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--- mantisbt:release_process [2025/12/29 19:15] – [Repository Preparation] dregad
+++ mantisbt:release_process [2026/05/14 10:36] (current) – [Source Forge] Use $USER for source forge username dregad
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 sed -r -i "/version:/s/[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9+](-.*)?/$VERSION/" api/rest/mantisbt_openapi.yaml
 </code>
-  * Commit the changes.
+  * Commit the changes  <code>
+git commit -a -m "Bump version to $VERSION"
+</code>
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 $ git checkout master-M.N
 $ git tag -s release-$VERSION -m "Stable release $VERSION"
-</code> Note: If this fails, see below for tag signing troubleshooting
+</code> <WRAP tip>
+If this fails, see below for [[#troubleshooting_failure_to_sign_tags|tag signing troubleshooting]].
+</WRAP>
     * For **development releases** (e.g. alpha, beta, release candidates) <code>
 $ git checkout master
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-**Troubleshooting failure to sign tags**
+==== Troubleshooting failure to sign tags ====
 Signing the tag fails if GIT cannot map the user with the gpg key, as in the example below <code>
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 ===== Packaging the Release =====
+Create a temporary directory to store the release files
+<code>
+RELEASE_FILES=/tmp/relelase_$VERSION
+mkdir $RELEASE_FILES
+</code>
 Generate release tarballs using the ''buildrelease-repo.py'' script found in the ''mantisbt-tools.git'' repository:
 <code>
-$ /build/buildrelease-repo.py --fresh --docbook --ref release-$VERSION --clean /path/to/output
+build/buildrelease-repo.py --fresh --docbook --ref release-$VERSION --clean $RELEASE_FILES
 </code>
-This will create the following files in the ''/path/to/output'' directory specified in the command.
+This will create the following files in the ''$RELEASE_FILES'' directory created above.
   * a //.zip// and //.tar.gz// tarball of the release
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 </WRAP>
     * manually via SourceForge's File Manager web interface, or
-    * with rsync (//USERNAME// is your SourceForge user ID) <code>
+    * with rsync (//$USER// is your SourceForge user ID) <code>
-$ rsync -vP --rsh=ssh /path/to/output/* USERNAME@frs.sourceforge.net:/home/frs/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/$VERSION
+$ rsync -vP --rsh=ssh $RELEASE_FILES/* $USER@frs.sourceforge.net:/home/frs/project/mantisbt/mantis-stable/$VERSION
 </code>
   * Download the release off SF.net and verify correctness.
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 ==== Notifications ====
-  * Blog: Post an announcement
+  * [[https://mantisbt.org/blog/|Blog]]: Post an announcement
   * [[https://matrix.to/#/#mantisbt_mantisbt:gitter.im|Gitter]]: Post an announcement
   * [[https://phpc.social/@mantisbt|Mastodon]]: Post an announcement
+  * [[https://mantisbt.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=5|Forums]]: Post in the //Announcements// section
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