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

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

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* Matthew Flatt <mflatt at cs.utah.edu>
  - Racket Tests
  - Languages Tests
  - GRacket Tests (Also check that `gracket -z' and `gracket-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
  - JPR's test suite.
  - Create an executable from a BSL program.
  Updates:
  - Racket Updates: update HISTORY
  - GRacket Updates: update README, HISTORY
  (updates should show v5.1 as the most current version)
  - Update man pages in racket/man/man1: racket.1, gracket.1, raco.1
  Email me to pick the changes when they're done, or tell me if there
  are no such changes.

* Robby Findler <robby at eecs.northwestern.edu>
  - DrRacket Tests
  - Framework Tests
  - Contracts Tests
  - Games Tests
  - Teachpacks Tests: image tests
  - PLaneT Tests
  Updates:
  - DrRacket Updates: update HISTORY
  (updates should show v5.1 as the most current version)
  - Ensure that previous version of DrRacket's preference files still
    starts up with new DrRacket
  - Update man pages in racket/man/man1: drracket.1
  Email me to pick the changes 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 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.)

* 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.)

* Casey Klein <clklein at eecs.northwestern.edu>
  - Redex Tests
  Updates:
  - Redex 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.)

* Ryan Culpepper <ryanc at ccs.neu.edu>
  - Macro Debugger Tests
  - Syntax Classifier Tests
  - RackUnit GUI Tests
  - Data Tests

* Jay McCarthy <jay.mccarthy at gmail.com>
  - Web Server Tests
  - XML Tests
  - HTML Tests
  - PLAI Tests
  - Racklog tests
  - Datalog tests

* Paul Steckler <steck at stecksoft.com>
  - MysterX Tests
  - MzCOM Tests

* Kathy Gray <kathryn.gray at cl.cam.ac.uk>
  - Test Engine Tests

* Chongkai Zhu <czhu at cs.utah.edu>
  - SRFI Tests
  - Ensure that all claimed srfi's are in the installer and they all
    load into racket or drracket (as appropriate)

* 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
  - 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
  - Verify that the unix installer works in both modes
  - Racket Tree: compare new distribution tree to previous one
  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

* 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]

* Shriram Krishnamurthi <sk at cs.brown.edu>
  Tour: check the tour and generate a new one if needed.
  [Note: Since this is a v5.0.99.900 build, you will need to edit your
    .../collects/framework/private/version.rkt
  file and change `(version)' to `"5.1"'.]

* Mike Sperber <sperber at deinprogramm.de>
  - DMdA Tests
  - Stepper Tests
  - Signature Tests

-- 
Ryan Culpepper