#72 Document release process.

Author: dhendriks

README.md

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 See [CONTRIBUTORS.md](CONTRIBUTORS.md) for all contributors.
 
+## Further information
+
+* [Performing a release](release-steps.md)
+
 ## License
 
 This project inherits the license from the Sourceforge project it is forked

release-steps.md

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+# Performing a release
+
+## General information for publishing to Maven Central
+
+* https://central.sonatype.org/register/central-portal/
+* https://central.sonatype.org/publish/publish-guide/
+
+## Steps for (mostly) one-time setup
+
+* `git clone https://github.com/com-github-javabdd/com.github.javabdd.git javabdd.git`
+* cd `javabdd.git`
+* Edit `.git/config`, adding:
+  ```ini
+  [user]
+      name = FirstName LastName
+      email = EmailAddress
+  ```
+  By fulling in your `FirstName` and `LastName` and your GitHub `EmailAddress`.
+* Create a GitHub personal access token, at https://github.com/settings/tokens.
+  Use it as a password.
+  It expires after some time, so create a new one if needed.
+* Create a Sonatype personal access token, at https://oss.sonatype.org.
+  Log in and go to your profile.
+  Instead of *Summary*, select *User Token*.
+  Create a user token.
+* Create a local GPG key.
+* Configure "ossrh" server credentials in Maven settings.
+  Create/edit `$HOME/.m2/settings.xml`, to have the following settings:
+  ```xml
+  <settings xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/SETTINGS/1.0.0
+                        http://maven.apache.org/xsd/settings-1.0.0.xsd">
+  
+    <profiles>
+      <profile>
+        <id>ossrh</id>
+        <activation>
+          <activeByDefault>true</activeByDefault>
+        </activation>
+        <properties>
+          <gpg.passphrase>GPG_KEY</gpg.passphrase>
+        </properties>
+      </profile>
+    </profiles>
+  
+    <servers>
+      <server>
+        <id>ossrh</id>
+        <username>SONATYPE_USERNAME</username>
+        <password>SONATYPE_TOKEN</password>
+      </server>
+    </servers>
+  </settings>
+  ```
+  Fill in your `GPG_KEY`, `SONATYPE_USERNAME` and `SONATYPE_TOKEN`.
+
+## Steps for each release
+
+* Make sure `CHANGES.md` has an entry for the new release.
+* `export JAVA_HOME=SOME_PATH` with `SOME_PATH` the path to the root folder of a JDK 17 installation.
+* `export PATH=SOME_PATH/bin:SOME_PATH2/bin:$PATH` with `SOME_PATH` the path to the root folder of your GPG installation, and `SOME_PATH2` the path to the root folder of a JDK 17 installation.
+* `./release-prepare` from your clone of the JavaBDD repo.
+  When asked for a release version, type something like `9.0.0` and press *Enter*.
+  When asked for an SCM tag/label, press *Enter*.
+  When asked for the new development version, press *Enter*.
+* `./release-perform` from the same directoy.
+* If all was successfull, check the new commits that are made, and push them using `git push`.
+* Also push the new tag using `git push --tags`.
+* Manually create a new GitHub release, basing it on the new tag, setting the version as release title, and copying the changelog entry from `CHANGES.md` as the release notes text.
+* Check that the new release is available at https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/com.github.com-github-javabdd/com.github.javabdd/versions.
+* Check that the new release can be found at https://oss.sonatype.org/#nexus-search;quick~javabdd.