ParaView 5.5.0 final release
Preparatory steps
- Update ParaView guides
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User manual -
Uploaded
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Catalyst guide -
Uploaded
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Getting Started -
Uploaded
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Update ParaView
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Update release
branch for paraview
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-5.5.0
echo 5.5.0 > version.txt
git commit -m 'Update version number to 5.5.0' version.txt
git tag -a -m 'ParaView 5.5.0' v5.5.0 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-5.5.0:release v5.5.0
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Create tarballs
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ParaView ( Utilities/Maintenance/create_tarballs.bash --tgz --zip -v v5.5.0
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Catalyst ( Catalyst/generate-tarballs.sh v5.5.0
)
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Upload tarballs to
paraview.org
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rsync -rptv $tarballs paraview.release:ParaView_Release/v5.5/
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Update ParaView-Superbuild
- Update
release
branch for paraview/paraview-superbuild-
git fetch origin
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git checkout release
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git merge --ff-only origin/release
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- Update
versions.cmake
andCMakeLists.txt
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Set ParaView source selections in CMakeLists.txt
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Force explicit version in CMakeLists.txt
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# Force source selection setting here.
set(paraview_SOURCE_SELECTION "5.5.0" CACHE STRING "Force version to 5.5.0" FORCE)
set(paraview_FROM_SOURCE_DIR OFF CACHE BOOL "Force source dir off" FORCE)
- [x] Guide selections in `versions.cmake`
- [x] `git add versions.cmake CMakeLists.txt`
- [x] `git commit -m "Update the default version to 5.5.0"`
- Integrate changes to
master
branch-
Create a merge request targeting master
, title beginning with WIP -
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 and force push
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git add CMakeLists.txt
git commit --amend
git gitlab-push -f
- [x] Remove WIP from merge request title
- [x] Get positive review
- [x] `Do: merge`
- [x] `git tag -a -m 'ParaView superbuild 5.5.0' v5.5.0 HEAD`
- Integrate changes to
release
branch-
git push origin update-to-5.5.0:release v5.5.0
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Validating binaries
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For each binary, check
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Getting started guide opens -
Examples load and match thumbnails in dialog -
Python -
import compiler
,import numpy
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Plugins are present and load properly -
Text source LaTeX $A^2$
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OSPRay -
IndeX runs -
AutoMPI
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Binary checklist
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macOS -
Linux -
Windows MPI (.exe) -
Windows MPI (.zip) -
Windows no-MPI (.exe) -
Windows no-MPI (.zip)
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Upload binaries
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Ask @chuck.atkins to sign macOS binary - Upload binaries to
paraview.org
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rsync -rptv $binaries paraview.release:ParaView_Release/v5.5/
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Ask @utkarsh.ayachit to regenerate https://www.paraview.org/files/listing.txt
andmd5sum.txt
buildListing.sh
updateMD5sum.sh v5.5
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Test download links
Post-release
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Notify paraview@paraview.org
andparaview-developers@paraview.org
that the release is available.
These items only apply to non-RC releases.
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Update release notes (https://www.paraview.org/Wiki/ParaView_Release_Notes)
/cc @ben.boeckel /cc @cory-quammen /cc @utkarsh.ayachit