This file belongs into
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- $Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.32 2002/04/11 21:29:58 jongfoster Exp $
+ $Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.33 2002/04/12 03:49:53 hal9 Exp $
Written by and Copyright (C) 2001 the SourceForge
Privoxy team. http://www.privoxy.org/
<artheader>
<title>Privoxy Developer Manual</title>
- <pubdate>$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.32 2002/04/11 21:29:58 jongfoster Exp $</pubdate>
+ <pubdate>$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.33 2002/04/12 03:49:53 hal9 Exp $</pubdate>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<!-- Include privoxy.sgml boilerplate text: -->
- &p-intro;
+<!-- &p-intro; Someone interested enough in the project to contribute
+ will already know at this point what Privoxy is. -->
<!-- end boilerplate -->
<sect1 id="quickstart"><title>Quickstart to Privoxy Development</title>
<para>
You'll need an account on <ulink
- url="http://sourceforge.net">Sourceforge</ulink> to support our
- development. Mail your ID to the list and wait until a project
- manager has added you.
+ url="http://sourceforge.net/">Sourceforge</ulink> to support our
+ development. Mail your ID to <ulink
+ url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">the list</ulink> and wait until a
+ project manager has added you.
</para>
<para>
For the time being (read, this section is under construction), please
- note the following guidelines for changing stuff in the code. If it is
- <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
- <listitem><para>
- A bugfix / clean-up / cosmetic thing: shoot
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- A new feature that can be turned off: shoot
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- A clear improvement w/o side effects on other parts of the code: shoot
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- A matter of taste: ask the list
- </para></listitem>
- <listitem><para>
- A major redesign of some part of the code: ask the list
- </para></listitem>
- </orderedlist>
+ refer to the extensive comments in the source code.
</para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+ <sect1 id="cvs"><title>The CVS Repository</title>
<para>
- Note that near a major public release, we get a bit more cautious - if
- unsure, it doesn't hurt to ask first.
+ If you intend to help us with programming, documentation or packaging
+ you will need write access to our holy grail, the CVS repository.
+ Please read this chapter completely before accessing via CVS.
</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="cvsaccess"><title>Access to CVS</title>
+ <para>
+ The project's CVS repository is hosted on
+ <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/">SourceForge.</ulink>
+ Please refer to the chapters 6 and 7 in
+ <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/docman/?group_id=1">SF's site
+ documentation</ulink> for the technical access details for your
+ operating system. For historical reasons, the CVS server is
+ called <literal>cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net</literal>, the repository is
+ called <literal>ijbswa</literal>, and the source tree module is called
+ <literal>current</literal>.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="cvscommit"><title>CVS Commit Guideline</title>
+ <para>
+ The source tree is the heart of every software project. Every effort must
+ be made to ensure that it is readable, compilable and consistent at all
+ times. We therefore ask anyone with CVS access to strictly adhere to the
+ following guidelines:
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Never (read: <emphasis>never, ever</emphasis>) be tempted to commit
+ that small change without testing it thoroughly first. When we're
+ close to a public release, ask a fellow developer to review your
+ changes.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Your commit message should give a concise overview of <emphasis>what you
+ changed</emphasis> (no big details) and <emphasis>why you changed it</emphasis>
+ Just check previous messages for good examples.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Don't use the same message on multiple files, unless it equally applies to
+ all those files.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ If your changes span multiple files, and the code won't recompile unless
+ all changes are commited (e.g. when changing the signature of a function),
+ then commit all files one after another, without long delays in beween.
+ If necessary, prepare the commit messages in advance.
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ Before changing things on CVS, make sure that your changes are in line
+ with the team's general consensus on what should be done (see below).
+ </para></listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="cvswhenask"><title>Discussing Changes First</title>
+ <para>
+ We don't have a too formal policy on this, just use common sense. Hints: If it is..
+ <orderedlist numeration="arabic">
+ <listitem><para>
+ ..a bugfix / clean-up / cosmetic thing: shoot
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ ..a new feature that can be turned off: shoot
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ ..a clear improvement w/o side effects on other parts of the code: shoot
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ ..a matter of taste: <ulink url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">ask the list</ulink>
+ </para></listitem>
+ <listitem><para>
+ ..a major redesign of some part of the code: <ulink url="mailto:developers@privoxy.org">ask
+ the list</ulink>
+ </para></listitem>
+ </orderedlist>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Note that near a major public release, we get a bit more cautious - if
+ unsure, it doesn't hurt to ask first. There is always the possibility
+ to submit a patch to the <ulink
+ url="http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=311118&group_id=11118&func=browse">patches
+ tracker</ulink> instead.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
updated (this is done just prior to a new release).
</para>
-
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<sect2 id="sgml">
<title>Quickstart to Docbook and SGML</title>
Some common elements that you likely will use:
</para>
-<simplelist>
- <member>
- <emphasis><para></para></emphasis>, paragraph delimiter. Most
- text needs to be within paragraph elements (there are some exceptions).
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><emphasis></emphasis></emphasis>, the stylesheets make this
- italics.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><filename></filename></emphasis>, files and directories.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><command></command></emphasis>, command examples.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><literallayout></literallayout></emphasis>, like
- <literal><pre></literal>, more or less.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><itemizedlist></itemizedlist></emphasis>, list with bullets.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><listitem></listitem></emphasis>, member of the above.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><screen></screen></emphasis>, screen output, implies
- <literal><literallayout></literal>.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><ulink url="example.com"></ulink></emphasis>, like
- HTML <literal><a></literal> tag.
- </member>
- <member>
- <emphasis><quote></quote></emphasis>, for, doh, quoting text.
- </member>
-</simplelist>
+<para>
+ <simplelist>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><para></para></emphasis>, paragraph delimiter. Most
+ text needs to be within paragraph elements (there are some exceptions).
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><emphasis></emphasis></emphasis>, the stylesheets
+ make this italics.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><filename></filename></emphasis>, files and directories.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><command></command></emphasis>, command examples.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><literallayout></literallayout></emphasis>, like
+ <literal><pre></literal>, more or less.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><itemizedlist></itemizedlist></emphasis>, list with bullets.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><listitem></listitem></emphasis>, member of the above.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><screen></screen></emphasis>, screen output, implies
+ <literal><literallayout></literal>.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><ulink url="example.com"></ulink></emphasis>, like
+ HTML <literal><a></literal> tag.
+ </member>
+ <member>
+ <emphasis><quote></quote></emphasis>, for, doh, quoting text.
+ </member>
+ </simplelist>
+</para>
<para>
Look at any of the existing docs for examples of all these and more.
</sect2>
-
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<sect2 id="docstyle">
<title><application>Privoxy</application> Documentation Style</title>
<para><emphasis>Example for file comments:</emphasis></para>
<programlisting>
-const char FILENAME_rcs[] = "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.32 2002/04/11 21:29:58 jongfoster Exp $";
+const char FILENAME_rcs[] = "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.33 2002/04/12 03:49:53 hal9 Exp $";
/*********************************************************************
*
* File : $S<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->ource$
<programlisting>
#ifndef _FILENAME_H
#define _FILENAME_H
-#define FILENAME_H_VERSION "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.32 2002/04/11 21:29:58 jongfoster Exp $"
+#define FILENAME_H_VERSION "$Id: developer-manual.sgml,v 1.33 2002/04/12 03:49:53 hal9 Exp $"
/*********************************************************************
*
* File : $S<!-- Break CVS Substitution -->ource$
</sect1>
- <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
- <sect1 id="cvs"><title>Version Control Guidelines</title>
- <para>To be filled. note on cvs comments. Don't only comment what you did,
- but also why you did it!
-</para>
- </sect1>
-
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<sect1 id="testing"><title>Testing Guidelines</title>
<para>To be filled.
</sect1>
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
- <sect1 id="newrelease"><title>Releasing a new version</title>
+ <sect1 id="newrelease"><title>Releasing a New Version</title>
+ <para>
+ When we release versions of <application>Privoxy</application>,
+ our work leaves our cozy secret lab and has to work in the cold
+ RealWorld[tm]. Once it is released, there is no way to call it
+ back, so it is very important that great care is taken to ensure
+ that everything runs fine, and not to introduce problems in the
+ very last minute.
+ </para>
<para>
- To minimize trouble with distribution contents, web-page
- errors and the like, we strongly encourage you
- to follow this section if you prepare a new release of
- code or new pages on the webserver.
+ So when releasing a new version, please adhere exactly to the
+ procedure outlined in this chapter.
</para>
+
<para>
The following programs are required to follow this process:
- <filename>ncftpput</filename> (ncftp), <filename>scp</filename> (ssh),
-<filename>gmake</filename> (GNU's version of make), autoconf, cvs, ???.
+ <filename>ncftpput</filename> (ncftp), <filename>scp, ssh</filename> (ssh),
+ <filename>gmake</filename> (GNU's version of make), autoconf, cvs.
</para>
+
<para>
- Replace X, Y and Z with the actual version number (X = major, Y = minor, Z = point):
+ In the following text, replace X, Y and Z with the actual version number
+ (X = major, Y = minor, Z = point):
</para>
<sect2 id="beforerelease">
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
- Increment the version number in <filename>configure.in</filename> in
- CVS. Also, increase or reset the RPM release number in
- <filename>configure.in</filename> as appropriate. Do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis>
- touch version information after export from CVS.
- <emphasis>All packages</emphasis> will use the version and release data
- from <filename>configure.in</filename>.
- Local files should not be changed, except prior to a CVS commit!!!
- This way we are all on the same page!
+ Increment the version number and increase or reset the RPM release number
+ in <filename>configure.in</filename> as appropriate.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
Then change the version info in doc/webserver/actions/index.php,
line: '$required_actions_file_version = "A.B";'
</para>
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
+ If the HTML documentation is not in sync with the SGML sources
+ you need to regenerate it. (If in doubt, just do it.) See the
+ Section "Updating the webserver" in this manual for details.
+ </para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Don't use vX_Y_Z, ver_X_Y_Z, v_X.Y.Z (won't work) etc.
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- The first package uploaded should be the official
- <quote>tarball</quote> release, as required by the GPL. This is built
- with the <quote><command>make tarball-dist</command></quote> Makefile
- target, and then can be uploaded with
- <quote><command>make tarball-upload</command></quote> (see below).
- </para>
- </listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</sect2>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-web"><title>Update the webserver</title>
- <para>
- All files must be group-readable and group-writable (or no one else
- will be able to change them)! To update the webserver, create any
- pages locally in the <filename>doc/webserver/*</filename> directory (or
- create new directories under <filename>doc/webserver</filename>), then do
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
- make webserver
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- This will do the upload to the webserver (www.privoxy.org).
+ <sect2 id="therelease">
+ <title>Building and Releasing the Packages</title>
+ <para>
+ Now the individual packages can be built and released. Note that for
+ GPL reasons the first package to be released is always the source tarball.
</para>
+
<para>
- Note that <quote><command>make dok</command></quote>
- (or <quote><command>make redhat-dok</command></quote>) creates
- <filename>doc/webserver/user-manual</filename>,
- <filename>doc/webserver/developer-manual</filename>,
- <filename>doc/webserver/faq</filename> and
- <filename>doc/webserver/index.html</filename> automatically.
- (<filename>doc/webserver/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html</filename>
- is created by a separate Makefile target, <quote><command>make
- man</command></quote>, due to dependencies on some obscure perl scripts.
- See comments in <filename>GNUmakefile</filename>.)
- </para>
- <para>
- Someone should also commit these to CVS so that packagers without the
- ability to build docs locally, have access to them. This is a separate
- step, and should also be done before each official release.
+ For <emphasis>all</emphasis> types of packages, including the source tarball,
+ <emphasis>you must make sure that you build from clean sources by exporting
+ the right version from CVS into an empty directory:</emphasis>.
</para>
-
+
<para>
- Please do NOT use any other means of transferring files to the
- webserver. <quote><command>make webserver</command></quote> not only
- uploads, but will make sure that the appropriate permissions are
- preserved for shared group access.
- </para>
- </sect2>
+ <programlisting>
+ mkdir dist # delete or choose different name if it already exists
+ cd dist
+ cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
+ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ <emphasis>Do NOT change</emphasis> a single bit, including, but not limited to
+ version information after export from CVS. This is to make sure that
+ all release packages, and with them, all future bug reports, are based
+ on exactly the same code.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Please find additional instructions for the source tarball and the
+ individual platform dependent binary packages below.
+ </para>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-rpm"><title>SuSE or Red Hat</title>
- <para>
- Ensure that you have the latest code version. Hence run:
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-tarball"><title>Source Tarball</title>
+ <para>
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then run:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
cd current
+ autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
- first.
+ Then do:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
+ make tarball-dist
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ To upload the package to Sourceforge, simply issue
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <programlisting>
+ make tarball-upload
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Go to the displayed URL and release the file publicly on Sourceforge.
+ For the change log field, use the relevant section of the
+ <filename>ChangeLog</filename> file.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-rpm"><title>SuSE or Red Hat</title>
+ <para>
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then run:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <programlisting>
+ cd current
autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- make suse-dist or make redhat-dist
+ make suse-dist (or make redhat-dist)
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
</para>
<para>
Go to the displayed URL and release the file publicly on Sourceforge.
+ Use the release notes and çhange log from the source tarball package.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-os2"><title>OS/2</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-os2"><title>OS/2</title>
<para>
- Ensure that you have the latest code version. Hence run:
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then get the OS/2 Setup module:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
- cd ..
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co os2setup
</programlisting>
</para>
Change directory to the <filename>os2setup</filename> directory.
Edit the os2build.cmd file to set the final executable filename.
For example,
+ </para>
+ <para>
<programlisting>
installExeName='privoxyos2_setup_X.Y.Z.exe'
</programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
Next, edit the <filename>IJB.wis</filename> file so the release number matches
in the <filename>PACKAGEID</filename> section:
- <programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <programlisting>
PACKAGEID="Privoxy Team\Privoxy\Privoxy Package\X\Y\Z"
</programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
You're now ready to build. Run:
+ </para>
+ <para>
<programlisting>
os2build
</programlisting>
- And in the <filename>./files</filename> directory you will have the
- WarpIN-installable executable.
- Upload this anonymously to
- <filename>uploads.sourceforge.net/incoming</filename>, create a release
- for it, and you're done.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ <para>
+ You will find the WarpIN-installable executable in the
+ <filename>./files</filename> directory. Upload this anonymously to
+ <filename>uploads.sourceforge.net/incoming</filename>, create a release
+ for it, and you're done. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
+ source tarball package.
+ </para>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-solaris"><title>Solaris</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-solaris"><title>Solaris</title>
<para>
- Login to Sourceforge's compilefarm via ssh
+ Login to Sourceforge's compilefarm via ssh:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
- Choose the right operating system (not the Debian one). If you have
- downloaded <application>Privoxy</application> before,
+ Choose the right operating system (not the Debian one).
+ When logged in, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then run:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
cd current
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- If not, please <ulink
- url="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/user-manual/installation.html#INSTALLATION-SOURCE">checkout
- Privoxy via CVS first</ulink>. Run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
which creates a gzip'ed tar archive. Sadly, you cannot use <command>make
solaris-upload</command> on the Sourceforge machine (no ncftpput). You now have
to manually upload the archive to Sourceforge's ftp server and release
- the file publicly.
+ the file publicly. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
+ source tarball package.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-windows"><title>Windows</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-windows"><title>Windows</title>
<para>
You should ensure you have the latest version of Cygwin (from
<ulink url="http://www.cygwin.com/">http://www.cygwin.com/</ulink>).
Run the following commands from within a Cygwin bash shell.
</para>
<para>
- First check out a clean copy of the correct code version, by running:
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then get the Windows setup module:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- mkdir dist
- cd dist
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z .
+ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co winsetup
</programlisting>
</para>
- <para>
- (Note: It is important that this is a clean copy of the code,
- do not re-use a working directory after you have manually compiled
- there).
- </para>
<para>
Then you can build the package. This is fully automated, and is
controlled by <filename>winsetup/GNUmakefile</filename>.
<para>
Now you can manually rename <filename>privoxy_setup.exe</filename> to
<filename>privoxy_setup_X_Y_Z.exe</filename>, and upload it to
- SourceForge.
+ SourceForge. When releasing the package on SourceForge, use the release notes
+ and Change Log from the source tarball package.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-debian"><title>Debian</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-debian"><title>Debian</title>
<para>
- Ensure that you have the latest code version. Hence run:
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then, run:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
cd current
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- first. Run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
Then do FIXME.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-macosx"><title>Mac OSX</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-macosx"><title>Mac OSX</title>
<para>
- Ensure that you have the latest code version. Hence run:
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then get the Mac OSX setup module:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
- cd ..
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa co osxsetup
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
- From the osxsetup directory, run:
+ Then run:
+ </para>
+ <para>
<programlisting>
+ cd osxsetup
build
</programlisting>
</para>
name to match the release, and hit the "Create package" button.
If you specify ./Privoxy.pkg as the output package name, you can then create
the distributable zip file with the command:
+ </para>
+ <para>
<programlisting>
zip -r privoxyosx_setup_x.y.z.zip Privoxy.pkg
</programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
You can then upload <filename>privoxyosx_setup_x.y.z.zip</filename> anonymously to
<filename>uploads.sourceforge.net/incoming</filename>,
- create a release for it, and you're done.
+ create a release for it, and you're done. Use the release notes
+ and Change Log from the source tarball package.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-freebsd"><title>FreeBSD</title>
- <para>
- Change the version number of <application>Privoxy</application> in the
- configure.in file. Run:
- <programlisting>
- autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
- </programlisting>
- Then ...
- </para>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-freebsd"><title>FreeBSD</title>
<para>
Login to Sourceforge's compilefarm via ssh:
</para>
</para>
<para>
Choose the right operating system.
+ When logged in, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then run:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
cd current
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- Run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
which creates a gzip'ed tar archive. Sadly, you cannot use <command>make
freebsd-upload</command> on the Sourceforge machine (no ncftpput). You now have
to manually upload the archive to Sourceforge's ftp server and release
- the file publicly.
- </para>
- </sect2>
-
- <sect2 id="newrelease-tarball"><title>Tarball</title>
- <para>
- Ensure that you have the right code version. Hence run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
- cd current
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- first. Run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
- autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- Then do:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
- make tarball-dist
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- To upload the package to Sourceforge, simply issue
+ the file publicly. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
+ source tarball package.
</para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
- make tarball-upload
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- Goto the displayed URL and release the file publicly on Sourceforge.
- </para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-hpux"><title>HP-UX 11</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-hpux"><title>HP-UX 11</title>
<para>
- Ensure that you have the latest code version. Hence run:
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then run:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
cd current
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- first. Run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
Then do FIXME.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-amiga"><title>Amiga OS</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-amiga"><title>Amiga OS</title>
<para>
- Ensure that you have the latest code version. Hence run:
+ First, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then run:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
cd current
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- first. Run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
Then do FIXME.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
- <sect2 id="newrelease-aix"><title>AIX</title>
+ <sect3 id="newrelease-aix"><title>AIX</title>
<para>
Login to Sourceforge's compilefarm via ssh:
</para>
</programlisting>
</para>
<para>
- Choose the right operating system. If you have downloaded Privoxy
- before:
+ Choose the right operating system.
+ When logged in, <emphasis>make sure that you have freshly exported the right
+ version into an empty directory</emphasis>. (See "Building and releasing
+ packages" above). Then run:
</para>
<para>
<programlisting>
- cvs -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa login
- cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@cvs.ijbswa.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/ijbswa export -r v_X_Y_Z current
cd current
- </programlisting>
- </para>
- <para>
- If not, please <ulink
- url="http://www.privoxy.org/user-manual/user-manual/installation.html#INSTALLATION-SOURCE">checkout
- Privoxy via CVS first</ulink>. Run:
- </para>
- <para>
- <programlisting>
autoheader && autoconf && ./configure
</programlisting>
</para>
which creates a gzip'ed tar archive. Sadly, you cannot use <command>make
aix-upload</command> on the Sourceforge machine (no ncftpput). You now have
to manually upload the archive to Sourceforge's ftp server and release
- the file publicly.
+ the file publicly. Use the release notes and Change Log from the
+ source tarball package.
</para>
- </sect2>
+ </sect3>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="afterrelease">
+ <title>After the Release</title>
+ <para>
+ When all (or: most of the) packages have been uploaded and made available,
+ send an email to the <ulink url="mailto:ijbswa-announce@lists.sourceforge.net">announce
+ mailing list</ulink>, Subject: "Version X.Y.Z available for download". Be sure to
+ include the
+ <ulink url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=11118">download
+ location</ulink>, the release notes and the change log.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
</sect1>
+ <!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
+ <sect1 id="webserver-update"><title>Update the Webserver</title>
+ <para>
+ When updating the webserver, please follow these steps to make
+ sure that no broken links, incosistent contents or permission
+ problems will occur:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you have changed anything in the documentation source SGML files,
+ do:
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <programlisting>
+ make dok # (or make redkat-dok if make dok doesn't work for you)
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ That will generate <filename>doc/webserver/user-manual</filename>,
+ <filename>doc/webserver/developer-manual</filename>,
+ <filename>doc/webserver/faq</filename> and
+ <filename>doc/webserver/index.html</filename> automatically.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you changed the manual page source, generate
+ <filename>doc/webserver/man-page/privoxy-man-page.html</filename>
+ by running <quote><command>make man</command></quote>. (This is
+ a separate target due to dependencies on some obscure perl scripts.
+ See comments in <filename>GNUmakefile</filename>.)
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ If you want to add new files to the webserver, create them locally in
+ the <filename>doc/webserver/*</filename> directory (or
+ create new directories under <filename>doc/webserver</filename>).
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Next, commit any changes from the above steps to CVS. All set? Then do
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ <programlisting>
+ make webserver
+ </programlisting>
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ This will do the upload to <ulink url="http://www.privoxy.org/">the
+ webserver</ulink> (www.privoxy.org) and ensure all files and directories
+ there are group writable.
+ </para>
+ <para>
+ Please do <emphasis>NOT</emphasis> use any other means of transferring
+ files to the webserver to avoid permission problems.
+ </para>
+ </sect1>
+
<!-- ~~~~~ New section ~~~~~ -->
<sect1 id="contact"><title>Contacting the developers, Bug Reporting and Feature Requests</title>
<!-- Include contacting.sgml -->
Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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+ Revision 1.33 2002/04/12 03:49:53 hal9
+ Spell checked. Clarification on where docs are kept.
+
Revision 1.32 2002/04/11 21:29:58 jongfoster
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