doc/release-process.txt

   1 * update translations (ping tcatm on IRC for now)
   2
   3 * update (commit) version in sources
   4   bitcoin-qt.pro
   5   src/clientversion.h (change CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE to true)
   6   share/setup.nsi
   7   doc/README*
   8   contrib/verifysfbinaries/verify.sh
   9
  10 * tag version in git
  11
  12    git tag -a v0.5.1
  13
  14 * write release notes.  git shortlog helps a lot:
  15
  16    git shortlog --no-merges v0.5.0..
  17
  18 * perform gitian builds
  19
  20   * From a directory containing the bitcoin source, gitian-builder and gitian.sigs
  21    export SIGNER=(your gitian key, ie bluematt, sipa, etc)
  22    export VERSION=0.5.1
  23    cd ./gitian-builder
  24
  25   * Fetch and build inputs: (first time, or when dependency versions change)
  26    mkdir -p inputs; cd inputs/
  27    wget 'http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.6.tar.gz' -O miniupnpc-1.6.tar.gz
  28    wget 'http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1c.tar.gz'
  29    wget 'http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz'
  30    wget 'http://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.6.tar.gz'
  31    wget 'ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/libpng/png/src/libpng-1.5.9.tar.gz'
  32    wget 'http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/qrencode-3.2.0.tar.bz2'
  33    wget 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.50.0/boost_1_50_0.tar.bz2'
  34    wget 'http://releases.qt-project.org/qt4/source/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.3.tar.gz'
  35    cd ..
  36    ./bin/gbuild ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/boost-win32.yml
  37    mv build/out/boost-win32-1.50.0-gitian2.zip inputs/
  38    ./bin/gbuild ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win32.yml
  39    mv build/out/qt-win32-4.8.3-gitian-r1.zip inputs/
  40    ./bin/gbuild ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win32.yml
  41    mv build/out/bitcoin-deps-0.0.5.zip inputs/
  42
  43   * Build bitcoind and bitcoin-qt on Linux32, Linux64, and Win32:
  44    ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=v${VERSION} ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
  45    ./bin/gsign --signer $SIGNER --release ${VERSION} --destination ../gitian.sigs/ ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml
  46    pushd build/out
  47    zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip *
  48    mv bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip ../../
  49    popd
  50    ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=v${VERSION} ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
  51    ./bin/gsign --signer $SIGNER --release ${VERSION}-win32 --destination ../gitian.sigs/ ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml
  52    pushd build/out
  53    zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip *
  54    mv bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip ../../
  55    popd
  56
  57   Build output expected:
  58   1. linux 32-bit and 64-bit binaries + source (bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip)
  59   2. windows 32-bit binary, installer + source (bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip)
  60   3. Gitian signatures (in gitian.sigs/${VERSION}[-win32]/(your gitian key)/
  61
  62 * repackage gitian builds for release as stand-alone zip/tar/installer exe
  63
  64   * Linux .tar.gz:
  65    unzip bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip -d bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux
  66    tar czvf bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux.tar.gz bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux
  67    rm -rf bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux
  68
  69   * Windows .zip and setup.exe:
  70    unzip bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip -d bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32
  71    mv bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32/bitcoin-*-setup.exe .
  72    zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32.zip bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32
  73    rm -rf bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32
  74
  75 * perform Mac build
  76   OSX binaries are created by Gavin Andresen on a 32-bit, OSX 10.6 machine.
  77
  78   qmake RELEASE=1 USE_UPNP=1 USE_QRCODE=1 bitcoin-qt.pro
  79   make
  80   export QTDIR=/opt/local/share/qt4  # needed to find translations/qt_*.qm files
  81   T=$(contrib/qt_translations.py $QTDIR/translations src/qt/locale)
  82   python2.7 contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus Bitcoin-Qt.app -add-qt-tr $T -dmg -fancy contrib/macdeploy/fancy.plist
  83
  84  Build output expected:
  85   Bitcoin-Qt.dmg
  86
  87 * Code-sign Windows -setup.exe (in a Windows virtual machine) and
  88   OSX Bitcoin-Qt.app (Note: only Gavin has the code-signing keys currently)
  89
  90 * upload builds to SourceForge
  91
  92 * create SHA256SUMS for builds, and PGP-sign it
  93
  94 * update bitcoin.org version
  95   make sure all OS download links go to the right versions
  96
  97 * update forum version
  98
  99 * update wiki download links
 100
 101 * update wiki changelog: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Changelog
 102
 103 * Commit your signature to gitian.sigs:
 104   pushd gitian.sigs
 105   git add ${VERSION}/${SIGNER}
 106   git add ${VERSION}-win32/${SIGNER}
 107   git commit -a
 108   git push  # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree
 109   popd
 110
 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------
 112
 113 * After 3 or more people have gitian-built, repackage gitian-signed zips:
 114
 115   * From a directory containing bitcoin source, gitian.sigs and gitian zips
 116    export VERSION=0.5.1
 117    mkdir bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian
 118    pushd bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian
 119    unzip ../bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip
 120    mkdir gitian
 121    cp ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-downloader/*.pgp ./gitian/
 122    for signer in $(ls ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/); do
 123      cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert
 124      cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert.sig ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert.sig
 125    done
 126    zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip *
 127    cp bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip ../
 128    popd
 129    mkdir bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian
 130    pushd bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian
 131    unzip ../bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip
 132    mkdir gitian
 133    cp ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-downloader/*.pgp ./gitian/
 134    for signer in $(ls ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win32/); do
 135      cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win32/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert
 136      cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win32/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert.sig ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert.sig
 137    done
 138    zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip *
 139    cp bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip ../
 140    popd
 141
 142   * Upload gitian zips to SourceForge