Release ParaView 5.6-RC1
Preparatory steps
- Update ParaView guides
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User manual -
Rename to ParaViewGuide-5.6.0-RC1.pdf -
Upload to www.paraview.org/files/v5.6
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Catalyst Guide -
Rename to ParaViewCatalystGuide-5.6.0-RC1.pdf -
Upload to www.paraview.org/files/v5.6
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Getting Started Guide -
Rename to ParaViewGettingStarted-5.6.0-RC1.pdf -
Upload to www.paraview.org/files/v5.6
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Assemble release notes into Documentation/release/ParaView-5.6.0-RC1. -
Get positive review and merge.
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Update ParaView
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Update master
branch for paraview
git fetch origin
git checkout master
git merge --ff-only origin/master
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Update version.txt
and tag the commit
git checkout -b update-to-v5.6.0-RC1
echo 5.6.0-RC1 > version.txt
git commit -m 'Update version number to 5.6.0-RC1' version.txt
git tag -a -m 'ParaView 5.6.0-RC1' v5.6.0-RC1 HEAD
- Integrate changes to
master
branch-
Create a merge request targeting master
(do not addBackport: release
) -
Get positive review -
Do: merge
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- Integrate changes to
release
branch-
git push origin update-to-v5.6.0-RC1:release v5.6.0-RC1
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Update kwrobot with the new release
branch rules
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- Create tarballs
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ParaView ( Utilities/Maintenance/create_tarballs.bash --txz --zip -v v5.6.0-RC1
) -
Catalyst ( Catalyst/generate-tarballs.sh v5.6.0-RC1
)
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- Upload tarballs to
paraview.org
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rsync -rptv $tarballs paraview.release:ParaView_Release/v5.6/
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Update ParaView-Superbuild
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Update master
branch for paraview/paraview-superbuild
git fetch origin
git checkout master
git merge --ff-only origin/master
- Update
CMakeLists.txt
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git checkout -b update-to-v5.6.0-RC1
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Set ParaView source selections in CMakeLists.txt
and force explicit version inCMakeLists.txt
:
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# Force source selection setting here.
set(paraview_SOURCE_SELECTION "5.6.0-RC1" CACHE STRING "Force version to 5.6.0-RC1" FORCE)
set(paraview_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 5.6.0-RC1"
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- 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
- Create 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 5.6.0-RC1' v5.6.0-RC1 HEAD
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- Integrate changes to
release
branch-
git push origin update-to-v5.6.0-RC1:release v5.6.0-RC1
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Update kwrobot with the new release
branch rules
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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, 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
- Upload binaries to
paraview.org
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rsync -rptv $binaries paraview.release:ParaView_Release/v5.6/
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Ask @chuck.atkins to sign macOS binary -
Ask @utkarsh.ayachit to regenerate https://www.paraview.org/files/listing.txt
andmd5sum.txt
buildListing.sh
updateMD5sum.sh v5.6
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Test download links
Post-release
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Post an announcement in the Announcements category on discourse.paraview.org. -
Write and publish blog post with release notes.
/cc @ben.boeckel /cc @cory.quammen /cc @utkarsh.ayachit
Edited by Cory Quammen