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Open gitk and review changes since last release.
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Print all public API changes:
git diff $(git describe | sed 's/-.*//').. src/*.h
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Document them in NEWS. All API and API semantic changes should be clearly marked as API additions, API changes, or API deletions.
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Document deprecations. Ensure all new API / deprecations are in listed correctly in docs/harfbuzz-sections.txt. If release added new API, add entry for new API index at the end of docs/harfbuzz-docs.xml.
If there's a backward-incompatible API change (including deletions for API used anywhere), that's a release blocker. Do NOT release.
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Based on severity of changes, decide whether it's a minor or micro release number bump.
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Search for 'XSince: REPLACEME' on the repository and replace it with the chosen version for the release, e.g. 'Since: 1.4.7'.
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Make sure you have correct date and new version at the top of NEWS file.
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Bump version in line 3 of meson.build and configure.ac.
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Do a
meson test -Cbuild
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Commit NEWS, meson.build, configure.ac, and src/hb-version.h, as well as any REPLACEME changes you made. The commit message is simply the release number, e. g. "1.4.7"
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Do a
meson dist -Cbuild
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Tag the release and sign it: e.g.
git tag -s 1.4.7 -m 1.4.7
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Push the commit and tag out:
git push --follow-tags
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