diff --git a/README.RELEASE_PROCESS b/README.RELEASE_PROCESS index 227df6e920a..ac8f7a57244 100644 --- a/README.RELEASE_PROCESS +++ b/README.RELEASE_PROCESS @@ -93,24 +93,27 @@ Commit the changes to the main branch. 12. run: ``PHPROOT=. ./makedist 5.4.2RC2``, this will export the tree, create configure and build three tarballs (gz, bz2 and xz). -13. Copy those tarballs (scp, rsync) to downloads.php.net, in your homedir there should be a +13. run ``scripts/dev/gen_verify_stub [identity]``, this will sign the tarballs +and output verification information to be included in announcement email + +14. Copy those tarballs (scp, rsync) to downloads.php.net, in your homedir there should be a directory "downloads/". Copy them into there, so that the system can generate MD5 sums. If you do not have this directory, talk to Derick or Dan. -14. Now the RC can be found on http://downloads.php.net/yourname, +15. Now the RC can be found on http://downloads.php.net/yourname, f.e. http://downloads.php.net/derick/ -15. Once the release has been tagged, contact the PHP Windows development team +16. Once the release has been tagged, contact the PHP Windows development team (internals-win@lists.php.net) so that Windows binaries can be created. Once those are made, they should be placed into the same directory as the source snapshots. Getting the non stable release (alpha/beta/RC) announced -------------------------------------------------------- -1. Send an email (see example here: http://news.php.net/php.internals/19486) -**To** ``internals@lists.php.net`` and ``php-general@lists.php.net`` lists -pointing out "the location of the release" and "the possible release date of -either the next RC, or the final release". +1. Send an email **To** ``internals@lists.php.net`` and ``php-general@lists.php.net`` +lists pointing out "the location of the release" and "the possible release date of +either the next RC, or the final release". Include in this information the verification +information output by ``gen_verify_stub``. 2. Send an email (see example here http://news.php.net/php.pear.qa/5201) **To** ``php-qa@lists.php.net`` and ``primary-qa-tester@lists.php.net``.