libtool/README-alpha
Gary V. Vaughan d79ab06e59 The rules for uploading releases to gnu.org have been updated, and
are in fact now rather complicated.  This delta updates the
release instructions to the describe the new process, and updates
the maintainer rules to help automate many of the steps:

* README-alpha: Updated release instructions.
* Makefile.am (GPG): Name of the program for generating signatures
for files to be uploaded.
(XDELTA, XDELTA_OPTIONS): Invocation of xdelta.
(cvs-dist): Run distcheck before tagging the cvs tree incase
distcheck fails, and then generate the gpg signature files.
(cvs-diff): Generate the gpg signature files for the diff.
(xdelta): New rule for generating the xdelta diffs and associated
gpg signature files.
(cvs-release): New rule to do all of the above, if you don't mind
typing your gpg passphrase over and over again. :-)
(fetch): New rule inspired by automakes similar rule for updating
files maintained outside the project.
* config/config.guess, config/config.sub: Updated with the new
fetch rule.
2003-11-12 18:37:26 +00:00

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This is an alpha testing release of GNU Libtool. To get the latest
CVS version of this package, do:
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/home/cvs login
[Hit return when prompted for the password]
cvs -d :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/home/cvs checkout libtool
cd libtool
./bootstrap
The `bootstrap' script sets up the source directory for you to hack. To
use it, you need a recent (maybe yet to be released) version of both
Autoconf and Automake.
If you have any suggestions or bug reports, or you wish to port
libtool to a new platform, please send electronic mail to the libtool
mailing list <libtool@gnu.org> or bug reports to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.
Don't forget to mention the version of libtool that you are currently
using (by typing `libtool --version').
================================================================
= Administrivia
* If you incorporate a change from somebody on the net:
If it is a large change, you must make sure they have signed the
appropriate paperwork, and be sure to add their name and email
address to THANKS
* If a change fixes a test, mention the test in the ChangeLog entry.
* If somebody reports a new bug, mention his name in the ChangeLog entry
and in the test case you write.
* The correct response to most actual bugs is to write a new test case
which demonstrates the bug. Then fix the bug, re-run the test suite,
and check everything in.
* Some files in the libtool package are not owned by libtool. These
files should never be edited here. These files are:
COPYING
INSTALL
config/
+ config.guess
+ config.sub
+ depcomp
+ install-sh
+ mdate-sh
+ missing
+ texinfo.tex
doc/
+ fdl.texi
libltdl/
+ COPYING.LESSER
+ config.guess
+ config.sub
+ install-sh
+ missing
* Changes other than bug fixes must be mentioned in NEWS
================================================================
= Test suite
* Use "make check" liberally, on as many platforms as you can. Use as
many compilers and linkers you can.
================================================================
= Release procedure
* If you are a libtool maintainer, but have not yet registered your
gpg public key and (preferred) email address with the FSF, send an
email, preferably GPG-signed, to <ftp-upload@gnu.org> that includes
the following:
(a) name of package(s) that you are the maintainer for, and your
preferred email address.
(b) an ASCII armored copy of your GnuPG key, as an attachment.
("gpg --export -a YOUR_KEY_ID > mykey.asc" should give you
this.)
When you have received acknowledgement of your message, the proper GPG
keys will be registered on ftp-upload.gnu.org and only then will you be
authorized to upload files to the FSF ftp machines.
* Update NEWS, ChangeLog.
* Update the version number in configure.ac.
See http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/contribute.html for details of
the numbering scheme.
* Run ./bootstrap.
* Run `make fetch', which will fetch new versions of the files that are
maintained outside of libtool.
* Run ./configure and then make.
* Run `make cvs-dist' which will build a release tarball (with `make
distcheck'), commit the last NEWS, ChangeLog and configure.ac changes,
tag the tree with release-$(VERSION), and generate gpg signature files.
* Run `make cvs-diff' which will create a diff file against the previous
release tag (set OLDVERSION=min.maj[.mic[alpha]] in the environment
beforehand if necessary), and generate gpg signature files.
* Make sure you have a copy of xdelta installed, and a copy of the previous
release tarball in the build directory, then run `make xdelta', which will
create an xdelta file between this and the previous release tarballs (set
OLDVERSION=min.maj[.mic[alpha]] in the environment beforehand if necessary),
and generate gpg signature files.
* Upload release tarball, diff file and xdelta file, plus their associated
detached gpg signature files and clear signed directive files to
ftp-upload.gnu.org. If the upload is destined for ftp.gnu.org, then the
files should be placed in the /incoming/ftp directory. If the upload is
an alpha release destined for alpha.gnu.org, then the files should be
placed in the /incoming/alpha directory.incoming/ftp/gnu/libtool. Then send
announcement to libtool@gnu.org and autotools-announce@gnu.org.
* If not an alpha, announcement must also go to info-gnu@gnu.org, and an
upload request be sent to ftp-upload@gnu.org requesting files be transferred
from ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool to ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool.
* Update version number in configure.ac to next alpha number.
* Commit.
* Update the front libtool webpage to indicate the latest release
number, and the news page to reflect the latest release note.
================================================================
= Alpha release note template
To: libtool@gnu.org, autotools-announce@gnu.org
The Libtool Team is pleased to announce alpha release @VERSION@ of GNU
Libtool.
GNU Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a
consistent, portable interface. GNU Libtool ships with GNU libltdl,
which hides the complexity of loading dynamic runtime libraries
(modules) behind a consistent, portable interface.
Here are the compressed sources:
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
Here are the xdeltas and diffs against libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@:
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
Here are the gpg detached signatures:
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz.sig
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2.sig
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz.sig
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta.sig
Here are the MD5 and SHA1 checksums:
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
This release has @SUMMARY_OF_IMPROVEMENTS_SINCE_LAST_RELEASE_ON_THIS_BRANCH@.
This release was bootstrapped with @BOOTSTRAP_TOOLS_WITH_VERSIONS@,
but is useable with @COMPATIBLE_AUTOTOOL_VERSIONS@ in your own
projects.
Alternatively, you can fetch the unbootstrapped sourcecode from
anonymous cvs by using the following commands (just hit return when
you are prompted for the password):
$ cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/libtool login
Password:
$ cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/libtool \
co -r @CVS_RELEASE_TAG@ libtool
You will then need to have recent (possibly as yet unreleased) versions
of Automake and Autoconf installed to bootstrap the checked out
sources yourself.
New in @VERSION@: @RELEASE_DATE@
@EXCERPT_FROM_NEWS_FILE@
Please report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.
================================================================
= Full release note template
To: info-gnu@gnu.org
Cc: libtool@gnu.org, autotools-announce@gnu.org
The Libtool Team is pleased to announce the release of GNU Libtool
@VERSION@.
GNU Libtool hides the complexity of using shared libraries behind a
consistent, portable interface. GNU Libtool ships with GNU libltdl,
which hides the comlexity of loading dynamic runtime libraries
(modules) behind a consistent, portable interface.
This release has @SUMMARY_OF_IMPROVEMENTS_SINCE_LAST_RELEASE_ON_THIS_BRANCH@.
New in @VERSION@: @RELEASE_DATE@
@EXCERPT_FROM_NEWS_FILE@
libtool-@VERSION@ is available now from ftp.gnu.org, along with
diffs and xdeltas against libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@
that are also available from ftp.gnu.org. Please
use a mirror to reduce stress on the main gnu machine:
http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html
Here are the compressed sources:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
Here are the xdeltas and diffs against libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
Here are the gpg detached signatures:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz.sig
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2.sig
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz.sig
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/libtool/libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta.sig
Here are the MD5 and SHA1 checksums:
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
@MD5SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.gz
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@VERSION@.tar.bz2
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.diff.gz
@SHA1SUM@ libtool-@PREV_RELEASE_VERSION_ON_THIS_BRANCH@-@VERSION@.xdelta
This release was bootstrapped with @BOOTSTRAP_TOOLS_WITH_VERSIONS@,
but is useable with @COMPATIBLE_AUTOTOOL_VERSIONS@ in your own
projects.
Alternatively, you can fetch the unbootstrapped sourcecode from
anonymous cvs by using the following commands (just hit return when
you are prompted for the password):
$ cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/libtool login
Password:
$ cvs -z3 -d :pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/libtool \
co -r @CVS_RELEASE_TAG@ libtool
You will then need to have the latest release versions of Automake
(@AUTOMAKE_VERSION@) and Autoconf (@AUTOCONF_VERSION@) installed to
bootstrap the checked out sources yourself.
Please report bugs to <bug-libtool@gnu.org>.