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Release Process Release Process
==================== ====================
* update translations (ping wumpus, Diapolo or tcatm on IRC) * Update translations (ping wumpus, Diapolo or tcatm on IRC) see [translation_process.md](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/translation_process.md#syncing-with-transifex)
* see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/translation_process.md#syncing-with-transifex * Update [bips.md](bips.md) to account for changes since the last release.
* * * * * *
###first time only or for new builders, check out the source in the following directory hierarchy ###First time / New builders
Check out the source code in the following directory hierarchy.
cd /path/to/your/toplevel/build cd /path/to/your/toplevel/build
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/gitian.sigs.git git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/gitian.sigs.git
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin-detached-sigs.git
git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git git clone https://github.com/devrandom/gitian-builder.git
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.git
###for bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, update (commit) version in sources ###Bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, update (commit) version in sources
pushd ./bitcoin pushd ./bitcoin
contrib/verifysfbinaries/verify.sh contrib/verifysfbinaries/verify.sh
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share/setup.nsi share/setup.nsi
src/clientversion.h (change CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE to true) src/clientversion.h (change CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE to true)
###for bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, tag version in git # tag version in git
git tag -s v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0) git tag -s v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0)
###for bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, write release notes. git shortlog helps a lot, for example: # write release notes. git shortlog helps a lot, for example:
git shortlog --no-merges v(current version, e.g. 0.7.2)..v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0) git shortlog --no-merges v(current version, e.g. 0.7.2)..v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0)
popd popd
* * * * * *
###update gitian, gitian.sigs, checkout bitcoin version, and perform gitian builds ###Setup and perform gitian builds
To ensure your gitian descriptors are accurate for direct reference for gbuild, below, run the following from a directory containing the bitcoin source: Setup gitian descriptors:
pushd ./bitcoin pushd ./bitcoin
export SIGNER=(your gitian key, ie bluematt, sipa, etc) export SIGNER=(your gitian key, ie bluematt, sipa, etc)
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git checkout v${VERSION} git checkout v${VERSION}
popd popd
Ensure your gitian.sigs are up-to-date if you wish to gverify your builds against other gitian signatures: Ensure your gitian.sigs are up-to-date if you wish to gverify your builds against other gitian signatures.
pushd ./gitian.sigs pushd ./gitian.sigs
git pull git pull
popd popd
Ensure your gitian-builder sources are up-to-date to take advantage of the new caching features of gitian (`e9741525c` or later is recommended) Ensure gitian-builder is up-to-date to take advantage of new caching features (`e9741525c` or later is recommended).
pushd ./gitian-builder pushd ./gitian-builder
git pull git pull
###fetch and create inputs: (first time, or when dependency versions change) ###Fetch and create inputs: (first time, or when dependency versions change)
mkdir -p inputs mkdir -p inputs
wget -P inputs https://bitcoincore.org/cfields/osslsigncode-Backports-to-1.7.1.patch wget -P inputs https://bitcoincore.org/cfields/osslsigncode-Backports-to-1.7.1.patch
wget -P inputs http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/osslsigncode/osslsigncode/osslsigncode-1.7.1.tar.gz wget -P inputs http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/osslsigncode/osslsigncode/osslsigncode-1.7.1.tar.gz
Register and download the Apple SDK: (see OSX Readme for details) Register and download the Apple SDK: see [OSX readme](README_osx.txt) for details.
https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action?path=/Developer_Tools/xcode_6.1.1/xcode_6.1.1.dmg https://developer.apple.com/devcenter/download.action?path=/Developer_Tools/xcode_6.1.1/xcode_6.1.1.dmg
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Only missing files will be fetched, so this is safe to re-run for each build. Only missing files will be fetched, so this is safe to re-run for each build.
Clone the detached-sigs repository: NOTE: Offline builds must use the --url flag to ensure gitian fetches only from local URLs. For example:
```
popd ./bin/bguild --url bitcoin=/path/to/bitcoin,signature=/path/to/sigs {rest of arguments}
git clone https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin-detached-sigs.git ```
pushd ./bitcoin-builder The gbuild invocations below <b>DO NOT DO THIS</b> by default.
NOTE: Offline builds must use the --url flag to ensure gitian fetches only from local URLs.
For example: ./bin/bguild --url bitcoin=/path/to/bitcoin,signature=/path/to/sigs {rest of arguments}
The following gbuild invocations DO NOT DO THIS by default.
###Build (and optionally verify) Bitcoin Core for Linux, Windows, and OS X: ###Build (and optionally verify) Bitcoin Core for Linux, Windows, and OS X:
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popd popd
Wait for Windows/OSX detached signatures: Wait for Windows/OSX detached signatures:
Once the Windows/OSX builds each have 3 matching signatures, they will be signed with their respective release keys. Once the Windows/OSX builds each have 3 matching signatures, they will be signed with their respective release keys.
Detached signatures will then be committed to the bitcoin-detached-sigs repository, which can be combined with the unsigned apps to create signed binaries. Detached signatures will then be committed to the [bitcoin-detached-sigs](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin-detached-sigs) repository, which can be combined with the unsigned apps to create signed binaries.
Create (and optionally verify) the signed OSX binary: Create (and optionally verify) the signed OSX binary:
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- Update bitcoin.org version - Update bitcoin.org version
- First, check to see if the Bitcoin.org maintainers have prepared a - First, check to see if the Bitcoin.org maintainers have prepared a
release: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org/labels/Releases release: https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org/labels/Releases
- If they have, it will have previously failed their Travis CI - If they have, it will have previously failed their Travis CI
checks because the final release files weren't uploaded. checks because the final release files weren't uploaded.
Trigger a Travis CI rebuild---if it passes, merge. Trigger a Travis CI rebuild---if it passes, merge.
- If they have not prepared a release, follow the Bitcoin.org release - If they have not prepared a release, follow the Bitcoin.org release
instructions: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin.org#release-notes instructions: https://github.com/bitcoin-dot-org/bitcoin.org#release-notes
- After the pull request is merged, the website will automatically show the newest version within 15 minutes, as well - After the pull request is merged, the website will automatically show the newest version within 15 minutes, as well
as update the OS download links. Ping @saivann/@harding (saivann/harding on Freenode) in case anything goes wrong as update the OS download links. Ping @saivann/@harding (saivann/harding on Freenode) in case anything goes wrong

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