releasing.txt

Steps for making a release:

Prerequisites:
  Must have clone of https://github.com/openrocket/openrocket.git
     
The steps below will use '(git)' to note the step requires working in the files stored on GitHub.

1.  Update ./core/src/main/resources/build.properties for the new version.

2.  Update ./ReleaseNotes.md

3.  Update ./ChangeLog

4.  gradlew clean check build dist

5.  Test new features 
    - Execute the jar created by the distribution process in the ./build/libs folder.
    - Do not execute it from the project directory.

7.  Update ./web/html/actions/updates.php and test various versions using a different url:

    scp updates.php plaa,openrocket@web.sourceforge.net:htdocs/actions/testupdates.php
    java -Dopenrocket.debug.updateurl=http://openrocket.sourceforge.net/actions/testupdates.php -jar openrocket-22.02.jar

8.  Update HTML: ./web/htp/htp.def (version number) ./web/htp/news.htp (release info)

9.  Run "htp @" and check the web pages locally (htp is available from htp.sourceforge.net)

10. Tag the version in Git 'git tag -a release-XX.YY'

11. Commit files+tag to git (OpenRocket and dists, 'git push origin release-XX.YY')

12. Upload JAR and source distribution and ReleaseNotes to Sourceforge 
     - Files -> Add Folder -> Add File

13. Update HTML to web server:
    cd ./web/html; scp * plaa,openrocket@web.sourceforge.net:htdocs/

14. Test downloading from GitHub and web site

15. Update update.php to web server:

    cd ./web/html/actions/; scp updates.php plaa,openrocket@web.sourceforge.net:htdocs/actions/

16. Test update checking without specific options

17. Update build.properties to "dev" version + commit

18. Send email about new release to openrocket-announce@lists.sourceforge.net