[plt-dev] Pre-Release Checklist for v4.2.4

From: Jay McCarthy (jay.mccarthy at gmail.com)
Date: Fri Jan 22 15:33:00 EST 2010

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org> wrote:
> Checklist items for the v4.2.4 release
>  (using the v4.2.3.900 release candidate build)
>
> Search for your name to find relevant items, reply when you finish
> an item (please indicate which item is done).  Also, if you have
> any commits that should have been merged, make sure that they're
> in.
>
> Important: new builds are created without announcement, usually
> whenever I see significant commits.  If you need to commit changes,
> please make sure you tell me to merge it to the release branch.
>
> --> Release candidates are at
> -->   http://pre.plt-scheme.org/release/installers
>
> Please use these installers (or source bundles) -- don't test from
> your own svn chekout (don't test v4.2.4.1 by mistake!).  To get
> the tests directory in the normal release, you can do this:
>  cd .../collects
>  svn export http://svn.plt-scheme.org/plt/release/collects/tests
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu>
>  - MzScheme Tests
>  - Languages Tests
>  - MrEd Tests (Also check that `mred -z' and `mred-text' still works
>    in Windows and Mac OS X)
>  - mzc Tests
>  - mzc --exe tests
>  - .plt-packing Tests
>  - Games Tests
>  - Unit Tests
>  - Syntax Color Tests
>  - R6RS Tests
>  Updates:
>  - MzScheme Updates: update HISTORY
>  - MrEd Updates: update README, HISTORY
>  (updates should show v4.2.4 as the most current version)
>  - Update man pages in plt/man/man1: mred.1, mzscheme.1
>  Email me to merge the changes from the trunk when they're done,
>  or tell me if there are no such changes.
>
> * Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu>
>  - DrScheme Tests
>  - Framework Tests
>  - Contracts Tests
>  - Games Tests
>  - Teachpacks Tests: image tests
>  - PLaneT Tests
>  Updates:
>  - DrScheme Updates: update HISTORY
>  - Redex Updates: update HISTORY
>  (updates should show v4.2.4 as the most current version)
>  - Ensure that previous version of DrScheme's preference files still
>    starts up with new DrScheme
>  - Update man pages in plt/man/man1: drscheme.1
>  Email me to merge the changes from the trunk when they're done,
>  or tell me if there are no such changes.
>
> * John Clements <clements at brinckerhoff.org>
>  - Stepper Tests
>  Updates:
>  - Stepper Updates: update HISTORY
>  (updates should show v4.2.4 as the most current version)
>  Email me to merge the changes from the trunk when they're done,
>  or tell me if there are no such changes.
>
> * Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu>
>  - Teachpacks Tests: check that new teachpacks are addable
>  - Teachpack Docs: check teachpack docs in the bundles
>  Updates:
>  - Teachpack Updates: update HISTORY
>  (updates should show v4.2.4 as the most current version; email me
>  to merge the changes from the trunk when they're done, or tell me if
>  there are no such changes.)
>
> * Ryan Culpepper <ryanc at ccs.neu.edu>
>  - Macro Debugger Tests
>  - Syntax Classifier Tests
>
> * Jay McCarthy <jay at cs.brown.edu>
>  - Web server Tests

Done

>  - XML Tests
>  - HTML Tests

Done

>
> * Paul Steckler <steck at stecksoft.com>
>  - MysterX Tests
>  - MzCOM Tests
>
> * Kathy Gray <kathryn.gray at cl.cam.ac.uk>
>  - Test Engine Tests
>
> * Noel Welsh <noelwelsh at gmail.com>, Chongkai Zhu <czhu at cs.utah.edu>
>  - SRFI Tests
>  - Ensure that all claimed srfi's are in the bundle and they all load
>    into mzscheme or drscheme (as appropriate)
>
> * Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <samth at ccs.neu.edu>
>  - Match Tests
>  - Typed Scheme Tests
>
> * Stevie Strickland <sstrickl at ccs.neu.edu>
>  - Unit Contract Tests
>  - Contract Region Tests
>
> * Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org>
>  - Swindle Tests
>  - Plot Tests
>  - PLT Tree: compare new distribution trees to previous ones
>  Version Updates: if a major change has happened, update the version
>  number in:
>  - plt/collects/mzscheme/info.ss
>  - plt/collects/mred/info.ss
>
> * Doug Williams <m.douglas.williams at gmail.com>
>  - Plot Tests
>
> * Greg Cooper <greg at cs.brown.edu>
>  - FrTime Tests
>
> * Carl Eastlund <cce at ccs.neu.edu>
>  - Dracula Tests (confirm that Dracula runs from PLaneT)
>
> * Shriram Krishnamurthi <sk at cs.brown.edu>
>  Tour: check the tour and generate a new one if needed.
>  [Note: Since this is a v4.2.3.900 build, you will need to edit your
>    .../collects/framework/private/version.ss
>  file and change `(version)' to `"4.2.4"'.]
>
> --
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