This is a SRM's TODO list, which might not be authorative or complete.
The following things need to be done for a point release:
Before a PointRelease
- Move remaining (suitable) packages from p-u-new to p-u
- Make sure removal bugs are assigned to release.d.o in the BTS and mentioned in the queue-viewer
- /org/{o-,}p-u-new/COMMENTS/REMOVALS
Check with ?KernelTeam for specials with the Kernel
- Check with d-i team for specials with this update (check esp. if old versions of d-i should be purged if new versions enter $suite's d-i area)
Check if ReleaseNotes need to be updated. If yes, coordinate with translators
Check if the SecurityTeam's debtags need to be updated. If so, coordinate with EnricoZini.
Coordinate date with the FTP-Team, Debian-CD and ?PressTeam
- Have an FTP-master ready/notified/available 3 weeks before the Point Release
- Make sure base-files has been uploaded to update /etc/debian-version
Send an announcement of the date to debian-release, SecurityTeam, ?PressTeam, Debian-CD, debian-live, debian-security@ldo
Prepare ?PressAnnouncement
- coordinate with d-i team for text for d-i changes
- Generate the mail using point-release-mail.
- Review that security archive is in sync with stable + p-u
- Review that p-u is built on all arches for all packages
- Prepare the website changes
During the PointRelease
- Check with the FTP-Masters
- List of packages that needs to be released
- List of packages (including bug numbers) that need to be removed
- /srv/ftp-master.debian.org/queue/$queue/COMMENTS/REMOVALS , displayed on queue-viewer
- Need d-i to be moved from p-u?
- Need to decruft?
- Check /srv/ftp-master.debian.org/ftp/dists/$codename/ChangeLog
- Check if /srv/ftp-master.debian.org/ftp/README was updated.
- Sign the release file
After the PointRelease
- Check that everything that should be released really was released
Notify debian-security@lists.debian.org as people tend to cry occassionally
Notify the ?PressTeam, that ?PointRelease is done (tell them when the ?PointRelease will be pushed out)
Notify the DebianLive Team that the ?PointRelease is done
- Update the website
- Watch mailing-lists for abnormalities
Notify Distrowatch; send a mail to distro@distrowatch.com
Submit a new release to the Debian freshmeat page
Propose a tweet/dent on the #debian-publicity IRC channel