HOWTO make a release

Assuming there is a unified version of the software and it's been already tested with success, the process of making a release may take place.

Release and documentation

1. Create a branch in the code repository, with the software to be released.
2. Double check software version number is correctly written in assembly/pom.xml and build assembly.
3. Upload assembly (both .zip and tar.gz) in dev.mantychore.eu.
4. Update user documentation with information about what has changed. Put additional emphasis in new features and changes in the user interface.
5. Create a page in this wiki for the release under http://jira.i2cat.net:8090/display/MANTECH/Releases

   1. Introduce the release changes. If the release is being tracked in JIRA (as end-of-sprint releases are), you may take the release changes from the Release Notes page (e.g: http://jira.i2cat.net:8080/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10720&version=11041).

      Notice that unfinshed tasks (if any) are also included here, so they should be manually removed, and should not appear in the release page.

   2. Put a reference to files uploaded in step 3.
   3. Refer to user documentation pages introducing changes, the ones in step 4.
   4. Add a section for identified bugs and link there bugs affecting this release.

Dissemination

1. Send an email to mailing lists
   1. opennaas dev and users
   2. mantychore technical and internal
2. Make a small post with the release announcement in Mantychore Official Web page (www.mantychore.eu)