Lazarus 1.2 release plan: what changed
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| 1 | 1 | ### Release preparation | |
| 2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | - Gather list of todos from developers | |
| 4 | - | ||
| 4 | + | - Add new LazTarget to the mantis for so we can postpone issue one release. | |
| 5 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 6 | #### Bugs to be fixed | |
| 7 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Things that need to be fixed before tagging: | |
| 9 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 10 | - A list of bugs with [[http://bugs.freepascal.org/search.php?project id=1&sticky issues=on&sortby=last updated&dir=DESC&status id[]=10&status id[]=20&status id[]=30&status id[]=40&status id[]=50&hide status id=-2&custom field 3=1.0 target 1.0|http://bugs.freepascal.org/search.php?project_id=1&sticky_issues=on&sortby=last_updated&dir=DESC&status_id%5B%5D=10&status_id%5B%5D=20&status_id%5B%5D=30&status_id%5B%5D=40&status_id%5B%5D=50&hide_status_id=-2&custom_field_3=1.0 target 1.0]], [[http://bugs.freepascal.org/search.php?project id=1&sticky issues=on&sortby=last updated&dir=DESC&status id[]=10&status id[]=20&status id[]=30&status id[]=40&status id[]=50&hide status id=-2&custom field 3=0.99.0 target 0.99|http://bugs.freepascal.org/search.php?project_id=1&sticky_issues=on&sortby=last_updated&dir=DESC&status_id%5B%5D=10&status_id%5B%5D=20&status_id%5B%5D=30&status_id%5B%5D=40&status_id%5B%5D=50&hide_status_id=-2&custom_field_3=0.99.0 target 0.99]] | |
| 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 12 | ### Creating branch for release | |
| 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 14 | - Create fixes_1_2 branch (Mattias) | |
| 15 | 15 | - Set version number 1.3 in trunk (Mattias) | |
| 16 | 16 | - lazarus/ide/version.inc | |
| 17 | 17 | - lazarus/lcl/lclversion.pas | |
| 18 | 18 | - lazarus/lcl/lclbase.lpk | |
| 19 | 19 | - lazarus/lcl/interfaces/lcl.lpk | |
| 20 | 20 | - lazarus/debian/changelog | |
| 21 | 21 | - lazarus/lazarus.app/Contents/Info.plist | |
| 22 | 22 | - tools/install/linux/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc | |
| 23 | 23 | - tools/install/win/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc | |
| 24 | 24 | - tools/install/macos/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc | |
| 25 | 25 | - check if lpl files needs updating by running ./tools/lplupdate -c (Mattias) | |
| 26 | 26 | - run ./tools/updatemakefiles (Mattias) | |
| 27 | 27 | - open lazarus/lazarus.lpi in the IDE and change the version numbers in the project options dialog; this will change ide/lazarus.res too. | |
| 28 | 28 | ||
| 29 | 29 | ### Create snapshots for new branch | |
| 30 | 30 | ||
| 31 | 31 | These snapshots can be considered release candidates. | |
| 32 | 32 | ||
| 33 | - | ||
| 34 | - | ||
| 33 | + | - source (Vincent) | |
| 34 | + | - win32 (Vincent) | |
| 35 | 35 | - win64 (Vincent) | |
| 36 | - | ||
| 36 | + | - linux i386 rpm (Vincent) | |
| 37 | 37 | - linux x86_64 rpm (Vincent) | |
| 38 | 38 | - linux i386 deb (Vincent) | |
| 39 | 39 | - linux x86_64 deb (Vincent) | |
| 40 | 40 | - Mac OS X powerpc (Vincent) | |
| 41 | - | ||
| 41 | + | - Mac OS X i386 (Vincent) | |
| 42 | 42 | - Add deb snaphots to Ubuntu testing repo (Vincent) | |
| 43 | 43 | ||
| 44 | 44 | ### Ask for testing | |
| 45 | 45 | ||
| 46 | 46 | - Informally announce (IRC, mailing list) a pending release (+/- week before actual release), so that people can test for regressions. | |
| 47 | 47 | ||
| 48 | 48 | - Create Release Candidate | |
| 49 | 49 | - RC1 | |
| 50 | 50 | - RC2 | |
| 51 | 51 | ||
| 52 | 52 | ### Merge revisions from trunk | |
| 53 | 53 | ||
| 54 | 54 | [[Lazarus 1.2 fixes branch]] | |
| 55 | 55 | ||
| 56 | 56 | ### Tagging release | |
| 57 | 57 | ||
| 58 | 58 | - Set version to 1.2 in fixes_1_2 branch (Mattias) | |
| 59 | 59 | - open lazarus/lazarus.lpi in the IDE and change the version numbers in the project options dialog 1.2.0.1 for RC1, 1.2.0.2 for RC2, 1.2.0.3 for final | |
| 60 | 60 | - lazarus/ide/version.inc 1.2 RC2 | |
| 61 | 61 | - lazarus/lcl/lclversion.pas 1.2.0.1 for RC1, 1.2.0.2 for RC2, 1.2.0.3 for final | |
| 62 | 62 | - lclbase.lpk | |
| 63 | 63 | - lcl.lpk | |
| 64 | 64 | - lazarus/debian/changelog 1.2.0-1 for RC1, 1.2.0-2 for RC2, 1.2.0-3 for final | |
| 65 | 65 | - lazarus/lazarus.app/Contents/Info.plist v1.2 RC2 | |
| 66 | 66 | - tools/install/linux/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc | |
| 67 | 67 | - tools/install/win/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc | |
| 68 | 68 | - tools/install/macos/environmentoptions.xml same as version.inc | |
| 69 | 69 | - check if lpl files needs updating by running ./tools/lplupdate -c (Mattias) | |
| 70 | 70 | - run ./tools/updatemakefiles (Mattias) | |
| 71 | 71 | - Tag fixes_1_2 branch to tags/release_1_0_RC2 (Mattias) | |
| 72 | 72 | ||
| 73 | 73 | `svn copy svn+ssh://svn.freepascal.org/FPC/svn/lazarus/branches/fixes_1_2 svn+ssh://svn.freepascal.org/FPC/svn/lazarus/tags/lazarus_1_2_RC2 -m 'tagged 1.2.0.2 as tags/lazarus_1_2_RC2'` | |
| 74 | 74 | ||
| 75 | 75 | - Set next version in trunk (Mattias) | |
| 76 | 76 | ||
| 77 | 77 | ### Building release | |
| 78 | 78 | ||
| 79 | 79 | - source (Vincent) | |
| 80 | 80 | - html docs (Vincent) | |
| 81 | 81 | - chm docs (Vincent) | |
| 82 | 82 | - win32 (Martin) | |
| 83 | 83 | - win32 for arm-wince (Vincent) | |
| 84 | 84 | - win64 (Martin) | |
| 85 | 85 | - linux source rpm (Mattias) | |
| 86 | 86 | - linux i386 rpm (Mattias) | |
| 87 | 87 | - crosswin32 rpm (Mattias) | |
| 88 | 88 | - linux x86_64 rpm (Mattias) | |
| 89 | 89 | - linux i386 deb (Mattias) | |
| 90 | 90 | - crosswin32 deb (Mattias) | |
| 91 | 91 | - linux x86_64 deb (Mattias) | |
| 92 | 92 | - Mac OS X powerpc (Vincent) | |
| 93 | 93 | - Mac OS X i386 (Mattias) | |
| 94 | 94 | - Add debs to ubuntu repo (Vincent) | |
| 95 | 95 | ||
| 96 | 96 | ### Tests | |
| 97 | 97 | ||
| 98 | 98 | - Menu item exists | |
| 99 | 99 | - Clear pcp directory and start IDE, a new project application with a form should be visible | |
| 100 | 100 | - Double click on form - a FormCreate event should be created | |
| 101 | 101 | - Check View / IDE internals / What needs building - no package should need building, only the project | |
| 102 | 102 | - Restart the IDE - there should be no warning about upgrading | |
| 103 | 103 | - Install the package cody, after restart the component palette should show the component TCodyTreeView | |
| 104 | 104 | ||
| 105 | 105 | ### Announcements | |
| 106 | 106 | ||
| 107 | 107 | - Wiki: downloading, installation, getting source hints (Mattias) | |
| 108 | 108 | - [[Installing Lazarus]] | |
| 109 | - | ||
| 110 | - | ||
| 111 | - | ||
| 112 | - | ||
| 113 | - | ||
| 114 | - | ||
| 115 | - | ||
| 109 | + | - List of changes: [[Lazarus 1.2 release notes]] (Mattias) | |
| 110 | + | - Mailing lists (Mattias) | |
| 111 | + | - News item on www.lazarus.freepascal.org (Mattias) | |
| 112 | + | - Sourceforge (Vincent) | |
| 113 | + | - Freshmeat (Vincent) | |
| 114 | + | - Change IRC topic (Vincent) | |
| 115 | + | - New versions in Mantis (Vincent) | |
| 116 | 116 | ||
| 117 | 117 | ### After release | |
| 118 | 118 | ||
| 119 | 119 | - Make sure snapshots are created correctly for the new version (Vincent) | |
| 120 | 120 | ||
| 121 | 121 | ### Further | |
| 122 | 122 | ||
| 123 | 123 | - Relax (all) | |
| 124 | 124 | - Plan next release | |
| 125 | 125 | ||
| 126 | 126 | --- | |
| 127 | 127 | *From the Free Pascal wiki, page "Lazarus 1.2 release plan", as it stood on 2014-03-16 after a change by Jwdietrich, out of the wiki's dump of 2024-05-26. Copyright stays with the author who wrote it, according to the old wiki's [[Licensing]] page. If you have concerns about this material, [message the admin](/wiki-contact).* | |
| 128 | 128 | Category: Development Strategy | |
| 129 | 129 | Category: Release Notes |