f154470 [contrib] Remove reference to sf and add doc to verify.sh (MarcoFalke)
182bec4 contrib: remove hardcoded version from verify.sh (Wladimir J. van der Laan)
c907f4d doc: Update release process (Wladimir J. van der Laan)
This script attempts to download the signature file `SHA256SUMS.asc` from https://bitcoin.org.
It first checks if the signature passes, and then downloads the files specified in the file, and checks if the hashes of these files match those that are specified in the signature file.
The script returns 0 if everything passes the checks. It returns 1 if either the signature check or the hash check doesn't pass. If an error occurs the return value is 2.
* 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)
Before every release candidate:
* Update translations (ping wumpus on IRC) see [translation_process.md](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/master/doc/translation_process.md#syncing-with-transifex)
Before every minor and major release:
* Update [bips.md](bips.md) to account for changes since the last release.
* Update hardcoded [seeds](/contrib/seeds)
* Update version in sources (see below)
* Write release notes (see below)
Before every major release:
* * *
* Update hardcoded [seeds](/contrib/seeds/README.md), see [this pull request](https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/7415) for an example.
### First time / New builders
###First time / New builders
Check out the source code in the following directory hierarchy.
### Bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, update version in sources
Update the following:
- `configure.ac`:
- `_CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR`
- `_CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR`
- `_CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION`
- Don't forget to set `_CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true`
- `src/clientversion.h`: (this mirrors `configure.ac` - see issue #3539)
- `CLIENT_VERSION_MAJOR`
- `CLIENT_VERSION_MINOR`
- `CLIENT_VERSION_REVISION`
- Don't forget to set `CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE` to `true`
- `doc/README.md` and `doc/README_windows.txt`
- `doc/Doxyfile`: `PROJECT_NUMBER` contains the full version
- `contrib/gitian-descriptors/*.yml`: usually one'd want to do this on master after branching off the release - but be sure to at least do it before a new major release
###Bitcoin maintainers/release engineers, update (commit) version in sources
Write release notes. git shortlog helps a lot, for example:
pushd ./bitcoin
contrib/verifysfbinaries/verify.sh
configure.ac
doc/README*
doc/Doxyfile
contrib/gitian-descriptors/*.yml
src/clientversion.h (change CLIENT_VERSION_IS_RELEASE to true)
git shortlog --no-merges v(current version, e.g. 0.7.2)..v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0)
# tag version in git
(or ping @wumpus on IRC, he has specific tooling to generate the list of merged pulls
and sort them into categories based on labels)
git tag -s v(new version, e.g. 0.8.0)
Generate list of authors:
# write release notes. git shortlog helps a lot, for example:
2. linux 32-bit and 64-bit dist tarballs (bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux[32|64].tar.gz)
3. windows 32-bit and 64-bit unsigned installers and dist zips (bitcoin-${VERSION}-win[32|64]-setup-unsigned.exe, bitcoin-${VERSION}-win[32|64].zip)
4. OS X unsigned installer and dist tarball (bitcoin-${VERSION}-osx-unsigned.dmg, bitcoin-${VERSION}-osx64.tar.gz)
5. Gitian signatures (in gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-<linux|{win,osx}-unsigned>/(your Gitian key)/
1. source tarball (`bitcoin-${VERSION}.tar.gz`)
2. linux 32-bit and 64-bit dist tarballs (`bitcoin-${VERSION}-linux[32|64].tar.gz`)
3. windows 32-bit and 64-bit unsigned installers and dist zips (`bitcoin-${VERSION}-win[32|64]-setup-unsigned.exe`, `bitcoin-${VERSION}-win[32|64].zip`)
4. OS X unsigned installer and dist tarball (`bitcoin-${VERSION}-osx-unsigned.dmg`, `bitcoin-${VERSION}-osx64.tar.gz`)
5. Gitian signatures (in `gitian.sigs/${VERSION}-<linux|{win,osx}-unsigned>/(your Gitian key)/`)
###Verify other gitian builders signatures to your own. (Optional)
###Verify other gitian builders signatures to your own. (Optional)
Add other gitian builders keys to your gpg keyring
Add other gitian builders keys to your gpg keyring
git push # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree
popd
Wait for Windows/OS X detached signatures:
Once the Windows/OS X 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](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 OS X binary:
git push # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree
popd
Commit your signature for the signed OS X/Windows binaries:
Wait for Windows/OS X detached signatures:
- Once the Windows/OS X 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](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 OS X binary:
pushd gitian.sigs
git add ${VERSION}-osx-signed/${SIGNER}
git add ${VERSION}-win-signed/${SIGNER}
git commit -a
git push # Assuming you can push to the gitian.sigs tree
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@@ -185,6 +232,15 @@ Note: check that SHA256SUMS itself doesn't end up in SHA256SUMS, which is a spur
- Upload zips and installers, as well as `SHA256SUMS.asc` from last step, to the bitcoin.org server
into `/var/www/bin/bitcoin-core-${VERSION}`
- A `.torrent` will appear in the directory after a few minutes. Optionally help seed this torrent. To get the `magnet:` URI use:
```bash
transmission-show -m <torrentfile>
```
Insert the magnet URI into the announcement sent to mailing lists. This permits
people without access to `bitcoin.org` to download the binary distribution.
Also put it into the `optional_magnetlink:` slot in the YAML file for
bitcoin.org (see below for bitcoin.org update instructions).
- Update bitcoin.org version
- First, check to see if the Bitcoin.org maintainers have prepared a
@ -202,16 +258,18 @@ Note: check that SHA256SUMS itself doesn't end up in SHA256SUMS, which is a spur
@@ -202,16 +258,18 @@ Note: check that SHA256SUMS itself doesn't end up in SHA256SUMS, which is a spur
- Announce the release:
- Release sticky on bitcointalk: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=1.0
- bitcoin-dev and bitcoin-core-dev mailing list
- Bitcoin Core announcements list https://bitcoincore.org/en/list/announcements/join/
- Bitcoin-development mailing list
- bitcoincore.org blog post
- Update title of #bitcoin on Freenode IRC
- Optionally reddit /r/Bitcoin, ... but this will usually sort out itself
- Optionally twitter, reddit /r/Bitcoin, ... but this will usually sort out itself
- Notify BlueMatt so that he can start building [the PPAs](https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin)
- Notify BlueMatt so that he can start building [the PPAs](https://launchpad.net/~bitcoin/+archive/ubuntu/bitcoin)
- Add release notes for the new version to the directory `doc/release-notes` in git master
- Add release notes for the new version to the directory `doc/release-notes` in git master