CMB v6.0.0
Preparatory steps
- Update CMB guides
- Assemble release notes into
doc/release/CMB-VERSION
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Get positive review and merge.
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- Assemble release notes into
Update CMB
If making a release from the release
branch, e.g., vMAJOR.MINOR.0-RC2 or above
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Update release
branch for cmb
git fetch origin
git checkout release
git merge --ff-only origin/release
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Update version.txt
and tag the commit
git checkout -b update-to-vVERSION
echo VERSION > version.txt
git commit -m 'Update version number to VERSION' version.txt
git tag -a -m 'CMB VERSION' vVERSION HEAD
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Integrate changes to
master
branch-
Create a merge request targeting master
(do not addBackport: release
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Get positive review -
Do: merge
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Integrate changes to
release
branch-
git push origin update-to-vVERSION:release vVERSION
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Update documentation page
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See https://github.com/Kitware/paraview-docs/blob/gh-pages/versions.json
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Update CMB-Superbuild
If making a release from the release
branch, e.g., vMAJOR.MINOR.0-RC2 or above
:
- Update
release
branch for cmb/cmb-superbuild
git fetch origin
git checkout release
git merge --ff-only origin/release
- Update
CMakeLists.txt
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Set CMB source selections in CMakeLists.txt
and force explicit version inCMakeLists.txt
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# Force source selection setting here.
set(cmb_SOURCE_SELECTION "VERSION" CACHE STRING "Force version to VERSION" FORCE)
set(cmb_FROM_SOURCE_DIR OFF CACHE BOOL "Force source dir off" FORCE)
- Update
versions.cmake
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Guide selections in versions.cmake
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git add versions.cmake CMakeLists.txt
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git commit -m "Update the default version to VERSION"
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- Integrate changes to
master
branch-
Create a merge request targeting master
, title beginning with WIP (do not addBackport: release
to description) -
Build binaries ( Do: test
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Download the binaries that have been generated in the dashboard results. They will be deleted within 24 hours. -
Remove explicit version forcing added in CMakeLists.txt, amend the commit, and force push
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git add CMakeLists.txt
git commit --amend
git gitlab-push -f
- Finalize merge request
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Remove WIP from merge request title -
Get positive review -
Do: merge
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git tag -a -m 'ParaView superbuild VERSION' vVERSION HEAD
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- Integrate changes to
release
branch-
git push origin update-to-vVERSION:release vVERSION
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Validating binaries
- Binary checklist
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macOS -
Linux -
Windows
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Upload binaries
- Upload binaries
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Ask @chuck.atkins to sign macOS binary -
Verify the binaries are uploaded
buildListing.sh
updateMD5sum.sh vMAJOR.MINOR
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Test download links on https://www.computationalmodelbuilding.org/download
Upload documentation
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Verify documentation is uploaded and is correct
Post-release
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Write and publish blog post with release notes. -
Post an announcement in the Announcements category on discourse.cmb.org. -
Update release notes (https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView_Release_Notes) -
Move unclosed issues to next release milestone in GitLab
/cc @ben.boeckel /cc @bob.obara /cc @tjcorona /cc @dcthomp
Edited by T.J. Corona