Release Checklist

From Avogadro

• Create a draft of the release notes on the wiki.

• Make sure to update avogadro/CMakeLists.txt and libavogadro/CMakeLists.txt version numbers.
• If it is a major release (e.g., version x.y.0), create an SVN branch for the bug-fix minor releases.
• SVN tag the release source.
• Create a source release:
  • Copy the SVN source to a new directory avogadro-x.y.z
  • Run the scripts/distclean.sh script -- this will remove any un-needed files from the release
  • Tar the source directory: tar cvjf avogadro-x.y.z.tar.bz2 avogadro-x.y.z

• Add a new release to the SourceForge "File Releases" for Avogadro.
• Make sure the release is "hidden" at first.
• Upload the source and any binary installations to SourceForge.
• Once all files are included in the SourceForge release, mark the release as "Active."
• Update the SourceForge platform download pages to point to the new release and binaries.

• Add News to the SourceForge project page with the release announcement.
• Add the news announcement to the Main Page.
• Update the Category:Releases and Get Avogadro pages to mention the new release.
• Send out an e-mail to all mailing lists.

News Websites

• Freshmeat.net
• Qt-apps.org
• KDE-apps.org