X-Git-Url: https://review.openocd.org/gitweb?p=openocd.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fmanual%2Frelease.txt;h=44de4464f5c059e368da283b9ab3dfa1c5d24582;hp=83f668f5224398f17f727b9c70ad9deb34ba8910;hb=f0767a316a11c03924322b96b8d3feae1fe99a34;hpb=7b94ae9e520877e7f2341b48b3bd0c0d1ca8a14b diff --git a/doc/manual/release.txt b/doc/manual/release.txt index 83f668f522..44de4464f5 100644 --- a/doc/manual/release.txt +++ b/doc/manual/release.txt @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ several important advantages compared to using the source repository were produced as part of creating the archive. -# Because they have been formally released by the project, users don't need to try a random work-in-process revision. Releasing - involves spending some time specifically on quality improvments, + involves spending some time specifically on quality improvements, including bugfixing source code and documentation. -# They provide developers with the flexibility needed to address larger issues, which sometimes involves temporary breakage. @@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ specific git revisions: 0.3.0-rc1-dev-00015-gf37c9b8-dirty -indicates a development tree based on git revison f37c9b8 +indicates a development tree based on git revision f37c9b8 (a truncated version of a SHA1 hash) with some non-git patches applied (the dirty tag). This information can be useful when tracking down bugs. @@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ git tag -m "The openocd-${PACKAGE_VERSION} release." "${PACKAGE_TAG}" - Last updates for the release, including the release tag (you will need to "git push --tags"). - Updates opening the merge window - - At this point, it's OK for commiters to start pushing changes + - At this point, it's OK for committers to start pushing changes which have been held off until the next release. (Any bugfixes to this release will be against a bug-fix release branch starting from the commit you tagged as this release, not mainline.) @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ tools/release.sh --type=micro branch Both of these variations make automatic commits and tags in your repository, so you should be sure to run it on a cloned copy before -proceding with a live release. +proceeding with a live release. @subsection releasescriptopts Release Script Options