Add instruction to list the API changes.

this uses frappuccino which is still in developpement.

tools/release_helper.sh

@@ -1,178 +1,193 b''
 # Simple tool to help for release
 # when releasing with bash, simple source it to get asked questions. 
 
 # misc check before starting
 
 python -c 'import keyring'
 python -c 'import twine'
 python -c 'import sphinx'
 python -c 'import sphinx_rtd_theme'
 python -c 'import nose'
 
 
 BLACK=$(tput setaf 1)
 RED=$(tput setaf 1)
 GREEN=$(tput setaf 2)
 YELLOW=$(tput setaf 3)
 BLUE=$(tput setaf 4)
 MAGENTA=$(tput setaf 5)
 CYAN=$(tput setaf 6)
 WHITE=$(tput setaf 7)
 NOR=$(tput sgr0)
 
 
 echo -n "PREV_RELEASE (X.y.z) [$PREV_RELEASE]: "
 read input
 PREV_RELEASE=${input:-$PREV_RELEASE}
 echo -n "MILESTONE (X.y) [$MILESTONE]: "
 read input
 MILESTONE=${input:-$MILESTONE}
 echo -n "VERSION (X.y.z) [$VERSION]:"
 read input
 VERSION=${input:-$VERSION}
 echo -n "BRANCH (master|X.y) [$BRANCH]:"
 read input
 BRANCH=${input:-$BRANCH}
 
 ask_section(){
     echo
     echo $BLUE"$1"$NOR 
     echo -n $GREEN"Press Enter to continue, S to skip: "$NOR
     read -n1 value
     echo 
     if [ -z $value ] || [ $value = 'y' ]  ; then
         return 0
     fi
     return 1
 }
 
 
 
 echo 
 if ask_section "Updating what's new with informations from docs/source/whatsnew/pr"
 then
     python tools/update_whatsnew.py
 
     echo
     echo $BLUE"please move the contents of "docs/source/whatsnew/development.rst" to version-X.rst"$NOR
     echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
     read
 fi
 
 if ask_section "Gen Stats, and authors"
 then
 
     echo 
     echo $BLUE"here are all the authors that contributed to this release:"$NOR
     git log --format="%aN <%aE>" $PREV_RELEASE... | sort -u -f
 
     echo 
     echo $BLUE"If you see any duplicates cancel (Ctrl-C), then edit .mailmap."
     echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue:"$NOR
     read
 
     echo $BLUE"generating stats"$NOR
     python tools/github_stats.py --milestone $MILESTONE > stats.rst
 
     echo $BLUE"stats.rst files generated."$NOR
     echo $GREEN"Please merge it with the right file (github-stats-X.rst) and commit."$NOR
     echo $GREEN"press enter to continue."$NOR
     read
 
 fi
 
+if ask_section "Generate API difference (using frapuccino)"
+then
+    echo $BLUE"Checking out $PREV_RELEASE"$NOR
+    git checkout $PREV_RELEASE
+    echo $BLUE"Saving API to file $PREV_RELEASE"$NOR
+    frappuccino IPython --save IPython-$PREV_RELEASE.json
+    echo $BLUE"comming back to $BRANCH"$NOR
+    git checkout $BRANCH
+    echo $BLUE"comparing ..."$NOR
+    frappuccino IPython --compare IPython-$PREV_RELEASE.json
+    echo $GREEN"Use the above guideline to write an API changelog ..."$NOR
+    echo $GREEN"Press any keys to continue"$NOR
+    read
+fi
+
 echo "Cleaning repository"
 git clean -xfdi
 
 echo $GREEN"please update version number in ${RED}IPython/core/release.py${NOR} , Do not commit yet – we'll do it later."$NOR
 
 echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
 read
 
 if ask_section "Build the documentation ?"
 then
     make html -C docs
     echo 
     echo $GREEN"Check the docs, press enter to continue"$NOR
     read
 
 fi
 
 echo
 echo $BLUE"Attempting to build package..."$NOR
 
 tools/build_release
 rm dist/*
 
 if ask_section "Should we commit, tag, push... etc ? "
 then
    echo
    echo $BLUE"Let's commit : git commit -am \"release $VERSION\" -S"
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to commit"$NOR
    read
    git commit -am "release $VERSION" -S
    
    echo
    echo $BLUE"git push origin \$BRANCH ($BRANCH)?"$NOR
    echo $GREEN"Make sure you can push"$NOR
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
    read
    git push origin $BRANCH
    
    echo
    echo "Let's tag : git tag -am \"release $VERSION\" \"$VERSION\" -s"
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to tag commit"$NOR
    read
    git tag -am "release $VERSION" "$VERSION" -s
    
    echo
    echo $BLUE"And push the tag: git push origin \$VERSION ?"$NOR
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
    read
    git push origin $VERSION
    
    
    echo $GREEN"please update version number and back to .dev in ${RED}IPython/core/release.py"
    echo ${BLUE}"Do not commit yet – we'll do it later."$NOR
    
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
    read
    
    echo
    echo "Let's commit : "$BLUE"git commit -am \"back to dev\""$NOR
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to commit"$NOR
    read
    git commit -am "back to dev"
 
    echo
    echo $BLUE"git push origin \$BRANCH ($BRANCH)?"$NOR
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
    read
    git push origin $BRANCH
 
    
    echo
    echo $BLUE"let's : git checkout $VERSION"$NOR
    echo $GREEN"Press enter to continue"$NOR
    read
    git checkout $VERSION
 fi
 
 if ask_section "Should we build and release ?"
 then
 
     echo
     echo $BLUE"Attempting to build package..."$NOR
 
     tools/release
 
     echo $RED
     echo '$ shasum -a 256 dist/*'
     shasum -a 256 dist/*
     echo $NOR
 
     if ask_section "upload packages ?"
     then 
        tools/release upload
     fi
 fi