pgbackrest/doc/RELEASE.md

# Release Build Instructions

## Create a branch to test the release

```
git checkout -b release-ci
```

## Update the date, version, and release title

Edit the latest release in `doc/xml/release.xml`, e.g.:
```
        <release date="XXXX-XX-XX" version="2.14dev" title="UNDER DEVELOPMENT">
```
to:
```
        <release date="2019-05-20" version="2.14" title="Bug Fix and Improvements">
```

Edit version in `lib/pgBackRest/Version.pm`, e.g.:
```
use constant PROJECT_VERSION                                        => '2.14dev';
```
to:
```
use constant PROJECT_VERSION                                        => '2.14';
```

## Build release documentation
```
doc/release.pl --build
```

## Update code counts
```
test/test.pl --code-count
```

## Commit release branch and push to CI for testing
```
git commit -m "Release test"
git push release-ci
```

## Clone web documentation into `doc/site`
```
cd doc
git clone git@github.com:pgbackrest/website.git site
```

## Deploy web documentation to `doc/site`
```
doc/release.pl --deploy
```

## Final commit of release to integration

Create release notes based on the pattern in prior git commits (this should be automated at some point), e.g.
```
v2.14: Bug Fix and Improvements

Bug Fixes:

* Fix segfault when process-max > 8 for archive-push/archive-get. (Reported by Jens Wilke.)

Improvements:

* Bypass database checks when stanza-delete issued with force. (Contributed by Cynthia Shang. Suggested by hatifnatt.)
* Add configure script for improved multi-platform support.

Documentation Features:

* Add user guides for CentOS/RHEL 6/7.
```

Commit to integration with the above message and push to CI.

## Push to master

Push release commit to master once CI testing is complete.

## Create release on github

Create release notes based on pattern in prior releases (this should be automated at some point), e.g.
```
v2.14: Bug Fix and Improvements

**Bug Fixes**:

- Fix segfault when process-max > 8 for archive-push/archive-get. (Reported by Jens Wilke.)

**Improvements**:

- Bypass database checks when stanza-delete issued with force. (Contributed by Cynthia Shang. Suggested by hatifnatt.)
- Add configure script for improved multi-platform support.

**Documentation Features**:

- Add user guides for CentOS/RHEL 6/7.
```

The first line will be the release title and the rest will be the body.  The tag field should be updated with the current version so a tag is created from master. **Be sure to select the release commit explicitly rather than auto-tagging the last commit in master!**

## Push web documentation to master and deploy
```
cd doc/site
git commit -m "v2.14 documentation."
git push origin master
```

Deploy the documentation on `pgbackrest.org`.

## Notify packagers of new release

## Announce release on Twitter

## Prepare for the next release

Add new release in `doc/xml/release.xml`, e.g.:
```
        <release date="XXXX-XX-XX" version="2.15dev" title="UNDER DEVELOPMENT">
```

Edit version in `lib/pgBackRest/Version.pm`, e.g.:
```
use constant PROJECT_VERSION                                        => '2.14';
```
to:
```
use constant PROJECT_VERSION                                        => '2.15dev';
```

Run deploy to generate git history (ctrl-c as soon as the file is generated):
```
doc/release.pl --deploy
```

Build to generate files and test documentation:
```
test/test.pl --no-lint --vm=u18 --build-only
```

Commit and push to integration:
```
git commit -m "Begin v2.15 development."
git push origin master
```