From 311578da0f0e282c09732944e11fae89a30aeaef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Clifton Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2023 15:37:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update how-to-make-a-release file now that the 2.40 release is out --- binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release | 109 +++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-) diff --git a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release index 1e1c0c733be..e97ea6e0654 100644 --- a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release +++ b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release @@ -15,19 +15,25 @@ Beware - this is an involved process and can take weeks to complete. See the maintain.texi file for details on how to obtain these permissions. +Note - when performing a release it is helpful to edit this document +as you go, updating the example commands so that they are ready for +the release that follows. + ------------------------------------------------- How to perform a release. ------------------------------------------------- - 1. Send an email out warning contributors about the forthcoming - branch. Set a date for the branch (weekends are better because - they are less busy). + 1. Choose dates for the branch and release. Weekends are better + because they are less busy. It is typical to leave two weeks + between creating the branch and creating the release. + + Send an email out warning contributors about the forthcoming + branch and release. 2. When the branch date is near: Update the libiberty and config directories and the top level Makefile and configure files. Also consider updating the toplevel libtool files. - Approx time to complete from here: 2 hours .... 2.5 If you have not built from the sources recently then now is the @@ -226,15 +232,15 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... 21. a. Update the release number in bfd/version.m4 on the release branch to a whole new minor version number, without a point - value. Eg "2.39.90" becomes "2.40". + value. Eg "2.40.90" becomes "2.41". NB/ Not: "2.41.00" b. Change bfd/development.sh to set all values to "false". c. Regenerate the configure and makefiles. And *info* files. - make all-gas all-ld all-binutils all-gprof all-gold all-gprofng + make all-gas all-ld all-binutils all-gprof all-gold all-gprofng all-libctf make info - + d. Create a ChangeLog from the git refs for all of the commits from when changelog entries were no longer required: @@ -245,8 +251,9 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... of the "config" project. e. Add ChangeLog entries for all of the updates and add a - "this-is-the-2.38-release" comment and commit. + "this-is-the-2.41-release" comment and commit. + git add . git commit git push @@ -277,18 +284,17 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... 24. Check that the files in the tarballs have the correct permissions. - tar tvf binutils-*.tar.bz2 | grep -e "---" + tar tvf binutils-*.tar.xz | grep -e "---" Also check that the man files are not empty. (cf PR 28144). tar tvf binutils-*.tar.xz | grep -e "\.1" 25. Sanity check the release on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu by building and - running the testsuites (gas, gold, binutils and ld). Make the - source directory read-only before building. (Note - the gprofng - sources need a writeable doc/ directory. This is a bug that needs - to be fixed). - Also test "make install". + running the testsuites (gas, gold, binutils and ld). + Make the source directory read-only before building. + Also test 'make install'. + Also build the html and pdf documentation files. If necessary fix any problems. pushd /dev/shm @@ -296,7 +302,6 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... cd delme tar xvf /binutils-2.*.tar.lz chmod -R -w binutils-2.* - chmod +w binutils-2.*/gprofng/doc mkdir build cd build ../binutils-2.*/configure --quiet --enable-gold --prefix=`pwd`/install --enable-plugins --enable-shared @@ -305,44 +310,48 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... make install-gas install-gold install-ld install-binutils install-gprofng # Needed for step 29... - make html pdf + make html pdf html-libctf pdf-libctf popd 26. Tag the branch with the new release number: [optional: add "-u XXXXX" to sign with a gpg key] - enter a tag message such as: "Official GNU Binutils 2.3x release" + enter a tag message such as: "Official GNU Binutils 2.4x release" - git tag -a binutils-2_40 -u DD9E3C4F <=== Be careful to get the tag right + git tag -a binutils-2_41 -u DD9E3C4F <=== Be careful to get the tag right NB/ If you do sign the binaries make sure to use a key that has been published with the FSF. Then push the release: - git push origin binutils-2_40 + git push origin binutils-2_41 If you get an error message along the lines of: - "Invalid revision range ..." you can ignore it. + "Invalid revision range ..." + you can ignore it. 27. Upload the tarballs to ftp.gnu.org. - gnupload --to ftp.gnu.org:binutils binutils-2.3*.tar.* + gnupload --to ftp.gnu.org:binutils binutils-2.4*.tar.* Be prepared to provide the password for the key, if you signed the binaries. The gnupload script is in the gnulib/build-aux directory. + It uses the ncftp package for transmitting the files. Check for an email response from the upload. If necessary - fix any problems. + fix any problems. (The response might take a while, so + proceed with the next steps if you are confident that + everything is OK). 28. Upload the tarballs (and signatures) to sourceware.org: sftp sourceware.org cd /sourceware/ftp/pub/binutils/releases - put binutils-2.3*.tar.* - chmod 644 binutils-2.3*.tar.* + put binutils-2.4*.tar.* + chmod 644 binutils-2.4*.tar.* quit FIXME: Are the signatures (created by the gnupload script in step 27) @@ -356,8 +365,8 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... sftp sourceware.org cd /sourceware/www/sourceware/htdocs/binutils - mkdir docs-2.3x - cd docs-2.3x + mkdir docs-2.4x + cd docs-2.4x mkdir as mkdir bfd mkdir binutils @@ -369,13 +378,14 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... Update the (local copy of the) index.html file to point to the new documentation and mention the new version and then upload it. - cd ../docs-2.3x + cd ../docs-2.4x put index.html - Make the html documentation locally with the "make html" command - (see step 25 above). Then upload and rename the directories as - needed. (sftp does not appear to support recursive uploads - however, so the directories had to be made by hand, as shown above). + Make the html documentation locally with the "make html" command. + (This should have been done by step 25 above). + Then upload and rename the directories as needed. + (Sftp does not support recursive uploads however, so the directories + have to be made and populated by hand). cd as lcd /gas/doc/as @@ -397,7 +407,7 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... lcd ../../binutils/binutils <=== NB/ Path not like others put * cd .. - lcd ../doc + lcd ../doc <=== Also not like the others put binutils.html put binutils.pdf @@ -405,7 +415,7 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... lcd ../../gprof/doc/gprof put * cd .. - lcd ../.. + lcd ../.. <==== Different again put gprof.html put gprof.pdf @@ -417,19 +427,24 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... put ld.html put ld.pdf - lcd ../../gprofng/doc + lcd ../gprofng/doc put gprofng.html put gprofng.pdf + lcd ../../libctf/doc + put ctf-spec.html + put ctf-spec.pdf + Edit the top level binutils index.html file to change the links to point to the new documentation. cd ../.. get index.html [edit] + [check that it works] put index.html rm docs - ln -s docs-2.3x docs + ln -s docs-2.4x docs quit Check that the new web page is correct: @@ -437,7 +452,7 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... https://sourceware.org/binutils/ For the www.gnu.org site you have to email webmasters@gnu.org - and ask them to make the change(s): + and ask them to copy the change(s): --------------------------------------- Hi FSF Webmasters, @@ -460,14 +475,14 @@ Cheers David Edelsohn announcing the new release. Sign the email and include the checksum: - sha256sum binutils-2.3*.tar.* + sha256sum binutils-2.4*.tar.* (The email to Davis is so that he can update the GNU Toolchain social media). Something like this: ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Everyone, - We are pleased to announce that version 2.3x of the GNU Binutils project + We are pleased to announce that version 2.4x of the GNU Binutils project sources have been released and are now available for download at: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils @@ -475,6 +490,14 @@ Cheers checksums: xxxx + As an experiment these tarballs were made with the new "-r " + option supported by the src-release.sh script. This attempts to make + reproducible tarballs by sorting the files and passing the + "--mtime=" option to tar. The date used for these tarballs was + obtained by running: + + git log -1 --format=%cd --date=format:%F bfd/version.m4 + This release contains numerous bug fixes, and also the following new features: @@ -482,9 +505,9 @@ Cheers For more information see: - https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob_plain;f=gas/NEWS;;hb=refs/tags/binutils-2_39 - https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob_plain;f=ld/NEWS;hb=refs/tags/binutils-2_39 - https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob_plain;f=binutils/NEWS;hb=refs/tags/binutils-2_39 + https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob_plain;f=gas/NEWS;;hb=refs/tags/binutils-2_4x + https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob_plain;f=ld/NEWS;hb=refs/tags/binutils-2_4x + https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=blob_plain;f=binutils/NEWS;hb=refs/tags/binutils-2_4x Our thanks go out to all of the binutils contributors, past and present, for helping to make this release possible. @@ -501,7 +524,7 @@ Cheers date suffix keeps the version lower than the trunk version. Regenerate files. Commit these changes. - 33. Email the binutils list telling everyone that the 2.3x branch + 33. Email the binutils list telling everyone that the 2.34 branch is now open for business as usual and that patches no longer need special approval. @@ -510,8 +533,6 @@ Cheers section. Create a changelog entry and commit. - - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- How to perform a POINT release. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- 2.30.2