Release Checklist 2.1.0

Mixxx 2.1.0 Release Checklist

This process is followed when it is time for a release (after betas and release candidates). (Everything on the pre-release to-do list must be complete.)

Release milestone summary

1. ✓ Ensure QA testing is complete and all tests pass.
2. Update translations
   1. Push and pull translations for Mixxx as described here: Internationalization
   2. Push and pull transaltions for the setup as described here:README-Translations.md
3. ✓ Update manual.
   1. ✓ Verify that Jenkins v2.1/manual-2.1-publish published the latest version to https://mixxx.org/manual/2.1/
   2. double check table of contents is present (run pdflatex twice)
   3. TODO: Add make linkcheck to Jenkins job.
4. Update Help -> Send Us Feedback link in the application
5. Update files:
   1. ✓ README (update version number)
   2. ✓ LICENSE (update copyright year, version number)
   3. ✓ CANGELOG (update copyright year, version number)
   4. ✓ src/defs_version.h (update VERSION)
   5. ✓ src/defs_urls.h (update manual URL, survey URL, etc.)
   6. ✓ [rryan] Mixxx-Manual.pdf (update to latest version from https://mixxx.org/manual/2.1/en/Mixxx-Manual.pdf)
   7. ✓ [rryan] Update Debian Changelog dch -c build/debian/changelog --check-dirname-level=0 --newversion 2.1.0-0ubuntu1
6. ✓ [daschuer] Go through Git log, update credits in src/dialog/dlgabout.cpp.
7. Build release packages with the build server
   1. Source Tarball
      1. TODO: Should we still publish source tarballs? We've been pointing people to GitHub for a while.
   2. ✓ macOS Intel
   3. ✓ Ubuntu i386 / amd64
   4. ✓ Windows i386 / amd64
8. ✓ [daschuer] Add a git tag with a GPG signature (release-2.1.0)git tag -s release-2.1.0 -m "Mixxx 2.1.0" git push upstream release-2.1.0
9. Upload packages.
   1. ✓ [rryan] Run Jenkins mixxx-release-publish to copy builds to https://downloads.mixxx.org/mixxx-x.y.z/
   2. ✓ [rryan] Record SHA256sum of all packages in the Release Checksums Google Doc as a backup and record independent of downloads.mixxx.org (for forensic purposes).
   3. Launchpad (as backup, e.g. if we exceed mirror bandwidth limits)
      1. TODO: Should we still do this? Haven't had download availability issues since enabling CloudFlare.
         1. [pegasus] I say yes. It doesn't hurt or cost anything to have another separate download source just in case.
      2. Go to milestone page
      3. Mark milestone released
      4. Click Add Download File for each package
   4. Update the Stable and Beta PPAs.
      1. Run Jenkins mixxx-2.1-release-ppa and Jenkins mixxx-2.1-beta-ppa jobs.
      2. NOTE: Launchpad builds its own .debs, so this does not depend on building packages above. The "Update files:" step above should be complete though (Debian changelog, defs_version.h, etc.).
10. Take release screenshots for press page and blog post.
    1. Deere, LateNight, Shade, Tango
    2. Load up samplers, preview deck, etc.
    3. Make all the screenshots roughly uniform (same view, same tracks loaded, etc.)
    4. Take shots with clean macOS desktop.
    5. Crop shots for window-only.
11. Update the website
    1. Update download page (hide beta downloads, move current release to previous, replace current with new links).
    2. ✓ Update frontpage / features page / etc.
    3. Update screenshot downloads on Press page.
    4. Update screenshot in OpenGraph markup (so social shares have updated images!)
    5. Update credits for contributors to latest release.
    6. ✓ Update https://mixxx.org/manual/latest symlink to point to 2.1.
    7. Update copyright date here and on the blog
12. Release announcement:
    1. Write announcement post for Mixxx Blog
    2. Cross-post to Launchpad
    3. Cross-post to forum
    4. Cross-post to mixxx-devel
    5. Cross-post to Facebook
13. Launchpad Updates
    1. Mark milestone released
    2. Add downloads to milestone (if you didn’t do it above.)
    3. Change "Fix committed" bugs to "Fix released"

Mac App Store

1. Update the app description for the Mac App Store and localize it. You cannot add localizations after the package has been uploaded, so make sure you have these ready to go.
2. Submit application and description for review, signed with the app store release keys.

Promotion

1. Email package maintainers
   1. Debian/Ubuntu - https://packages.debian.org/testing/mixxx
   2. Gentoo
   3. Arch - http://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=mixxx
   4. Fedora
2. E-mail bloggers
3. Ask other Mixxx users to post on their blogs
4. Send release email to everyone in the "Press Contacts" Google Doc.
5. Update Wikipedia
6. Update http://screenshots.debian.net
7. Update software directories
   1. Freshmeat Freecode No longer maintained.
   2. OhLoh OpenHub
   3. Macupdate.com
8. Social Media / Forums
   1. G+
   2. Facebook -- Boost Post ($$)
   3. Twitter
   4. LinkedIn Connected DJs group
   5. Reddit r/DJs
   6. DJTechTools Forums
   7. TranceAddict Forums
   8. omgubuntu.co.uk
9. Update SourceForge to point people to the newest version

Post-Release

1. ✓ [rryan] Create 2.2.x-unix and 2.2.x-windows branches in the buildserver repo.
2. ✓ [rryan] Create manual-2.2.x branch in the manual repo.
3. ✓ [rryan] Update master README, defs_version.h, defs_urls.h.
4. Prepare Jenkins for v2.2:
   1. ✓ [rryan] Create v2.2 folder for jobs.
   2. ✓ [rryan] Copy manual-2.1-publish job to v2.2
   3. ✓ [rryan] Copy buildserver-2.1-* jobs to v2.2
5. Once a mixxxdj/mixxx 2.2 branch exists:
   1. Copy mixxx-2.1-release and mixxx-2.1-beta-ppa and 'mixxx-2.1-release-ppa'' jobs from v2.1.
      1. NOTE: do not run mixxx-2.2-release-ppa until ready to release.