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Accessibility: Release Checklist

Release Checklist

1. Come up with release codename

2. Edit NEWS

3. Update ChangeLog and double-check version in configure.ac

4. Distcheck

   1. make distcheck

5. COMMIT CHANGES

6. Run automated QA scripts, get QA sign-off. Test on openSUSE 11.0/11.1 for 32 and 64 bit.

7. Tag release

   1. svn cp svn+ssh://mono-cvs.ximian.com/source/branches/uia2atk/1.0 svn+ssh://mono-cvs.ximian.com/source/tags/uia2atk/$VERSION
   2. Commit Message: "Tag for $VERSION release"
   3. Double check it worked: http://anonsvn.mono-project.com/viewvc/tags/

8. Build tarballs and RPMs for openSUSE 11.0/11.1 for 32 and 64 bit.

9. Increment version in configure.ac on trunk/branch (wherever the tag was made from)

10. Upload the release

    1. TODO:

11. Edit releases wiki page

12. Add Release Notes wiki page (e.g.: Accessibility:_Release_Notes_0.9.1)

13. Update homepage

    1. Use data from the NEWS page to populate the page

14. Email mono-a11y list, mono-announce list and gnome-announce list

15. Change #mono-a11y's topic