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contribute:dev:make-a-release [2020/08/20 23:32] – added TOC, section divs, footer kevinbowencontribute:dev:make-a-release [2023/02/24 10:04] (current) – [Making a Release] skunnyk
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 Before you start with this, make sure you understand the [[https://www.xfce.org/about/releasemodel|release model]] all developers should follow for core components. Before you start with this, make sure you understand the [[https://www.xfce.org/about/releasemodel|release model]] all developers should follow for core components.
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 +<note important>Note that xfce provides [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-dev-tools/-/blob/master/helpers/xfce-do-release.in|xfce-do-release]], an automated release-script which guides you through all steps required to release a xfce component.
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 +That prevents mistakes and helps to get a clean build (by building in a container). It will catch all translation updates and pre-write a NEWS file for you by using the commit messages. Best use it over the manual release process when possible.
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 +Install 'xfce4-dev-tools' to make use of it !</note>
  
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 If you are sure all the fixes are committed in the correct branch, its time to prepare the release. If you are sure all the fixes are committed in the correct branch, its time to prepare the release.
  
-==== Update NEWS ====+==== Update NEWS, Release Notes, & Translations  ====
  
-xfce4-dev-tools from version 4.15.0 contains helpers: //xfce-get-release-notes//, //xfce-get-translations//, //xfce-update-news// to help you to update NEWS and list all translators.+As of Xfce version 4.15.0, [[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-dev-tools|xfce-dev-tools]] contains several Bash helper scripts to assist in building your release: 
  
-More script can be available on https://github.com/ochosi/xfce-helpers+  * **[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-dev-tools/-/blob/master/helpers/xfce-do-release|xfce-do-release]] ** - Main helper script. Checks versions, tags, commits and pushes changes, logs into and uploads to release manager. 
 +  * **[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-dev-tools/-/blob/master/helpers/xfce-get-release-notes|xfce-get-release-notes]] ** - Complementary to xfce-get-translations and gets all the commits that aren't translation updates. 
 +  * **[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-dev-tools/-/blob/master/helpers/xfce-get-translations|xfce-get-translations]] ** - Gets all language updates to a repository since a specified commit or tag. 
 +  * **[[https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfce4-dev-tools/-/blob/master/helpers/xfce-update-news|xfce-update-news]] **
  
 ==== Update version number ==== ==== Update version number ====