure all files are exported
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correctly
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- copy the tar.gz and tar.bz2 file on ftp.videolan.org in
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/opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/
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- generate md5 hashes of these files
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* Contribs
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- Put a copy of the libraries or svn snapshot in vlc-X.X.X/contrib
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- Put the relevant win32 contrib package
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- Update developers.v.o/vlc and www.v.o/vlc/download-sources.html
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* BeOS Packages
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Information on building: http://developers.videolan.org/vlc/beos-compile.html
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Build in the "buildbeos" chroot on altair.
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# add the .zip files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/beos/
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* Win32 Packages
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make the packages using the nightly builds configure/options/...
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don't forget to test the installer and uninstaller (the first 0.8.4 uninstaller was broken ...
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kind of suxxs)
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add the .zip and .exe files to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X/win32/
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* OS X packages
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At the moment, only FK can do them (so they can be compatible with OS X 10.2)
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Later: on the G5
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* Commit changes ... it never works the first time
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* "Tag" the release
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svn cp svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/trunk svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
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or
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svn mv svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/branches/X.X.X svn://svn.videolan.org/vlc/tag/X.X.X
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* Move /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/testing/vlc-X.X.X to /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/X.X.X
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- Update the "latest" symlink
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* Update the website
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- edit the /index.php /vlc/*.php pages
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- add a news item to news.msg
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* Announce on www.gnome.org
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- click on "Get more software"
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- click on "Edit an existing map entry"
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- look for the 'vlc' package
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- update the version number and other info and submit
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- the change is instantaneaous
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* Announce on www.freshmeat.net (let sam do it)
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- you need a freshmeat account
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- go to http://www.freshmeat.net/projects/vlc/
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- click on the release's branch (ie Stable)
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- chose "add release" in the dropdown menu
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- fill out all the info and submit
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- the update can take several hours
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* Announce on VersionTracker
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- ask Meuuh
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* Announce email
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- write something along the lines of previous releases
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- post in videolan-announce (moderated), vlc et vlc-devel
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- add a sticky thread in the "General VLC media player discussion" forum
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