[racket-dev] Pre-Release Checklist for v5.1, second call

The plot demos and the plot extensions from the science collection all work
as expected.

Doug

On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 9:08 PM, Ryan Culpepper <ryanc at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:

> Checklist items for the v5.1 release
>  (using the v5.0.99.900 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
>
> Please use these installers (or source bundles) -- don't test from
> your own git clone (don't test v5.1.0.1 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 release \
>      -- collects/tests | tar x
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> * Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu>
>  Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu>
>  - Create an executable from a BSL program.
>
> * 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 v5.1 as the most current version; email me
>  to pick the changes when they're done, or tell me if there are no such
>  changes.)
>
> * Noel Welsh <noelwelsh at gmail.com>
>  - Rackunit Tests
>  - SRFI Tests
>  - Ensure that all claimed srfi's are in the installer and they all
>    load into racket or drracket (as appropriate)
>
> * Sam Tobin-Hochstadt <samth at ccs.neu.edu>
>  - Match Tests
>
> * Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org>
>  - Verify that the unix installer works in both modes
>  Version Updates: if a major change has happened, update the version
>  number in:
>  - racket/collects/mzscheme/info.rkt
>  - racket/collects/mred/info.rkt
>
> * Doug Williams <m.douglas.williams at gmail.com>
>  - Plot Tests
>
> * Stephen Bloch <sbloch at adelphi.edu>
>  - Picturing Programs 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)
>
> * 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
>  - 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]
>
> --
> Ryan Culpepper
>
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