Release Process and Checklist
========================================

.. note::

   This information is only useful if you are a developer of botan who
   is creating a new release of the library.

Pre Release Checks
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Confirm that the release notes in ``news.rst`` are accurate and
complete and that the version number in ``botan_version.py`` is
correct. Update the release date in the release notes and change the
entry for the appropriate branch in ``readme.rst`` to point to the new
release.

Check in these changes (alone, with no other modifications) with a
checkin message along the lines of "Update for X.Y.Z release", then
tag the release with the version in git (eg tag '1.11.8', no prefix).

Build The Release Tarballs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The release script is ``src/scripts/dist.py`` and must be
run from a git workspace.

 $ src/scripts/dist.py 1.11.18

One useful option is ``--output-dir``, which specifies where the
output will be placed.

The ``--pgp-key-id`` option is used to specifiy a PGP keyid. If set,
the script assumes that it can execute GnuPG and will attempt to
create signatures for the tarballs. The default value is ``EFBADFBC``,
which is the official signing key. You can use ``--pgp-key-id=none``
to avoid creating any signature, though official distributed releases
*should not* be released without signatures.

Build The Windows Installer
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

On Windows, run ``configure.py`` to setup a build::

 $ python ./configure.py --cc=msvc --cpu=$ARCH --distribution-info=unmodified

After completing the build (and running the tests), use `InnoSetup
<http://www.jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php>`_ to create the installer.  A
InnoSetup script is created from ``src/build-data/innosetup.in`` and
placed in ``build/botan.iss`` by ``configure.py``. Create the
installer either via the InnoSetup GUI by opening the ``iss`` file and
selecting the 'Compile' option, or using the ``iscc`` command line
tool. If all goes well it will produce an executable with a name like
``botan-1.11.18-x86_64.exe``. Sign the installers with GPG.

Update The Website
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

The website content is created by ``src/scripts/website.sh``.
Currently refreshing the website is a manual process.

Announce The Release
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Send an email to the botan-announce and botan-devel mailing lists
noting that a new release is available.