Changeset 21681 for trunk/tools/install

Timestamp:

Sep 30, 2011, 6:21:20 PM (14 years ago)

Author:

dmik

Message:

Update HowToDistribute.txt.

File:

• trunk/tools/install/HowToDistribute.txt (modified) (5 diffs)

trunk/tools/install/HowToDistribute.txt

@@ -6 +6 @@
 
 
-Preparation
------------
+Main Routine
+------------
 
 1. Update the version number in the file "/include/odinbuild.h".
@@ -51 +51 @@
 2. Check these files by attemting to perform an install from them.
 
-3. If everything is fine, upload the files to the repository.
+3. If everything is fine, upload the files to the ZIP repository:
+
+       ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/odin/
 
 
@@ -59 +61 @@
 1. Run the "UpdateRPMSpec.sh" script to automatically update fields in the
    "odin.spec" file such as the version number. The script will also update
-   the RPM release number. This number is different from the version number
+   the RPM release number. This number is separate from the version number
    because it represents the version of the RPM package itself.
 
@@ -81 +83 @@
    how it should be formatted.
 
-4. When the .spec file is done, perform the following command to actually
-   build the RPM files:
+4. When the .spec file is done, copy "odin-XYZ.zip" to the
+   "$HOME/rpmbuild/SOURCES" directory and perform the following command to
+   actually build the RPM packages:
 
-       rpmbuild odin.spec
+       rpmbuild -ba odin.spec
 
    In the default RPM setup, the resulting .rpm files will be created in the
@@ -93 +96 @@
        rpm -i <package-XYZ>.rpm
 
-6. If all goes right, upload the files to the RPM repository.
+6. If all goes right, upload the .rpm files to the experimental RPM repository:
+
+        davs://dmik@webdav.netlabs.org/rpm/experimental/00/i386/
+
+    (in a subdirectory corresponding to the package architecture). When synced,
+    test them with the following command:
+
+        yum install <package>
+
+    Don't forget to upload the .src.rpm file to the respecive place, too.
+
+    If it goes right as well, finally upload to the release repository:
+
+        davs://dmik@webdav.netlabs.org/rpm/release/00/i386/