Hmm, looks like AC_INIT calls `./tools/git-version-gen --prefix '' .tarball-version`, which returns UNKNOWN. Seems like our release process might be leaving out some steps. I guess I'll dig more tomorrow.
allan On Mon, Feb 6, 2023 at 10:44 PM m. allan noah <[email protected]> wrote: > So, I was able to do the release on time (after filling in a few blanks in > our documentation). But I only did the website updates tonight. I seem to > have run into a small problem there- when I download the release tarball, > and run ./autogen.sh, i get a ./configure file which has 'UNKNOWN' as the > package version number. This also happens with 1.1.1 as well. Is this > happening for anyone else? > > allan > > On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 10:05 PM Ralph Little <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> OK, I think I have done that. >> >> Because we are short on time I cut and pasted the release note fragments >> from my spreadsheet into the NEWS file with Apostrophe MD file editor and >> whipped them into shape manually. >> First time using it and it is pretty good. Obviously, this was a manual >> process, but it wasn't too onerous. >> >> I couldn't get the towncrier thingy to work anyway. I don't really have >> much experience with python and pip. Python seems an awful lot more >> complicated since the last time I used it :( >> >> I have pushed the release notes in NEWS to your branch. >> >> Cheers, >> Ralph >> >> On 2023-02-04 18:18, m. allan noah wrote: >> >> Awesome, thanks! I'm working on updating doc/releases.md, which I find to >> be hard to use. Maybe if you keep some notes on what you did, I can >> incorporate your method instead of towncrier. >> >> allan >> >> On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 9:12 PM Ralph Little <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> In this case I didn't generate the towncrier files. It's a lot of faff >>> if you don't do it as you go along. >>> I just put them into a spreadsheet. >>> >>> I will try to generate the release notes from that. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ralph >>> >>> On 2023-02-04 17:57, m. allan noah wrote: >>> >>> I have pushed a branch called 'release-1.2.x'. I don't have this >>> 'towncrier' thing, so maybe you can run that and merge the release notes? >>> >>> allan >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 1, 2023 at 11:39 AM m. allan noah <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Awesome, thanks! I'll probably take a first stab at it on the 4th, and >>>> see if I can follow our current instructions. >>>> >>>> allan >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jan 28, 2023 at 8:43 PM Ralph Little <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I have prepared the release notes whenever you are ready! >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> Ralph >>>>> >>>>> On 2023-01-24 08:33, m. allan noah wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Sounds good to me, thanks for your help. I'm traveling this week, and >>>>> won't be able to work on this until the weekend. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jan 24, 2023, 10:47 AM Ralph Little <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> On 2023-01-01 15:54, m. allan noah wrote: >>>>>> > It has been nearly a year since our last release, and there have >>>>>> been >>>>>> > many changes and bug fixes. I'd like to get 1.2.1 released in early >>>>>> > February. I've not done it in a few years, but I am certainly >>>>>> willing >>>>>> > to make the release package. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Any objections to a code freeze on Jan 22, and a release on Feb 5? >>>>>> > >>>>>> > allan >>>>>> >>>>>> I think if we are going for your proposed plan, then we are official >>>>>> in >>>>>> code freeze for 1.2.1. >>>>>> If you want to proceed, I can prepare release notes. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> Ralph >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge >>>> of my hand" >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge >>> of my hand" >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of >> my hand" >> >> >> > > -- > "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of > my hand" > -- "well, I stand up next to a mountain- and I chop it down with the edge of my hand"
