From 5ee285ca3e5cca998c76ca1c92927008849ff00e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Clifton Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2022 14:07:11 +0100 Subject: Update following 2.39 release --- binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) (limited to 'binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release') diff --git a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release index bdaa23d..d9eee05 100644 --- a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release +++ b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release @@ -207,23 +207,30 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... 21. a. Update the release number in bfd/version.m4 on the release branch to a whole new minor version number, without a point - value. Eg "2.38.90" becomes "2.39". - + value. Eg "2.39.90" becomes "2.40". + b. Change bfd/development.sh to set all values to "false". - + c. Regenerate the configure and makefiles. And *info* files. + make all-gas all-ld all-binutils all-gprof all-gold all-gprofng + make info + d. Create a ChangeLog from the git refs for all of the commits from when changelog entries were no longer required: gitlog-to-changelog --since=2021-07-03 > ChangeLog.git + git add ChangeLog.git - The gitlog-to-changelog script is part of the sources - of the "config" project. + The gitlog-to-changelog script is part of the sources + of the "config" project. - e. Add ChangeLog entries for all of the updates and add a - "this-is-the-2.38-release" comment and commit. + e. Add ChangeLog entries for all of the updates and add a + "this-is-the-2.38-release" comment and commit. + git commit + git push + 22. Check that your file creation mask will create the correct file permissions. Eg: @@ -238,7 +245,7 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... 23. Note - check to see if any new files have been added to the top level of the source directory, but which are not in the DEVO_SUPPORT variable in the src-release.sh script. If they are - needed then add them. NB/ Add the new ChangeLog.git file. + needed then add them. Create the release tarballs: @@ -247,46 +254,50 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... 24. Check that the files in the tarballs have the correct permissions. - tar tvf binutils-2.39.tar.bz2 | grep -e "---" + tar tvf binutils-*.tar.bz2 | grep -e "---" Also check that the man files are not empty. (cf PR 28144). - tar tvf binutils-2.39.tar.xz | grep -e "\.1" + tar tvf binutils-*.tar.xz | grep -e "\.1" 25. Sanity check the release on x86_64-pc-linux-gnu by building and running the testsuites (gas, gold, binutils and ld). Make the - source directory read-only before building. Also test - "make install". If necessary fix any problems. + source directory read-only before building. (Note - the gprofng + sources need a writeable doc/ directory. This is a bug that needs + to be fixed). + Also test "make install". + If necessary fix any problems. pushd /dev/shm mkdir delme cd delme tar xvf /binutils-2.*.tar.lz chmod -R -w binutils-2.* + chmod +w binutils-2.*/gprofng/doc mkdir build cd build ../binutils-2.*/configure --quiet --enable-gold --prefix=`pwd`/install --enable-plugins --enable-shared make all-gas all-gold all-ld all-binutils all-gprof all-gprofng make check-gas check-binutils check-ld check-gold - make install-gas install-gold install-ld install-binutils + make install-gas install-gold install-ld install-binutils install-gprofng # Needed for step 29... make html pdf popd - + 26. Tag the branch with the new release number: [optional: add "-u XXXXX" to sign with a gpg key] enter a tag message such as: "Official GNU Binutils 2.3x release" - git tag -a binutils-2_38 -u DD9E3C4F <=== Be careful to get the tag right + git tag -a binutils-2_40 -u DD9E3C4F <=== Be careful to get the tag right NB/ If you do sign the binaries make sure to use a key that has been published with the FSF. Then push the release: - git push origin binutils-2_3x + git push origin binutils-2_40 If you get an error message along the lines of: "Invalid revision range ..." you can ignore it. @@ -308,7 +319,7 @@ When the time comes to actually make the release.... sftp sourceware.org cd /sourceware/ftp/pub/binutils/releases put binutils-2.3*.tar.* - chmod 644 binutils-2.3x.tar.* + chmod 644 binutils-2.3*.tar.* quit FIXME: Are the signatures (created by the gnupload script in step 27) -- cgit v1.1