php-src/README.RELEASE_PROCESS

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  PHP Release Process
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Rolling a release candidate
---------------------------

1. Check windows snapshot builder logs (http://snaps.php.net/win32/snapshot-STABLE.log f.e.)

2. Bump the version numbers in ``main/php_version.h``, ``configure.in`` and possibly ``NEWS``.

3. Commit those changes

4. tag the repository with "``cvs tag php_4_4_1RC1``" (of course, you need to
change that to the version you're rolling an RC for). When making 5.X release,
you need to tag the Zend directory separately!!

5. Bump up the version numbers in ``main/php_version.h``, ``configure.in``
and possibly ``NEWS`` again, to the **next** version. F.e. if the release
candidate was "4.4.1RC1" then the new one should be "4.4.1RC2-dev" - regardless
if we get a new RC or not. This is to make sure ``version_compare()`` can
correctly work.

6. Commit those changes

7. Log in onto the snaps box and go into the correct tree (f.e. the PHP_4_4
branch if you're rolling 4.4.x releases).

8. You do not have to update the tree, but ofcourse you can with "``cvs up -dP``".

9. run: ``./makedist php 4.4.1RC1``, this will export the tree, create configure
and build two tarballs (one gz and one bz2).

10. Copy those two tarballs to www.php.net, in your homedir their 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.

11. Now the RC can be found on http://downloads.php.net/yourname,
f.e. http://downloads.php.net/derick/

12. Once the release has been tagged, contact Edin Kadribasic (edink @ usual
php e-mail) 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 Release Candidate out there
---------------------------------------

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".

2. Send an email (see example here http://news.php.net/php.qa/26069) **To**
``php-qa@lists.php.net`` and **CC** ``primary-qa-tests@lists.php.net``.
This email is to notify the selected projects about a new RC so that they can
make sure their projects keep working. Make sure that you have been setup
as a moderator for ``primary-qa-tests@lists.php.net`` by having someone (Wez,
Derick) run the following commands for you:

``ssh lists.php.net``

``sudo -u ezmlm ezmlm-sub ~ezmlm/primary-qa-tester/mod moderator-email-address``

3. Update the MD5 sums in ``qaweb/include/rc-md5sums.txt``.

4. Update in ``qaweb/include/release-qa.php`` constants with the new RC and
commit this.

 a. ``$BUILD_TEST_RELEASES`` = array("4.4.7RC1", "5.2.2RC1")

 b. ``$CURRENT_QA_RELEASE_4`` = "4.4.7RC1" (``$CURRENT_QA_RELEASE_5`` for PHP5)

 c. ``$RELEASE_PROCESS`` = array(4 => true, 5 => true)

1. Update in ``php-bugs-web/include/functions.inc`` the ``show_version_option``
function to include the new RC and commit.

2. Run the bumpRelease script for phpweb

 a. ``php bin/bumpRelease 5`` (or ``php bin/bumpRelease 4`` for PHP4)

3. Update ``phpweb/include/version.inc`` (x=major version number)

 a. ``$PHP_x_RC`` = "5.3.0RC1"

 b. ``$PHP_x_RC_DATE`` = "06 September 2007"

4. Commit those changes:

 a. ``cvs commit include/version.inc include/releases.inc``

Rolling a release
-----------------

1. Check windows snapshot builder logs (http://snaps.php.net/win32/snapshot-STABLE.log f.e.)

2. Bump the version numbers in ``main/php_version.h``, ``configure.in`` and possibly ``NEWS``.

3. **Merge** all related sections in NEWS (f.e. merge the 4.4.1RC1 and 4.4.0 sections)

4. Commit those changes

5. tag the repository with "``cvs tag php_4_4_1``" (of course, you need to
change that to the version you're rolling an RC for). When making 5.X release,
you need to tag the Zend directory separately!!

6. Bump up the version numbers in ``main/php_version.h``, ``configure.in`` and
possibly ``NEWS`` again, to the **next** version. F.e. if the release candidate
was "4.4.1RC1" then the new one should be "4.4.1RC2-dev" - regardless if we get
a new RC or not. This is to make sure ``version_compare()`` can correctly work.

7. Commit those changes

8. Log in onto the snaps box and go into the correct tree (f.e. the PHP_4_4
branch if you're rolling 4.4.x releases).

9. You do not have to update the tree, but ofcourse you can with "``cvs up -dP``".

10. run: ``./makedist php 4.4.1``, this will export the tree, create configure
and build two tarballs (one gz and one bz2).

11. Commit those two tarballs to CVS (phpweb/distributions)

12. Once the release has been tagged, contact Edin Kadribasic (edink @ usual
php e-mail) so that Windows binaries can be created. Once those are made, they
should be committed to CVS too.

13. Check if the pear files are updated (phar for 5.1+ or run pear/make-pear-bundle.php with 4.4)

14. When making a final release, also remind Edin to ask John to prepare the
installer packages for Win32.

Getting the Release out there
-----------------------------

1. Run the bumpRelease script for phpweb

 a. ``php bin/bumpRelease 5`` (or ``php bin/bumpRelease 4`` for PHP4)

2. Edit ``phpweb/include/version.inc`` and change (X=major release number):

 a. ``$PHP_X_VERSION`` to the correct version

 b. ``$PHP_X_DATE`` to the release date

 c. ``$PHP_X_MD5`` array and update all the md5 sums

 d. set ``$PHP_X_RC`` to false!

 e. Make sure there are no outdated "notes" or edited "date" keys in the
 ``$RELEASES[X][$PHP_X_VERSION]["source"]`` array

 f. if the windows builds aren't ready yet prefix the "windows" key with a dot (".windows")

3. Update the ChangeLog file ``ChangeLog-4.php`` from the NEWS file

 a. go over the list and put every element on one line

 b. check for &, < and > and escape them if necessary

 c. remove all the names at the ends of lines

 d. for marking up, you can do the following (with VI):

  I. ``s/^- /<li>/``

  II. ``s/$/<\/li>/``

  III. ``s/Fixed bug #\([0-9]\+\)/<?php bugfix(\1); ?>/``

4. ``cp releases/4_4_0.php releases/4_4_1.php``

5. ``cvs add releases/4_4_1.php``

6. Update the ``releases/*.php`` file with relevant data. The release
announcement file should list in detail:

 a. security fixes,

 b. changes in behaviour (whether due to a bug fix or not)

7. Add a short notice to phpweb stating that there is a new release, and
highlight the major important things (security fixes) and when it is important
to upgrade.

 a. php bin/createNewsEntry

8. Commit all the changes, do not release on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays
because the sysadmins can not upgrade stuff then.

9. Wait an hour or two, then send a mail to php-announce@lists.php.net,
php-general@lists.php.net and internals@lists.php.net with a text similar to
http://news.php.net/php.internals/17222.

10. Update ``php-bugs-web/include/functions.php`` to include the new version
number, and remove the RC from there.

11. Update ``qaweb/include/release-qa.php``

 a. Update the $BUILD_TEST_RELEASES array with the release name

 b. Update $RELEASE_PROCESS array (set to false)

  I. For PHP4: Set $CURRENT_QA_RELEASE_4 to false

  II. For PHP5: Set $CURRENT_QA_RELEASE_5 to false

12. Rebuild the English and Japanese docs (ask Derick)