How to Release OTB 5.10.1
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Minor Release 5.10.1
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Version number update in source code (branch release-5.10)(Guillaume) - SuperBuild archive update (needed because of GDAL) (done for 5.10.1, TODO: develop when release branch merged )
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Update release notes with mantis bug report and improvements.(Guillaume) -
Update release notes (walk the git history and log all improvements) for OTB, Monteverdi and Ice.(Guillaume) -
Update the date in RELEASE_NOTES.txt(Guillaume) -
Sanity check the binary packages(Guillaume and Ludovic) -
Tag the release branches(Guillaume) -
Merge the release into master(Guillaume) -
Prepare and upload source packages(Guillaume) -
Promote nightly packages(Guillaume) -
Update documentation(no significant change) -
Upload OTB source archive to Zenodo to create a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI)(Guillaume) -
Update the website "Home" and "Download" pages with version numbers and links.(Guillaume) -
Update OTB-Data-Examples.tgz on orfeo-toolbox (packages)(no change) - Send email to mailing list to announce the release
- Release announcement on the blog
- Announcement on social networks (twitter, google+)
- Forward announcement to news_item@osgeo.org (OSGeo news)
- Plan the next release (nominate new release manager, setup PSC meeting on IRC)
- Contact QGis processing plugin maintainer to update XML description for new OTB-Applications (or supply it)
- Remove public branches related to RFC or bugfix merged before the release