Here is a list of steps that are taken every time when creating a new gEDA/gaf release:
make check
./update-versions.sh 1.0.1 20070626 29:1:0
Update all the versions and dates in the man pages (gschem.1, gnetlist.1, gsymcheck.1)
Update the wiki documentation (this is far far far too manual)
cd docs
mkdir wip
cd wip
../scripts/wikifetch.sh
rm -f *.txt
mv geda.seul.org/wiki/* .
rmdir geda.seul.org/wiki
rmdir geda.seul.org
../scripts/postproc.sh
find . -name *.orig -exec rm -f {} \; -print
cd ..
scripts/copygitignores.sh
cd wip
../scripts/populatemkfiles.sh
vi `find . -name Makefile.am` (fix all gitignore files to have . (dot) in front; bug in scripts)
cd ..
diff -r -q wiki wip | grep -v Only | sed "s/Files /tkdiff /" | sed "s/ and//" | sed "s/differ//" > diffs
sh diffs (and examine all changes; you need to have tkdiff installer or use just plain diff above)
mv wiki wiki.original
mv wip wiki
git status
git add <any new files>
git commit -a
./update-changelogs.sh 1.0-20070526..master
or
./update-changelogs.sh 1.0-20070526..stable-1.2 (if you are on a branch)
Commit all of the above changes (preferably in between each step)
Run: make distcheck and make sure it completes without any errors. After this is complete you will find all the tarballs in the toplevel directory.
Copy all these tarballs some place else along with the toplevel README and Makefile
Modify the toplevel Makefile to use the Released version of CD_VERSION and DIR_PREFIX environment variables. Comment out repository versions of these variables
Untar the tarballs and compare what is inside to what is in the repository. You should only find additional dist files inside the tarballs and no missing required files.
Build and test the tarballs one last time.
Make sure everything is committed and pushed and then put down the correctly formatted tag:
git-tag -a 1.3.0-20071229
git push --tags
Upload files to the correct place
Write release announcement and send to mailing lists
Write up release notes and send pointer to mailing lists
Update news update the sources download pages on the website with links to the new version
Done!