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 +==== Releasing a new version of Jelix =====
 +
 +What should be done to release a new version of jelix..
 +
 +== maintenance release ==
 +
 +New version on an existing branch
 +
 +    - Update the manual content, update its version number etc..
 +    - check if this files are updated:
 +        * README
 +        * lib/jelix/CREDITS
 +        * lib/jelix/INSTALL
 +        * lib/jelix-modules/CREDITS
 +    - update changelogs in the web site: http://jelix.org/articles/en/changelog
 +        * the page dedicated to the branch should be updated with the list of improvements and bug fixed
 +        * don't forget similar pages in other languages, at least in french
 +    - execute the php build/set_new_version.php $NEWVERSION $NEXTVERSION
 +        * it will update VERSION files and add a tag like RELEASE_JELIX_X_Y_Z
 +        * ex: NEWVERSION=1.7.2 NEXTVERSION=1.7.3-pre
 +    - create a new tag on jelix-standard repos
 +    - create packages locally with build/buildjelix.php and build/buildapp.php and test them
 +    - push new commits and tag on the gitlab instance : it will generate packages and API doc, and it will publish packages on download.jelix.org
 +    - push new commits and tag on github and create a release on github with built packages
 +    - update version in api/ on jelix.org
 +    - publish a news on jelix.org/news/,  in mailing lists and on tweeter
 +
 +== New branch ==
 +
 +For major releases (new 1.x or x.0.0 version)
 +
 +    - Update the manual content 
 +    - Create a new branch on the manual repository, and set the new version number both on the new branch and on the master branch
 +    - reference the new manual branch in the configuration of docs.jelix.org
 +    - create the changelogs page in the web site: http://jelix.org/articles/en/changelog
 +        * the page dedicated to the branch should be updated with the list of improvements and bug fixed
 +        * don't forget similar pages in other languages, at least in french
 +    - check if this files are updated in the Jelix repository:
 +        * README
 +        * lib/jelix/CREDITS
 +        * lib/jelix/INSTALL
 +        * lib/jelix-modules/CREDITS
 +    - create a new branch jelix-1.X.x in the jelix repository
 +    - update scripts of the build machine for the CI, to take care of the new branch
 +    - execute the php build/set_new_version.php $NEWVERSION $NEXTVERSION on the new branch
 +        * it will update VERSION files and add a tag like RELEASE_JELIX_X_Y_Z
 +        * ex: NEWVERSION=1.7.2 NEXTVERSION=1.7.3-pre
 +    - execute the php build/set_new_version.php $NEXTMAJORVERSION on the master branch, where $NEXTMAJORVERSION is the new major version of master, with a suffix -pre
 +    - create packages locally with build/buildjelix.php and build/buildapp.php and test them
 +    - push new commits and tag on the gitlab instance : it will generate packages and API doc, and it will publish packages on download.jelix.org
 +    - push new commits and tag on github and create a release on github with built packages
 +    - create a new tag on jelix-standard repos
 +    - update the controller of the homepage of the web site, add the branch number in the list
 +    - update the template of home page to show the new stable branch
 +    - update all menu bar in some pages to add link to the manual (references page, wiki template)
 +    - create a new download page on the web site http://jelix.org/articles/en/download/stable/1.X
 +    - update http://jelix.org/articles/en/download/stable and  http://jelix.org/articles/en/download/nightly
 +    - publish a news on jelix.org/news/,  in mailing lists and on tweeter
 +
  
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