some notes for self

Author: martin-a-brown

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+Notes to future self
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+To release a new version for different software consumers.
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+  * commit all of the changes you want
+  * bump version in tldp/__init__.py
+  * adjust debian/changelog in accordance with Debian policy
+    N.B. the version must match what you put in tldp/__init__.py
+  * run 'python contrib/rpm-release.py' which will regenerate a
+    contrib/tldp.spec with the correct version
+  * commit debian/changelog tldp/__init__.py and contrib/tldp.spec
+  * tag the release
+  * run 'git push origin master --tags'
+  * run 'python setup.py sdist upload -r pypi'
+  * run 'bash contrib/debian-release.py' (on a Debian-ish box)
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