- Install required tools:
make install_requirements. Do not worry about a warning on Ruby not being in thePATH. - Add required keys to
config.json(apparently not checked in to GitHub).
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Set the version number.
- Edit file
config.json.
- Edit file
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Check if the milestone is correctly set.
- Check https://github.com/nlohmann/json/milestones: Are all assigned issues closed? Is the due date set to today?
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Clean the working directory.
- Execute
rm -fr workdir/json.
- Execute
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Update feature slideshow.
- Adjust version and content in slideshow
scripts/slideshow/JSON.key.
- Adjust version and content in slideshow
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Checkout working copy and bump versions.
- Execute
make pass_1.
- Execute
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Make last adjustments to the working copy
workdir/json.- Edit
README.mdand add new contributors.
- Edit
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Commit all changes to the working copy.
- Execute
make pass_2.
- Execute
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Create an empty release draft and push it to GitHub.
- Execute
make pass_3.
- Execute
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Edit the created release draft.
- Go to https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases and add the release notes based on WIP discussion post.
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Wait for the CI to complete on the pushed release branch.
- Wait until https://github.com/nlohmann/json/actions is green.
- Merge the release branch and push all changes.
- Execute
make pass_4.
- Publish the release.
- Go to https://github.com/nlohmann/json/releases and publish the release. Remember to tick the "Create a discussion for this release" checkbox.
- Create PR for Homebrew formula.
- Execute
make update_homebrew.
- Clean up discussions.
- Unpin posts.
- Close WIP post.
- Create WIP post for next release.
- Pin post for current release.
- Close current and create a new milestone.