[PATCH 02/25] add note about updating the debian symbols file to the RELEASE file
Jameson Graef Rollins
jrollins at finestructure.net
Sat May 28 14:51:37 PDT 2011
---
RELEASING | 22 ++++++++++++++++++----
1 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/RELEASING b/RELEASING
index a392d81..475100a 100644
--- a/RELEASING
+++ b/RELEASING
@@ -35,7 +35,21 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
Commit this change, if any.
-3) Upgrade the version in the file "version"
+3) Update the debian/libnotmuch1.symbols file
+
+ If the library version changed at all (step 2) it probably
+ means that symbols have changed/been added, in which case the
+ debian symbols file also needs to be updated:
+
+ dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us
+ dpkg-gensymbols -plibnotmuch1 | patch -p0
+
+ Carefully review the changes to debian/libnotmuch1.symbols to
+ make sure there are no unexpected changes.
+
+ Commit this change, if any.
+
+4) Upgrade the version in the file "version"
The scheme for the release number is as follows:
@@ -55,7 +69,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
Commit this change.
-4) Create an entry for the new release in debian/changelog
+5) Create an entry for the new release in debian/changelog
The syntax of this file is tightly restricted, but the
available emacs mode (see the dpkg-dev-el package) helps.
@@ -69,7 +83,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
release, (taking entries from NEWS and the version from the
version file, and creating a new commit, etc.)
-5) Run "make release" which will perform the following steps.
+6) Run "make release" which will perform the following steps.
Note: If any problem occurs during the process, (such as a lintian
warning that you decide should be fixed), you can abort at the
@@ -98,7 +112,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
* Push that tag
* Provide some text for the release announcement (see below).
-6) Send a message to notmuch at notmuchmail.org to announce the release.
+7) Send a message to notmuch at notmuchmail.org to announce the release.
Use the text provided from "make release" above, (if for some
reason you lose this message, "make release-message" prints
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