release-process.txt

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* update translations

* update (commit) version in sources
  nu.pro
  src/version.h
  share/setup.nsi
  doc/README*

* tag version in git

   git tag -a v0.5.1

* write release notes.  git shortlog helps a lot:

   git shortlog --no-merges v0.5.0..

* perform gitian builds

  * From a directory containing the nubit source, gitian-builder and gitian.sigs
   export SIGNER=(your gitian key, ie bluematt, sipa, etc)
   export VERSION=0.5.1
   cd ../gitian-builder

  * Fetch and build inputs:
   mkdir -p inputs; cd inputs/
   wget 'http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.9.20151008.tar.gz' -O miniupnpc-1.9.20151008.tar.gz
   wget 'http://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1g.tar.gz'
   wget 'http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz'
   wget 'http://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.8.tar.gz'
   wget 'ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/history/libpng16/libpng-1.6.8.tar.gz'
   wget 'http://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/qrencode-3.4.3.tar.bz2'
   wget 'http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.55.0/boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2'
   wget 'https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/raw-attachment/ticket/7262/boost-mingw.patch' -O boost-mingw-gas-cross-compile-2013-03-03.patch
   wget 'https://download.qt-project.org/archive/qt/4.8/4.8.5/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-4.8.5.tar.gz'
   cd ..
   ./bin/gbuild ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/boost-linux.yml
   cp build/out/boost-linux*-1.55.0-gitian-r1.zip inputs/
   ./bin/gbuild ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-linux.yml
   cp build/out/nu-deps-linux*-gitian-r5.zip inputs/
   ./bin/gbuild ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/boost-win.yml
   cp build/out/boost-win*-1.55.0-gitian-r6.zip inputs/
   ./bin/gbuild ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win.yml
   cp build/out/qt-win*-4.8.5-gitian-r3.zip inputs/
   ./bin/gbuild ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win.yml
   cp build/out/nu-deps-win*-gitian-r12.zip inputs/

  * Build for Linux32 and Linux64:
   ./bin/gbuild --commit nubit=v${VERSION} ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
   ./bin/gsign --signer $SIGNER --release ${VERSION} --destination ../gitian.sigs/ ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-linux.yml
   pushd build/out
   zip -r nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip *
   mv nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip ../../
   popd

  * Build for Win32 and Win64:
   ./bin/gbuild --commit nubit=v${VERSION} ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
   ./bin/gsign --signer $SIGNER --release ${VERSION}-win --destination ../gitian.sigs/ ../nubit/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win.yml
   pushd build/out
   zip -r nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian.zip *
   mv nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian.zip ../../
   popd

  Build output expected:
  1. linux 32-bit and 64-bit binaries + source (nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip)
  2. windows 32-bit and 64-bit binaries, installers + source (nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian.zip)
  3. Gitian signatures (in gitian.sigs/${VERSION}[-win]/(your gitian key)/

* repackage gitian builds for release as stand-alone zip/tar/installer exe

  * Linux .tar.gz:
   unzip nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip -d nu-${VERSION}-linux
   tar czvf nu-${VERSION}-linux.tar.gz nu-${VERSION}-linux
   rm -rf nu-${VERSION}-linux

  * Windows .zip and setup.exe:
   unzip nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian.zip -d nu-${VERSION}-win
   mv nu-${VERSION}-win/nu-*-setup.exe .
   zip -r nu-${VERSION}-win.zip nu-${VERSION}-win
   rm -rf nu-${VERSION}-win

* perform Mac build
  See this blog post for how Gavin set up his build environment to build the OSX
  release; note that a patched version of macdeployqt is not needed anymore, as
  the required functionality and fixes are implemented directly in macdeployqtplus:
    http://gavintech.blogspot.com/2011/11/deploying-bitcoin-qt-on-osx.html
  Gavin also had trouble with the macports py27-appscript package; he
  ended up installing a version that worked with: /usr/bin/easy_install-2.7 appscript

  qmake RELEASE=1 USE_UPNP=1 USE_QRCODE=1 bitcoin-qt.pro
  make
  export QTDIR=/opt/local/share/qt4  # needed to find translations/qt_*.qm files
  T=$(contrib/qt_translations.py $QTDIR/translations src/qt/locale)
  python2.7 contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus Bitcoin-Qt.app -add-qt-tr $T -dmg -fancy contrib/macdeploy/fancy.plist

 Build output expected:
  Bitcoin-Qt.dmg

* upload builds to SourceForge

* create SHA256SUMS for builds, and PGP-sign it

* update peercoin.net version

* update forum version

* update wiki download links

* update wiki changelog

* Commit your signature to gitian.sigs:
  pushd gitian.sigs
  git add ${VERSION}/${SIGNER}
  git add ${VERSION}-win/${SIGNER}
  git commit -a
  git push  # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree
  popd

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* After 3 or more people have gitian-built, repackage gitian-signed zips:

  * From a directory containing nu source, gitian.sigs and gitian zips
   export VERSION=0.5.1
   mkdir nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian
   pushd nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian
   unzip ../nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip
   mkdir gitian
   cp ../nubit/contrib/gitian-downloader/*.pgp ./gitian/
   for signer in $(ls ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/); do
     cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/${signer}/nu-build.assert ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert
     cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/${signer}/nu-build.assert.sig ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert.sig
   done
   zip -r nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip *
   cp nu-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip ../
   popd
   mkdir nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian
   pushd nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian
   unzip ../nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian.zip
   mkdir gitian
   cp ../nubit/contrib/gitian-downloader/*.pgp ./gitian/
   for signer in $(ls ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win/); do
     cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win/${signer}/nu-build.assert ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert
     cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win/${signer}/nu-build.assert.sig ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert.sig
   done
   zip -r nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian.zip *
   cp nu-${VERSION}-win-gitian.zip ../
   popd

  * Upload gitian zips to SourceForge