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.. _releasing_ipython:
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Releasing IPython
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=================
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This section contains notes about the process that is used to release IPython.
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Our release process is currently not very formal and could be improved.
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Most of the release process is automated by the :file:`release` script in the
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:file:`tools` directory. This is just a handy reminder for the release manager.
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#. For writing release notes, this will cleanly show who contributed as author
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of commits (get the previous release name from the tag list with ``git
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tag``)::
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git log --pretty=format:"* %an" PREV_RELEASE... | sort | uniq
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#. Run :file:`build_release`, which does all the file checking and building
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that the real release script will do. This will let you do test
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installations, check that the build procedure runs OK, etc. You may want to
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disable a few things like multi-version RPM building while testing, because
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otherwise the build takes really long.
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#. Run the release script, which makes the tar.gz, eggs and Win32 .exe
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installer. It posts them to the site and registers the release with PyPI.
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#. Update the website with announcements and links to the updated changes.txt
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in html form. Remember to put a short note on the news page of the site.
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#. Drafting a short release announcement with i) highlights and ii) a link to
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the html version of the :ref:`Whats new <whatsnew_index>` section of the
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documentation.
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#. Make sure that the released version of the docs is live on the site. For
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this we are now using the gh-pages system:
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- Make a static directory for the final copy of the release docs.
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- Update the :file:`index.rst` file and run :file:`build_index.py` to update
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the html version.
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- Update the ``stable`` symlink to point to the released version.
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- Run ``git add`` for all the new files and commit.
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- Run ``git push`` to update the public version of the docs on gh-pages.
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#. Celebrate!
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