https://wiki.xmltv.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=HowToMakeAReleaseHowToMakeARelease - Revision history2026-10-15T15:30:29ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.26.4https://wiki.xmltv.org/index.php?title=HowToMakeARelease&diff=2156&oldid=prevRmeden: Created page with "XMLTV Release Procedure Generate ChangeLog cd ~/xmltv perl ../cvs2cl.pl vi ChangeLog search for preparation of previous release delete from previo..."2017-01-24T05:44:40Z<p>Created page with "XMLTV Release Procedure Generate ChangeLog cd ~/xmltv perl ../cvs2cl.pl vi ChangeLog search for preparation of previous release delete from previo..."</p>
<p><b>New page</b></p><div>XMLTV Release Procedure<br />
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Generate ChangeLog<br />
cd ~/xmltv<br />
perl ../cvs2cl.pl<br />
vi ChangeLog<br />
search for preparation of previous release<br />
delete from previous release to end of file<br />
read commit comments, keep only major changes<br />
reformat into a "Major Changes" list.<br />
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Update Readmes<br />
vi README<br />
update release version number<br />
update release date (bottom of file)<br />
copy in "Major Changes"<br />
vi doc/README.win32<br />
update release version number<br />
update release date (bottom of file)<br />
copy in "Major Changes"<br />
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Update Version Numbers<br />
grep -lr <previous release> * # to find files to edit<br />
Update version numbers<br />
vi Makefile.PL lib/exe_wrap.pl lib/XMLTV.pm.in lib/Augment.pm<br />
cvs commit<br />
use comment similar to "preparing for x.y.z release"<br />
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Make tar release!<br />
./mkdist --version x.y.z --sfuser <yourusername><br />
make install<br />
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Build XMLTV.EXE ( On Windows development box)<br />
cvs update -d -P<br />
dmake distclean<br />
perl Makefile.PL<br />
dmake install<br />
dmake xmltv.exe<br />
send_exe.bat # to upload xmltv.exe<br />
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Make Windows Release (Back on Linux) <br />
make distclean<br />
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/tmp/xmltv-x.y.z-win32<br />
make windows_dist<br />
cd /tmp/xmltv-x.y.z-win32/<br />
wget http://alpha-exe.xmltv.org<br />
mv index.html xmltv.exe<br />
chmod 755 xmltv.exe<br />
cd /tmp<br />
zip -r xmltv-x.y.z-win32.zip xmltv-x.y.z-win32<br />
scp xmltv-x.y.z-win32.zip <sd-user>,xmltv\@frs.sourceforge.net:/home/frs/project/x/xm/xmltv/xmltv/x.y.z/<br />
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On SF website <br />
Files -> XMLTV -> x.y.z<br />
wait for files to show up.<br />
flag tar as everything except windows<br />
flag zip as windows<br />
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Send email annoucement<br />
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Update XMLTV wiki with release info</div>Rmeden