Instructions for the httpd-apreq-2 Release Manager (RM) 1. Prep the package for CPAN by running: % make release This will generate a libapreq2-2.XX-dev.tar.gz candidate in the current directory. You should keep this source tree intact to tag the final release. 2. Test the generated file with % make release_test Make sure all perl tests pass. 3. Upload the release candidate to httpd.apache.org/~username and post a candidate announcement to apreq-dev@. Also, it is strongly recommended that the RM crosspost the candidate announcement to the modperl@ list, to solicit feedback from a much larger audience. 4. Give the mailing list participants 48-72 hours to comment and vote on the candidate. If there is a "majority consensus" (three +1 and more +1s than -1s) among the committers, the RM may proceed with the release. 5. Edit STATUS, marking the release date /** @page STATUS 2.XX-dev tagged and rolled for release on Commit the change and tag the tree (tr/0-9a-zA-Z/_/c in the version number) % cvs commit -m "2.XX-dev to be released" STATUS % cvs tag v2_XX_dev 6. Regenerate the release % make release && make release_test Then test and sign it via gpg: % gpg --detach-sign --armor libapreq2-2.XX-dev.tar.gz or pgp: % pgp -sba libapreq2-2.XX-dev.tar.gz 7. Upload (scp) the package and signature to www.apache.org for distribution: % scp libapreq2-2.XX-dev.tar.gz* \ @www.apache.org:/www/www.apache.org/dist/httpd/libapreq/ Ask another developer to confirm the uploaded signature is ok. % gpg --verify libapreq2-2.XX-dev.tar.gz.asc % pgp libapreq2-2.XX-dev.tar.gz.asc Check that your public key is among those listed in the /www/www.apache.org/dist/httpd/KEYS file. 8. Upload the package to CPAN. Doublecheck that the md5 checksum received from PAUSE is correct. 9. Wait ~12-24 hours for the ASF mirrors to pick up the new package, then update the apreq homepage to list the new release in the News section Be sure to update the libapreq2 documentation. For instructions on updating the httpd website, see build/WEBSITE. 10. Post a final announcement to the modperl@ and apreq-dev@ lists: Subject: [ANNOUNCE] libapreq2-2.XX-dev release Include the md5 signature in the announcement, as well as a list of the latest version info and changes since the previous release.