RELEASE_PROCESS.rst

1. Mantis: Create new version if needed, and move "Fixed in version" from -dev to release: https://bugs.xdebug.org/manage_proj_edit_page.php?project_id=1

2. Make sure both the master and release branch (i.e. xdebug_3_3) are fully synced and merged.

3. Update composer.json, config.m4, and config.w32 to reflect supported range of PHP versions.

4. For first release in minor version (i.e. 3.5.0alpha1), merge package.xml from old bug fix branch into master and new branch and commit:

   git diff HEAD..xdebug_3_4 package.xml | patch -p1
   

5. Run: php .build.scripts/make-release.php <version>

6. Move existing release entry down in package.xml

7. Include new snippet in /tmp/package.xml

8. Run commands from output

9. Update www.xdebug.org views/home/updates.php with snippet

10. Update www.xdebug.org src/XdebugVersion.php with snippet

11. Update pre-generated www.xdebug.org data/news/... file

12. Write Patreon post taking the rendered news article as starting point

13. Mantis: "release" the version, and make sure there is a new one.

14. In the release branch, update template.rc and php_xdebug.h to the new version

15. Commit template.rc and php_xdebug.h with Back to -dev

16. Check out master branch, and run: git merge --strategy=ours xdebug_3_4

17. git push origin master xdebug_3_4

18. Add files from GHA and source to www.xdebug.org html/files

19. Create sha256 files for the new releases:

    for i in *3.4.*{tgz,dll}; do \
      echo $i; sha256sum $i | sed 's/\ .*//' > $i.sha256.txt; \
    done
    

20. Add the downloads, DDLs, SHA256 files, and news file to git and commit with "Go with 3.4.1"

21. Upload the source package to PECL