SourceForge Release Checklist for the BACnet Embedded Stack Project
written by Steve Karg (using a similar doc by Kim Gräsman as a guide)
Verify that the test build is clean. Test code with clean directory.
Get a clean build (no warnings or errors).
The program must be functional (it works).
Clean up the object files and binaries to prepare for tar
$ make clean
Make the source code look the same
$ indent -kr -nut -nlp *.c *.h
Verify that the code compiles and runs the demos without error or
warnings:
$ make all
$ demo/server 123 (etc)
Verify that the unit tests compile and pass:
$ ./unittest.sh
$ cat test.log | grep Failed
Commit any changes to subversion.
$ svn commit
$ svn update
Create the change log
$ svn log --xml --verbose | xsltproc svn2cl.xsl - > ChangeLog
Set a tag on the "bacnet-stack" module called "bacnet-stack-0-0-0"
$ svn copy https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/current https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/tags/bacnet-stack-0-0-0
Get a clean version out of subversion that doesn't have subversion in it.
$ svn export https://svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/bacnet/trunk/bacnet-stack bacnet-stack
tar and gzip the clean directory from one directory up.
$ tar -cvvzf bacnet-stack-0.0.0.tgz bacnet-stack/
Put the new release up on SourceForge
Connect to ftp://upload.sourceforge.net/ as anonymous
Upload the tarball to the incoming directory.
Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/bacnet/
Admin -> File Releases
Add Release
Release Name "bacnet-stack-0.0.0"
Set status to Hidden (for now).
Create a change log (use svn log)
[Submit/Refresh]
Attach the tarball that was uploaded (should be listed)
[Add Files and/or Refresh View]
Set file metadata
Processor: Platform Independent
Release Date: Today's date
File Type: Source .gz
[Update/Refresh]
Activate Release
Set status to Active
[Submit/Refresh]
[Send Notice]
Update the website (if necessary)
Add release notes under What's New on SourceForge.
The release notes should include project details
for someone unfamiliar with the project or BACnet.
skarg