[racket-dev] Pre-Release Checklist for v5.3.6, second call

From: Doug Williams (m.douglas.williams at gmail.com)
Date: Sun Jul 28 22:23:05 EDT 2013

All of the plot tests and the extensions in the science collection, etc.
work as expected.

Doug


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 3:39 PM, Ryan Culpepper <ryanc at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:

> Checklist items for the v5.3.6 release
>   (using the v5.3.5.900 release candidate build)
>
> Search for your name to find relevant items, reply when you finish an
> item (please indicate which item/s is/are done).  Also, if you have any
> commits that should have been picked, make sure that the changes are in.
>
> Important: new builds are created without announcement, usually whenever
> I pick a few commits.  If you need to commit changes, please make sure
> you tell me to pick it into the release branch.
>
> --> Release candidates are at
> -->   http://pre.racket-lang.org/**release/installers<http://pre.racket-lang.org/release/installers>
>
> Please use these installers (or source bundles) -- don't test from
> your own git clone (don't test the `master' branch by mistake!).  To
> get the tests directory in such a directory, you can do this:
>   cd ...racket-root...
>   git archive --remote=git://git.racket-**lang.org/plt.git<http://git.racket-lang.org/plt.git>release \
>       -- collects/tests | tar x
>
> ------------------------------**------------------------------**----------
>
> * Kathy Gray <kathryn.gray at cl.cam.ac.uk>
>   - Test Engine Tests
>
> * Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org>
>   - Swindle Tests
>   - XREPL Tests
>   - Verify PL language
>   - Racket Tree: compare new distribution tree to previous one
>   - Run the unix installer tests
>   - Run zsh completions tests
>     (". .../racket-completion.zsh; _racket --self-test")
>   Version Updates: if a major change has happened, update the version
>   number in:
>   - racket/collects/mzscheme/info.**rkt
>   - racket/collects/mred/info.rkt
>
> * Jon Rafkind <rafkind at cs.utah.edu>
>   Release tests for (one of the) linux releases:
>   - Test that the `racket' and `racket-textual' source releases
>     compile fine (note that they're still called `plt' and `mz' at
>     this stage).
>   - Test that the binary installers for both work, try each one in
>     both normal and unix-style installation modes. (just ubuntu)
>   [Note: get the release candidates from the URL in this email. Use
>    the 'static table' link to see a list of all tar files available]
>
> * David Van Horn <dvanhorn at ccs.neu.edu>
>   - EoPL Tests
>
> * Neil Toronto <neil.toronto at gmail.com>
>   - Plot Tests
>   - Images Tests
>   - Inspect icons
>   - Math tests
>
> * Doug Williams <m.douglas.williams at gmail.com>
>   - Additional Plot Tests
>
> * Danny Yoo <dyoo at cs.wpi.edu>
>   - Whalesong Tests (confirm that Whalesong runs from PLaneT)
>
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