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authorDavid Goulet <dgoulet@torproject.org>2022-08-11 11:31:29 -0400
committerDavid Goulet <dgoulet@torproject.org>2022-08-11 11:31:29 -0400
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doc: Improve ReleasingTor.md and fix announcement ML
Signed-off-by: David Goulet <dgoulet@torproject.org>
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@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ been merged upstream.
(Version bumps apply to `maint`; anything touching the changelog should
apply only to `main` or `release`.)
+ When updating the version, it will be on `maint` branches and so to
+ merge-forward, use `git merge -s ours`. For instance, if merging the
+ version change of `maint-0.4.5` into `maint-0.4.6`, do on `maint-0.4.6`
+ this command: `git merge -s ours maint-0.4.5`. And then you can proceed
+ with a git-merge-forward.
+
2. For the ChangeLog and ReleaseNotes, you need to write a blurb at the top
explaining a bit the release.
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@ do the following:
If possible, mention in which Tor Browser version (with dates) the
release will be in. This usually only applies to the latest stable.
- 4. Inform `tor-talk@lists.torproject.org` with the releasing pointing to
+ 4. Inform `tor-announce@lists.torproject.org` with the releasing pointing to
the Forum. Append the ChangeLog there. We do this until we can automate
such post from the forum directly.