Update how-to-make-a-release checklist with latest changes from 2.37 release

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Nick Clifton 2021-07-18 20:07:23 +01:00
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21. Update the release number in bfd/version.m4 on the release
branch to a whole new minor version number, without a point
value. Eg "2.36.90" becomes "2.37". Change bfd/development.sh
value. Eg "2.37.90" becomes "2.38". Change bfd/development.sh
to set all values to "false". Regenerate the configure and
makefiles. And *info* files. Add ChangeLog entries for the
updates and add a "this-is-the-2.3x-release" comment and
updates and add a "this-is-the-2.38-release" comment and
commit.
22. Check that your file creation mask will create the
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./src-release.sh -b -g -l -x binutils
24. Check that the files in the tarballs have the correct
permissions. (FIXME: How to do this ?)
permissions.
tar tvf binutils-2.37.tar.bz2 | grep -e "---"
25. Sanity check the release on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu by building and
running the testsuites (gas, gold, binutils and ld). Make the
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cd /dev/shm
mkdir delme
cd delme
tar xvf <path-to-sources>/binutils-2.*.tar.xz
tar xvf <path-to-sources>/binutils-2.*.tar.lz
chmod -R -w binutils-2.*
mkdir build
cd build
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26. Tag the branch with the new release number:
git tag -a binutils-2_3x <=== Be careful to get the tag right
[optional: add "-u XXXXX" to sign with a gpg key]
enter a tag message such as: "Official Binutils 2.3x release"
eg: git tag -a binutils-2_37 -u DD9E3C4F
NB/ If you do sign the binaries make sure to use a key
that has been published with the FSF.
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cd /sourceware/www/sourceware/htdocs/binutils
mkdir docs-2.3x
cd docs-2.3x
mkdir as bfd binutils gprof ld
mkdir as
mkdir bfd
mkdir binutils
mkdir gprof
mkdir ld
cd ../docs-2.3(x-1)
get index.html
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however, so the directories had to be made by hand, as shown above).
cd as
lcd <build-dir>/gas/doc/
put -R as {be patient - this takes a long time...}
lcd <build-dir>/gas/doc/as
put * {be patient - this takes a long time...}
lcd ..
cd ..
put as.html
put as.pdf
cd ../bfd
lcd ../../../bfd/doc/
put -R bfd
lcd ../../bfd/doc/bfd
put *
cd ..
lcd ..
put bfd.html
put bfd.pdf
cd ../binutils
lcd ../../../binutils/doc/
put -R binutils
lcd ../../binutils/doc/binutils
put *
cd ..
lcd ..
put binutils.html
put binutils.pdf
cd ../gprof
lcd ../../../gprof/
put -R doc/gprof
lcd ../../gprof/doc/gprof
put *
cd ..
lcd ../..
put gprof.html
put gprof.pdf
cd ../ld
lcd ../../ld/
put -R doc/ld
lcd ../ld/doc/ld
put *
cd ..
lcd ../..
put ld.html
put ld.pdf