= 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; * download translations from transifex by command {{{tx pull --all}}} * 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.