.. __ _ _ ___ _ / _|__ _(_) |_ ) |__ __ _ _ _ | _/ _` | | |/ /| '_ \/ _` | ' \ |_| \__,_|_|_/___|_.__/\__,_|_||_| ================================================================================ How to do a release for Fail2Ban ================================================================================ Preparation =========== * Check distribution patches and see if they can be included * https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/fail2ban/sources * http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/net-analyzer/fail2ban/ * http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/security/py-fail2ban/ * https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=fail2ban&project=openSUSE%3AFactory * http://sophie.zarb.org/sources/fail2ban (Mageia) * https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/security/fail2ban * Check distribution outstanding bugs * https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/issues?sort=updated&state=open * http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?dist=unstable;package=fail2ban * https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fail2ban * http://bugs.sabayon.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=net-analyzer%2Ffail2ban * https://bugs.archlinux.org/?project=5&cat%5B%5D=33&string=fail2ban * https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc=fail2ban&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=CONFIRMED&bug_status=IN_PROGRESS&short_desc_type=allwords * https://bugzilla.redhat.com/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&component=fail2ban&classification=Red%20Hat&classification=Fedora * http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?text=fail2ban * https://bugs.mageia.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=fail2ban * https://build.opensuse.org/package/requests/openSUSE:Factory/fail2ban * Make sure the tests pass:: ./fail2ban-testcases-all * Ensure the version is correct in: * ./fail2ban/version.py * top of ChangeLog * README.md * Ensure the MANIFEST is complete ad-hoc bash script to run in a clean clone: find -type f | grep -v -e '\.git' -e '/doc/' -e '\.travis' -e MANIFEST | sed -e 's,^\./,,g' | while read f; do grep -ne "^$f\$" MANIFEST >/dev/null || echo "$f" ; done * Run:: python setup.py sdist * Look for errors like:: 'testcases/files/logs/mysqld.log' not a regular file -- skipping * Which indicates that testcases/files/logs/mysqld.log has been moved or is a directory:: tar -C /tmp -jxf dist/fail2ban-0.9.2.tar.bz2 * clean up current direcory:: diff -rul --exclude \*.pyc . /tmp/fail2ban-0.9.2/ * Only differences should be files that you don't want distributed. * Ensure the tests work from the tarball:: cd /tmp/fail2ban-0.9.2/ && bin/fail2ban-testcases * Add/finalize the corresponding entry in the ChangeLog * To generate a list of committers use e.g.:: git shortlog -sn 0.9.2.. | sed -e 's,^[ 0-9\t]*,,g' | tr '\n' '\|' | sed -e 's:|:, :g' * Ensure the top of the ChangeLog has the right version and current date. * Ensure the top entry of the ChangeLog has the right version and current date. * Update man pages:: (cd man ; ./generate-man ) git commit -m 'DOC/ENH: update man pages for release' man/* * Cleanout TODO file with the finished stuff * Prepare source and rpm binary distributions:: python setup.py sdist * Broken for now: python setup.py bdist_rpm * Broken for now: python setup.py upload * Tag the release by using a signed (and annotated) tag. Cut/paste release ChangeLog entry as tag annotation:: git tag -s 0.9.2 Pre Release =========== * Provide a release sample to distributors * Arch Linux: * https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/any/fail2ban/ * Debian: Yaroslav Halchenko * http://packages.qa.debian.org/f/fail2ban.html * FreeBSD: Christoph Theis theis@gmx.at>, Nick Hilliard * http://svnweb.freebsd.org/ports/head/security/py-fail2ban/Makefile?view=markup * http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr-summary.cgi?text=fail2ban * Fedora: Axel Thimm * https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/fail2ban * http://pkgs.fedoraproject.org/cgit/fail2ban.git * https://admin.fedoraproject.org/pkgdb/acls/bugs/fail2ban * Gentoo: netmon@gentoo.org * http://sources.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/gentoo-x86/net-analyzer/fail2ban/metadata.xml?view=markup * https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=fail2ban * openSUSE: Stephan Kulow * https://build.opensuse.org/package/show/openSUSE:Factory/fail2ban * Mac Ports: @Malbrouck on github (gh-49) * https://trac.macports.org/browser/trunk/dports/security/fail2ban/Portfile * Mageia: * https://bugs.mageia.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=fail2ban * And potentially to the fail2ban-users email list. * Wait for feedback from distributors * Prepare a release notice https://github.com/fail2ban/fail2ban/releases/new * Upload the source/binaries from the dist directory and tag the release using the URL * Upload source/binaries to sourceforge http://sourceforge.net/projects/fail2ban/ * Run the following and update the wiki with output:: python -c 'import fail2ban.protocol; fail2ban.protocol.printWiki()' * page: http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Commands * Update: * http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Fail2ban_Versions&action=edit * http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Fail2ban_News&action=edit * move old bits to http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php?title=Template:Fail2ban_OldNews&action=edit * http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/ChangeLog * http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Requirements (Check requirement) * http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Features * See if any filters are upgraded: http://www.fail2ban.org/wiki/index.php/Special:AllPages * Email users and development list of release * notify distributors Post Release ============ Add the following to the top of the ChangeLog:: ver. 0.9.3 (2014/XX/XXX) - wanna-be-released ----------- - Fixes: - New Features: - Enhancements: Alter the git shortlog command in the previous section to refer to the just released version. and adjust fail2ban/version.py to carry .dev suffix to signal a version under development.