Release 6.6
We are ready to release the new OTB version 6.6.
The following steps need to be performed :
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Version number update in source code (branch release-6.6) -
SuperBuild archive update (if needed) -
Update release notes (walk the GitLab MR merged history and log all improvements) for OTB, Monteverdi and Ice. -
Update the date in RELEASE_NOTES.txt -
Sanity check the binary packages -
Windows -
Linux -
Mac -
Tag the release branches -
Merge the release into master -
Prepare and upload source packages -
Promote nightly packages -
Update documentation -
Software Guide -
Cookbook -
Doxygen -
Application online documentation -
WordPress page "Home" and "Download" pages -
Upload OTB source archive to Zenodo to create a unique Digital Object Identifier (DOI) -
Update OTB-Data-Examples.tgz on orfeo-toolbox (packages) -
Send email to mailing list to announce the release -
Release announcement on the blog -
Announcement on social networks (twitter, google+) -
Forward announcement to news_item@osgeo.org (OSGeo news) -
Plan the next release (nominate new release manager, setup PSC meeting on IRC) -
Contact QGis processing plugin maintainer to update XML description for new OTB-Applications (or supply it) -
Remove public branches related to MR or bugfix merged before the release
Edited by Victor Poughon