[racket-dev] Pre-Release Checklist for v5.3

From: Stephen Chang (stchang at ccs.neu.edu)
Date: Wed Jul 25 14:59:44 EDT 2012

> * Stephen Chang <stchang at ccs.neu.edu>
>   - Lazy Racket Tests
Pass

>   - Lazy stepper tests
Fail, but I assume commit 25068 fixes the problems (in the process of
confirming now.)


>
> * Eli Barzilay <eli at barzilay.org>
>   - Swindle Tests
>   - XREPL Tests
>   - Racket Tree: compare new distribution tree to previous one
>   - Run the unix installer tests
>   - Run zsh completions tests ("_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
>
> * 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 (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]
>
> * Mike Sperber <sperber at deinprogramm.de>
>   - DMdA Tests
>   - Stepper Tests
>   - Signature Tests
>
> * David Van Horn <dvanhorn at ccs.neu.edu>
>   - EoPL Tests
>
> * Neil Toronto <neil.toronto at gmail.com>
>   - Plot 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)
>
> * Shriram Krishnamurthi <sk at cs.brown.edu>
>   Tour: check the tour and generate a new one if needed.
>   [Note: Since this is a v5.2.900.1 build, you will need to edit your
>     .../collects/framework/private/version.rkt
>   file and change `(version)' to `"5.3"'.]

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