Merge: Final doc updates for release 0.9.1.

docs/source/changes.txt

@@ -6,21 +6,30 b" What's new"
 
 .. contents::
 ..
-    1  Release 0.9
-      1.1  New features
-      1.2  Bug fixes
-      1.3  Backwards incompatible changes
-      1.4  Changes merged in from IPython1
-        1.4.1  New features
-        1.4.2  Bug fixes
-        1.4.3  Backwards incompatible changes
-    2  Release 0.8.4
-    3  Release 0.8.3
-    4  Release 0.8.2
-    5  Older releases
+    1  Release 0.9.1
+    2  Release 0.9
+      2.1  New features
+      2.2  Bug fixes
+      2.3  Backwards incompatible changes
+      2.4  Changes merged in from IPython1
+        2.4.1  New features
+        2.4.2  Bug fixes
+        2.4.3  Backwards incompatible changes
+    3  Release 0.8.4
+    4  Release 0.8.3
+    5  Release 0.8.2
+    6  Older releases
 ..
 
 
+Release 0.9.1
+=============
+
+This release was quickly made to restore compatibility with Python 2.4, which
+version 0.9 accidentally broke.  No new features were introduced, other than
+some additional testing support for internal use.
+
+
 Release 0.9
 ===========
 

docs/source/development/development.txt

@@ -1,10 +1,8 b''
 .. _development:
 
-==================================
+==============================
 IPython development guidelines
-==================================
-
-.. contents::
+==============================
 
 
 Overview
@@ -380,6 +378,7 b' are interested in working on this part of IPython. The current prototype of'
 .. _ConfigObj: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/configobj.html
 .. _Traits: http://code.enthought.com/traits/
 
+
 Installation and testing scenarios
 ==================================
 
@@ -424,3 +423,24 b' Tests to run for these scenarios'
         installed.
     5.  Beat on the IPython terminal a bunch.
     6.  Make sure that furl files are being put in proper locations.
+
+
+Release checklist
+=================
+
+Most of the release process is automated by the :file:`release` script in the
+:file:`tools` directory.  This is just a handy reminder for the release manager.
+
+#. Run the release script, which makes the tar.gz, eggs and Win32 .exe
+   installer.  It posts them to the site and registers the release with PyPI.
+
+#. Updating the website with announcements and links to the updated changes.txt
+   in html form.  Remember to put a short note both on the news page of the site
+   and on launcphad.
+
+#. Drafting a short release announcement with i) highlights and ii) a link to
+   the html changes.txt.
+
+#. Make sure that the released version of the docs is live on the site.
+
+#. Celebrate!

docs/source/index.txt

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 .. htmlonly::
 
-   :Release: |version|
+   :Release: |release|
    :Date: |today|
 
    Contents: