Procedure to Release Gaudi

Updated versions and release notes

1. use the script GaudiRelease/prepare_gaudi_release.py to update the versions of all packages and prepare their release notes
2. update GaudiRelease/doc/release.notes.html from the release notes in JIRA (see the list of versions)
3. update/correct the release notes of the packages or of the project if needed
4. push the changes to a branch and create a merge request

Tagging

1. using the GitLab interface, create the tag
2. close the corresponding milestone from the list of milestones
3. release the version in JIRA (see the list of versions)

Update the web page

After the release is installed in AFS, run the following commands:

cd /afs/.cern.ch/sw/Gaudi/www
./add_release.sh vXrY
afs_admin vos_release .

Synchronizing SVN

1. synchronize the version in the trunk:

    cd /afs/cern.ch/sw/Gaudi/git/gateway/Gaudi
    git checkout master
    git pull --ff-only
    git checkout gw/trunk
    git merge --no-ff -c 'synchronize with Gaudi vXrY' master
    git svn dcommit
    git checkout master
    git svn fetch
    git push
   

2. create the svn tags:

    cd /afs/cern.ch/sw/Gaudi/git/gateway/Gaudi
    GaudiRelease/svn_tag_release.py
    git checkout master
    git svn fetch
    git push