RELEASE

PackageKit Release Notes

1. Write NEWS entries for PackageKit in the same format as usual.

git shortlog v1.2.7.. | grep -i -v trivial | grep -v Merge > NEWS.new

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Version 1.2.8
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Released: 2023-xx-xx

Notes:

New Features:

Libraries:

Backends:

Bugfixes:

Miscellaneous:
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2. Update translations and commit them with sign-off:

ninja PackageKit-pot
tx push --source
tx pull --all --force --minimum-perc=5
ninja fix-translations
git add ../po/*.po

3. Update library version if new ABI or API in meson.build

4. Commit changes in PackageKit git:

# MAKE SURE THESE ARE CORRECT
export release_version="1.2.8"
export release_tag="v1.2.8"

git commit -a -m "Release ${release_version}"
git tag -s -f -m "Release ${release_version}" "${release_tag}"
git push --tags
git push
git push git+ssh://hughsient@git.freedesktop.org/git/packagekit
git push --tags git+ssh://hughsient@git.freedesktop.org/git/packagekit

5. run 'ninja dist'

5a. Generate the additon verification metadata

sha1sum meson-dist/PackageKit-${release_version}.tar.xz > meson-dist/PackageKit-${release_version}.tar.xz.sha1
sha256sum meson-dist/PackageKit-${release_version}.tar.xz > meson-dist/PackageKit-${release_version}.tar.xz.sha256
gpg -b -a meson-dist/PackageKit-${release_version}.tar.xz

6. Upload tarball to:

scp meson-dist/PackageKit-${release_version}.tar.* hughsient@annarchy.freedesktop.org:/srv/www.freedesktop.org/www/software/PackageKit/releases/

7. Do post release version bump in meson.build, RELEASES

8. Commit trivial changes:

git commit -a -m "trivial: post release version bump"
git push

9. Send an email to packagekit@lists.freedesktop.org

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PackageKit 1.2.8 released!

Tarballs available here: https://www.freedesktop.org/software/PackageKit/releases/

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