conserver/package/README.md

Testing Locally

You can run ./package/make-and-stage-release local and the current code will be packaged into ./build so anyone can configure and build code in a confined space.

Creating a new release

• Create a new release branch git checkout -b release-vx.y.z
• Edit conserver/version.h
• Update CHANGES with output of ./package/create-changes vx.y.z..
• Double-check and merge release branch
• Run GITHUB_TOKEN=xxxx ./package/make-and-stage-release to tag release, create distribution, pgp sign, and push to github

Requirements:

• autoconf
• githubrelease (pypi)
• gpg

Publishing a release

• Use github to promote from draft or use the command output from make-and-stage-release
• Send announcement on mailing lists