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==7.Build the zip and tar.gz packages from v4_0_0 and release packages on sourceforge.==
==7.Build the zip and tar.gz packages from v4_0_0 and release packages on sourceforge.==


:Script that automates the release builds is here: http://gist.github.com/884734
:Script that automates the release builds is here: http://gist.github.com/884734

Revision as of 09:15, 24 March 2011

Overview

Steps detailing a release (4.0 is given as an example).

1. Create a rel-400 branch from master in the git repo.

2. Release an online development demo that uses the rel-400 branch and updates daily.

3. Publish installation, upgrade, and downloading instructions

  • Also provide links for downloading rel-400 daily builds/packages to allow testing of installation and upgrading by testers

3. Finalize the translations in the rel-400 branch.

4. Bug fix and finalize the rel-400 branch.

5. Create a list of new features in the rel-400 branch (since the last official release)

6. Release rel-400 branch by tagging in git repo with v4_0_0.

  • Things to remember before tagging the release.
  • Remove dev (make it blank) from the version.php file
  • Ensure the debug language global in locale in library/globals.inc.php is defaulted to 0

7.Build the zip and tar.gz packages from v4_0_0 and release packages on sourceforge.

Script that automates the release builds is here: http://gist.github.com/884734


git clone git://openemr.git.sourceforge.net/gitroot/openemr/openemr
git checkout origin/v4_0_0
rm -fr openemr/.git
chmod -R u+w openemr
chmod -R a+w openemr/sites/default/documents openemr/sites/default/edi openemr/sites/default/era
chmod a+w openemr/sites/default/sqlconf.php
chmod a+w openemr/gacl/admin/templates_c
chmod a+w openemr/sites/default/config.php
chmod -R a+w openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/cache
chmod -R a+w openemr/interface/main/calendar/modules/PostCalendar/pntemplates/compiled
mv openemr openemr-4.0.0

Linux (tarball)

tar zcpf openemr-4.0.0.tar.gz openemr-4.0.0

Windows (zip)

zip -r openemr-4.0.0.zip openemr-4.0.0

Debian/ubuntu (deb)

mkdir -p debian/DEBIAN mkdir -p debian/usr/share/applications mkdir -p debian/usr/share/doc/openemr/ mkdir -p debian/usr/share/man/man8 mkdir -p debian/var/www cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/control debian/DEBIAN/ cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/preinst debian/DEBIAN/ cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/postinst debian/DEBIAN/ cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/prerm debian/DEBIAN/ cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/postrm debian/DEBIAN/ chmod +x debian/DEBIAN/preinst chmod +x debian/DEBIAN/postinst chmod +x debian/DEBIAN/prerm chmod +x debian/DEBIAN/postrm cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/openemr.desktop debian/usr/share/applications/ cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/changelog.Debian debian/usr/share/doc/openemr/ gzip --best debian/usr/share/doc/openemr/changelog.Debian cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/copyright debian/usr/share/doc/openemr/ cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/README.Debian debian/usr/share/doc/openemr/ cp openemr/contrib/util/ubuntu_package_scripts/production/openemr.8 debian/usr/share/man/man8/ gzip --best debian/usr/share/man/man8/openemr.8 cp -r openemr/ debian/var/www/openemr/ fakeroot dpkg-deb --build debian mv debian.deb openemr_4.0.0-1_all.deb lintian openemr_4.0.0-1_all.deb

Sourceforge Upload

  • Upload via Project Admin
  • Upload release and a release notes file
  • Set file properties appropriately

8. Build and release the Ubuntu package.

  • Ensure new dependencies are added (such as php5-mcrypt)
  • Write and updated dependencies list for installations that can't use the installers

9. Build and release the Appliance.

10. Build and release the Windows XAMPP package.