From 0b1378f235fe41ef8c68954641c3fadd557fff06 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jehan Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 21:54:13 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] devel-docs: add an addition release step to test the package. We regularly have package issues which are discovered soon after release. Let's try a new step in the release process where we would build packages in advance just for testing. --- devel-docs/release-howto.txt | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/devel-docs/release-howto.txt b/devel-docs/release-howto.txt index 8e97366f2f..2e9709fb57 100644 --- a/devel-docs/release-howto.txt +++ b/devel-docs/release-howto.txt @@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ @harrymichal and @hfiguiere) of the upcoming release so they have some time to sort out issues with their builds. + ( ) Freeze the repository a few days before release, except for + absolute obvious bug fixes. Ask packagers to make a test package + based on current HEAD of the release branch. Post links to these + test packages on a bug report titled "GIMP X.Y.Z release testing". + Propose all willing testers to try these packages. + ( ) Wait until the date specified in the announcements, use this time to get bug fixes applied which don't modify strings.