Releasing 3.2.0-RC2

Releasing 3.2.0-RC2.md

Todo List for 3.2.0-RC2

General

• Make sure phpBB/docs/CREDTIS.txt is up to date

• Make sure Contributors have their ranks

• Make sure all reports in the security tracker are closed or invalid

• Go through Issues fixed in 3.2.0-RC2 and correct any unreadable descriptions

• Check the feature hightlights wiki page for completeness

• Branch of prep-release-3.2.0-RC2 from 3.2.x:

  git checkout 3.2.x
  git checkout -b prep-release-3.2.0-RC2
  

RC 1

Before Packaging

• Update version number in prep-release-3.2.0-RC2 to 3.2.0-RC2 in these files:

  • build/build.xml
  • phpBB/includes/constants.php
  • phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql
  • phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php

• Update version number in prep-release-3.2.0-RC2 to 3.2.0-RC2 in these files:

  • phpBB/install/convertors/convert_phpbb20.php
  • phpBB/styles/prosilver/style.cfg

• Generate the schema.json file

  php phpBB/develop/create_schema_files.php
  

• Update language help files

  cd phpBB/develop/; php lang_migrate_help_lang.php; cd ../../
  

• Create Migration v320RC2 depending on all migrations added after v320b2 and v320b2 itself

  php phpBB/bin/phpbbcli.php dev:migration-tips
  

• Commit Changelog generated from Tracker: phpBB/docs/CHANGELOG.html

  php build/build_changelog.php 3.2.0-RC2
  

• Update list of events in the Wiki: https://wiki.phpbb.com/Event_List

  php phpBB/develop/export_events_for_wiki.php all
  

• Update list of changed events in the release highlights: https://wiki.phpbb.com/Release_Highlights/3.2.0-RC2

  php phpBB/develop/export_events_for_wiki.php diff 3.2.0-RC2
  

Packaging

• Build packages

  cd build
  ../phpBB/vendor/bin/phing
  

After packaging

• Test install of 3.2.0-RC2 package

• Test install of 3.2.0-RC2 package using CLI

• Test update from 3.1.6 to 3.2.0-RC2

• Test update from 3.0.14 to 3.2.0-RC2

• Test update from 3.1.6 to 3.2.0-RC2 using CLI

• Test update from 3.0.14 to 3.2.0-RC2 using CLI

• Test convert from 2.x to 3.2.0-RC2

• Tag prep-release-3.2.0-RC2 as release-3.2.0-RC2

  git tag -a release-3.2.0-RC2 -m "Tagging the 3.2.0-RC2 release."
  

• Upload packages

• Make sure packages have correct permissions for downloading

• Update area51 downloads page: src/Phpbb/Area51Bundle/Controller/DefaultController.php

• Set release date for version 3.2.0-RC2 on the PHPBB3 and SECURITY trackers

• Move all bug reports assigned to fix version "3.2.0-RC2" to "3.2.0-b3" in the PHPBB3 and SECURITY trackers

• Post language changes for translators

  git diff release-3.2.0-b2 release-3.2.0-RC2 phpBB/language/ > language_changes_3.2.0-b2_to_3.2.0-RC2.diff
  

• Post style changes for style authors

  git diff release-3.2.0-b2 release-3.2.0-RC2 phpBB/styles/prosilver/ > prosilver_changes_3.2.0-b2_to_3.2.0-RC2.diff
  
  

• Post announcement on Area51 and Teams forum: including the language and style changes

• Update versioncheck unstable version

• Merge prep-release-3.2.0-RC2 into 3.2.x

  git checkout 3.2.x
  git merge --no-ff prep-release-3.2.0-RC2
  git checkout master
  git merge --no-ff 3.2.x
  

• Update version number in 3.2.x to 3.2.0-RC3-dev in these files:

  • build/build.xml
  • phpBB/includes/constants.php
  • phpBB/install/schemas/schema_data.sql

• Push changes

  git push upstream prep-release-3.2.0-RC2
  git push upstream release-3.2.0-RC2
  git push upstream 3.2.x
  git push upstream master