Release Process ==================== * update translations (ping wumpus, Diapolo or tcatm on IRC) * see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/translation_process.md#syncing-with-transifex * * * ###update (commit) version in sources bitcoin-qt.pro contrib/verifysfbinaries/verify.sh doc/README* share/setup.nsi src/clientversion.h (change CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE to true) ###tag version in git git tag -s v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0) ###write release notes. git shortlog helps a lot, for example: git shortlog --no-merges v(current version, e.g. 0.7.2)..v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0) * * * ##perform gitian builds From a directory containing the bitcoin source, gitian-builder and gitian.sigs export SIGNER=(your gitian key, ie bluematt, sipa, etc) export VERSION=(new version, e.g. 0.8.0) pushd ./bitcoin git checkout v${VERSION} popd pushd ./gitian-builder Fetch and build inputs: (first time, or when dependency versions change) mkdir -p inputs; cd inputs/ wget 'http://miniupnp.free.fr/files/download.php?file=miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz' -O miniupnpc-1.8.tar.gz wget 'https://www.openssl.org/source/openssl-1.0.1e.tar.gz' wget 'http://download.oracle.com/berkeley-db/db-4.8.30.NC.tar.gz' wget 'http://zlib.net/zlib-1.2.8.tar.gz' wget 'ftp://ftp.simplesystems.org/pub/png/src/libpng16/libpng-1.6.8.tar.gz' wget 'https://fukuchi.org/works/qrencode/qrencode-3.4.3.tar.bz2' wget 'https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/boost/boost/1.55.0/boost_1_55_0.tar.bz2' wget 'https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/raw-attachment/ticket/7262/boost-mingw.patch' -O \ boost-mingw-gas-cross-compile-2013-03-03.patch wget 'https://download.qt-project.org/official_releases/qt/5.2/5.2.0/single/qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.0.tar.gz' wget 'https://protobuf.googlecode.com/files/protobuf-2.5.0.tar.bz2' cd .. ./bin/gbuild ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/boost-win32.yml mv build/out/boost-win32-*.zip inputs/ ./bin/gbuild ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/deps-win32.yml mv build/out/bitcoin-deps-*.zip inputs/ ./bin/gbuild ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/qt-win32.yml mv build/out/qt-win32-*.zip inputs/ ./bin/gbuild ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/protobuf-win32.yml mv build/out/protobuf-win32-*.zip inputs/ Build bitcoind and bitcoin-qt on Linux32, Linux64, and Win32: ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=v${VERSION} ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml ./bin/gsign --signer $SIGNER --release ${VERSION} --destination ../gitian.sigs/ ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian.yml pushd build/out zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip * mv bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip ../../../ popd ./bin/gbuild --commit bitcoin=v${VERSION} ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml ./bin/gsign --signer $SIGNER --release ${VERSION}-win32 --destination ../gitian.sigs/ ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-descriptors/gitian-win32.yml pushd build/out zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip * mv bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip ../../../ popd popd Build output expected: 1. linux 32-bit and 64-bit binaries + source (bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip) 2. windows 32-bit binary, installer + source (bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip) 3. Gitian signatures (in gitian.sigs/${VERSION}[-win32]/(your gitian key)/ repackage gitian builds for release as stand-alone zip/tar/installer exe **Linux .tar.gz:** unzip bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip -d bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux tar czvf bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux.tar.gz bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux rm -rf bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux **Windows .zip and setup.exe:** unzip bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip -d bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32 mv bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32/bitcoin-*-setup.exe . zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32.zip bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32 rm -rf bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32 **Perform Mac build:** OSX binaries are created by Gavin Andresen on a 32-bit, OSX 10.6 machine. qmake RELEASE=1 USE_UPNP=1 USE_QRCODE=1 bitcoin-qt.pro make export QTDIR=/opt/local/share/qt4 # needed to find translations/qt_*.qm files T=$(contrib/qt_translations.py $QTDIR/translations src/qt/locale) python2.7 share/qt/clean_mac_info_plist.py python2.7 contrib/macdeploy/macdeployqtplus Bitcoin-Qt.app -add-qt-tr $T -dmg -fancy contrib/macdeploy/fancy.plist Build output expected: Bitcoin-Qt.dmg ###Next steps: * Code-sign Windows -setup.exe (in a Windows virtual machine) and OSX Bitcoin-Qt.app (Note: only Gavin has the code-signing keys currently) * upload builds to SourceForge * create SHA256SUMS for builds, and PGP-sign it * update bitcoin.org version make sure all OS download links go to the right versions * update download sizes on bitcoin.org/_templates/download.html * update forum version * update wiki download links * update wiki changelog: [https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Changelog](https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Changelog) Commit your signature to gitian.sigs: pushd gitian.sigs git add ${VERSION}/${SIGNER} git add ${VERSION}-win32/${SIGNER} git commit -a git push # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree popd ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### After 3 or more people have gitian-built, repackage gitian-signed zips: From a directory containing bitcoin source, gitian.sigs and gitian zips export VERSION=(new version, e.g. 0.8.0) mkdir bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian pushd bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian unzip ../bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip mkdir gitian cp ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-downloader/*.pgp ./gitian/ for signer in $(ls ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/); do cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert.sig ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert.sig done zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip * cp bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux-gitian.zip ../ popd mkdir bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian pushd bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian unzip ../bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip mkdir gitian cp ../bitcoin/contrib/gitian-downloader/*.pgp ./gitian/ for signer in $(ls ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win32/); do cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win32/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert cp ../gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-win32/${signer}/bitcoin-build.assert.sig ./gitian/${signer}-build.assert.sig done zip -r bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip * cp bitcoin-${VERSION}-win32-gitian.zip ../ popd - Upload gitian zips to SourceForge - Announce the release: - Add the release to bitcoin.org: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/tree/master/_releases - Release sticky on bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=1.0 - Bitcoin-development mailing list - Optionally reddit /r/Bitcoin, ... - Celebrate