How to release

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Check git repos

In xPacks/ilg/scripts.git, run xpacks-git-status.mac.command to check which repositories need to be updated.

Commit git repos

With SourceTree,

  • commit micro-os-plus-iii.git
  • possibly commit micro-os-plus-iii-cortexm.git, posix-arch.git, etc

Update the doxygen change log

With Eclipse, edit micro-os-plus-iii.git/doxygen/pages/changes-log.markdown

  • add new ### section, with version and date
  • copy from SourceTree the relevant changes, in reverse chronological order

Update the doxygen header version

With Eclipse, edit micro-os-plus-iii.git/doxygen/config-common.doxyfile.

Update os-versions.h

With Visual Studio Code,

  • edit micro-os-plus-iii.git/include/os-versions.h, remove -beta

Run doxygen

With Terminal,

$ cd /Users/ilg/Library/xPacks/ilg/micro-os-plus-iii.git/doxygen
$ axbb
$ doxygen --version
1.8.14
$ doxygen config.doxyfile

If errors, fix them and repeat.

Check the jekyll site

In Finder,

  • double click the jekyll-serve.command
  • double click the localhost-4001.command

Verify the changed pages.

Add post to announce new release

  • in _posts/releases/
  • add a new post named file like 2016-11-27-micro-os-plus-v6-3-10-released.md

Commit git repos

With SourceTree, update micro-os-plus-iii.git

  • select the develop branch
  • commit, message like v6.3.10
  • select the xpack branch
  • merge the develop branch
  • click the Push button, select both branches
  • select the develop branch

With SourceTree, update micro-os-plus-iii-cortexm.git

  • select the develop branch
  • commit, message like v6.3.10
  • select the xpack branch
  • merge the develop branch
  • click the Push button, select both branches
  • select the develop branch

Publish site

With SourceTree,

With SourceTree, update micro-os-plus.github.io-source

  • commit, message like v6.3.10
  • click the Push button

Update os-versions.h

With Eclipse,

  • edit include/os-versions.h, increment version, add -beta

With SourceTree, update micro-os-plus-iii.git

  • select the develop branch
  • commit, message like ‘os-version.h: 6.3.11-beta’

Share on social media

Twitter

Use TweetDeck, the @micro_os_plus account.

  • go to the new post and follow the Tweet link to create a new message
  • copy/paste the message to TweetDeck;
  • check https://twitter.com/micro_os_plus

Facebook

  • go to the new post and follow the Share link to create a new post
  • DO NOT select On your own Timeline, but On a Page you manage
  • select The micro OS plus plus project
  • select posting as The micro OS plus plus project
  • click Post to Facebook
  • check the post in the Facebook page