Release Procedures

Patch releases (x.y.z, z ≥ 1)

• SCHEDULING
  • Update developer page
  • Update R-project homepage
  • Notify r-devel list
• START (T-10)
  • CRAN masters: Populate CRAN subdirectory x.y.z
  • Set version to "x.y.z beta"
  • Update the NEWS and src/gnuwin32/CHANGES file headers from x.y.(z-1) Patched to x.y.z
  • Setup crontab for nightly builds and transition to RC, if not done earlier
• CODE FREEZE (T-7)
  • Binary maintainers: Binary builds should be available now, if not earlier
• RELEASE (T)
  • Create final build (edit and run R-build-dist script). This also sets the version to "x.y.z Patched"
  • Update developer page
  • Update R-project homepage
  • Calculate md5sums
  • Notify r-announce list. Include md5sums and relevant section of NEWS.
  • CRAN masters: Mirror release to CRAN, build manuals, update Freshmeat record

Dot-zero releases (x.y.0)

• SCHEDULING
  • Update developer page
  • Update R-project homepage
  • Notify r-devel list
• START (T-31)
  • CRAN masters: Populate CRAN subdirectory x.y.0
• GRAND-FEATURE FREEZE (T-28)
  • Edit and run the R-create-branch script, which does the following.
    • Create the SVN release branch
    • Set VERSION of SVN trunk to "x.(y+1).0 Under development (unstable)"
    • Set VERSION in release branch to "x.y.0 alpha"
  • Fixup etc/repositories in the SVN trunk for Bioconductor version
  • Setup crontab for nightly builds and transition to beta and RC status, if not done earlier
  • Translation master: Ask translators for updates by FF
  • Binary maintainers: Start publishing binary builds
  • Binary package maintainers:
    • Create package directories x.y and x.(y+1)
    • Update package testing environment
    • Send automated messages to maintainers whose packages are failing.
• FEATURE FREEZE (T-14)
  • (No actions required)
• CODE FREEZE (T-7)
  • (No actions required)
• PRERELEASE (T-3)
  • CRAN masters: Populate CRAN subdirectory x.y-patched
• RELEASE (T)
  • Create final build (edit and run R-build-dist script). This also sets the version to "x.y.z Patched"
  • Update developer page
  • Update R-project homepage
  • Calculate md5sums
  • Notify r-announce list. Include md5sums and relevant section of NEWS.
  • CRAN masters: Mirror release to CRAN, build manuals, update Freshmeat record