| This document details the steps necessary to package a release of Bullet. |
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| 1) Preparing for release: |
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| update VERSION in several places |
| update ChangeLog |
| regenerate MSVC project files |
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| 2) Generating the release .zip: |
| Do an SVN export on a Windows machine into the directory: bullet-X.YY |
| prepare a zip file containing the directory |
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| 3) Generating the release .tar.gz: |
| Do an SVN export on a Unix machine into the directory: bullet-X.YY |
| prepare a .tar.gz file containing the directory |
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| 4) Uploading release to google code: |
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| Google Code Bullet downloads URL: http://code.google.com/p/bullet/downloads/list |
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| Title of release should follow this guide line: Bullet <VERSION> Physics SDK <Release Type> (revision) |
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| It is better to upload the .tar.gz before the .zip so that the .zip appears first in the list |
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| If the release is an Alpha/Beta or RC the tags should be: Type-Source, OpSys-ALL |
| If the release is a final release the tags should be: Type-Source, OpSys-ALL, Featured |
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| 5) Obsoleting old releases |
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| Edit the tags on old releases and add the 'Deprecated' tag |
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| 6) Announcing final releases: |
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| Final release announcements are done here: http://bulletphysics.com/Bullet/phpBB3/viewforum.php?f=18 |
