= Release Guidelines =

While preparing for the release:
 * create cleanup branch (if needed) with some little patches (usually with typecasts fixies, etc);
 * create ticket (type=task) for release. Ticket must be blocked by cleanup branch (if present);
 * update NEWS file in repo and Wiki;
 * new tag in git;
 * new version in Trac;
 * new milestone in Trac (no needed for stable branch);
 * create tar.(gz|bzip|lzma) package files and make checksums for archives;
 * upload source packages and checksums to special upload area;
 * developers should download tarballs, verify checksums, compile and locally install. If everything is ok than developers keep votes in ticket;
 * upload source packages and checksums to http://www.midnight-commander.org/downloads;
 * update Wiki start page with latest release number;
 * write an announcement: list user visible changes (bugs and features);
 * close current milestone (no needed for stable branch);
 * close ticket for release.