NonTipAlphaBody

An alpha release is a quick-n-dirty way of getting out initial releases for testing. It can be done at any point, even from a read-only tree, as there's no requirement for committing the branch when the process is completed.

If you want a checklist you can mark off as you go, cut-n-paste these contents.

Table of Contents

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!inline pages="../InitHG" quick="yes" raw="yes"

$ VERSION=3.2.1.alpha.yyyymmdd

Check Out Branch

!inline pages="../CheckOutNonTip" quick="yes" raw="yes"

Update Release Values

Verify that the release_level variable in ReleaseConfig is being set to 'alpha'. !inline pages="../UpdateFiles" quick="yes" raw="yes"

Run Regression Tests (Optional)

Since an alpha package is intended to be transient, only useful for a short time, running the regression tests may not be necessary.

!inline pages="../RegressionTests" quick="yes" raw="yes"

Build Candidate Packages

!inline pages="../Bootstrap" quick="yes" raw="yes"

Test Candidate Packages (Optional)

Since an alpha package is intended to be transient, only useful for a short time, testing the packages may not be necessary. !inline pages="../TestCandidates" quick="yes" raw="yes"

Make Available

TO BE ADDED LATER; if you have some good words for this topic, please edit ReleaseHOWTO/NonTipAlphaBody and put them in.