[gimp] devel-docs: add an addition release step to test the package.
- From: Jehan <jehanp src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gimp] devel-docs: add an addition release step to test the package.
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2022 19:55:38 +0000 (UTC)
commit 0b1378f235fe41ef8c68954641c3fadd557fff06
Author: Jehan <jehan girinstud io>
Date: Mon Jun 20 21:54:13 2022 +0200
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.
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