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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# $Id: create-release.sh 11913 2008-11-21 08:58:00Z nijel $
+# vim: expandtab sw=4 ts=4 sts=4:
+#
+# 2005-09-13, lem9@users.sourceforge.net
+# - no longer create a config.default.php from config.inc.php
+#
+# 2005-06-12, lem9@users.sourceforge.net
+# - cvs server name changed to cvs, because cvs1 no longer works from
+#   shell.sourceforge.net
+#
+# 2003-08-23, nijel@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - support for creating snapshots outside sourceforge:
+#    * cvs server name can be read from environment variable cvsserver
+#    * do not change to directories as used on sourceforge if $2 is local
+#
+# 2003-08-13, nijel@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - config.default -> config.default.php
+#
+# 2004-08-09, lem9@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - remember to create a new bug tracking group
+#
+# 2004-06-07  rabus@users.sourceforge.net
+# - create backup config file
+#
+# 2004-04-29, lem9@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - keep only the previous cvs directory created
+#
+# 2004-04-16, lem9@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - daily snapshot when called with first parameter "snapshot"
+# - remove directory used for the checkout
+#
+# 2003-11-18, nijel@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - switch php3 -> php
+#
+# 2003-10-10, nijel@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - cvsserver set on just one place to ease testing
+# - echoes md5 sums to include on download page
+#
+# 2003-06-22, robbat2@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - Moved to using updatedocs.sh for updating documentation
+# - Make tarring faster by re-arranging ops
+#
+# 2003-01-17, rabus@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - Changed the CVS hostname to cvs1 because cvs1.sourceforge.net is now blocked
+#   for the SF shell servers, too. Note: The script now works on the SF shell
+#   servers ONLY!
+#
+# 2002-11-22, rabus@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - changed the CVS server dns to cvs1.sourceforge.net
+#   (cvs.phpmyadmin.sourceforge.net does not work at the SF shell anymore).
+#
+# 2002-10-03, rabus@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - more detailed instructions
+#
+# 2002-09-08, robbat2@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - Tweaked final instruction list
+#
+# 2002-06-17, lem9@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - I option to tar for bzip2 is deprecated, use j
+#
+# 2002-27-04, loic@phpmyadmin.net:
+# - added the cvs branch feature
+#
+# 2001-08-08, swix@users.sourceforge.net:
+# - created script
+# - added release todo list
+#
+
+KITS="all-languages-utf-8-only all-languages english"
+COMPRESSIONS="zip-7z tbz tgz 7z"
+
+if [ $# = 0 ]
+then
+  echo "Usages:"
+  echo "  create-release.sh <version> [from_branch]"
+  echo "  create-release.sh snapshot [sf]"
+  echo "  (no spaces allowed!)"
+  echo ""
+  echo "Examples:"
+  echo "  create-release.sh 2.9.0-rc1 branches/QA_2_9"
+  echo "  create-release.sh 2.9.0 tags/RELEASE_2_9_0"
+  exit 65
+fi
+
+branch='trunk'
+
+if [ "$1" = "snapshot" ] ; then
+    mode="snapshot"
+    date_snapshot=`date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S`
+    target=$date_snapshot
+else
+    if [ "$#" -ge 2 ] ; then
+        branch="$2"
+    fi
+    target="$1"
+    cat <<END
+
+Please ensure you have:
+  1. incremented rc count or version in subversion :
+     - in libraries/Config.class.php PMA_Config::__constructor() the line
+          " \$this->set( 'PMA_VERSION', '$1' ); "
+     - in Documentation.html the 2 lines
+          " <title>phpMyAdmin $1 - Documentation</title> "
+          " <h1>phpMyAdmin $1 Documentation</h1> "
+     - in translators.html
+     - in README
+  2. synchronized the language files:
+       cd lang
+       ./sync_lang.sh
+     and checked all language files are valid (use
+     the "./scripts/check_lang.php" script to do it).
+
+Continue (y/n)?
+END
+    read do_release
+
+    if [ "$do_release" != 'y' ]; then
+        exit
+    fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$mode" = "snapshot" -a "$2" = "sf" ] ; then
+    # Goto project dir
+    cd /home/groups/p/ph/phpmyadmin/htdocs
+
+    # Keep one previous version of the cvs directory
+    if [ -e svn-prev ] ; then
+        rm -rf svn-prev
+    fi
+    mv svn svn-prev
+fi
+
+# Do SVNcheckout
+mkdir -p ./svn
+cd svn
+
+echo "Exporting repository from subversion"
+
+svn export -q https://phpmyadmin.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/phpmyadmin/$branch/phpMyAdmin
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
+    echo "Subversion checkout failed, bailing out"
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+# Cleanup release dir
+LC_ALL=C date -u > phpMyAdmin/RELEASE-DATE-${target}
+
+# Building Documentation.txt
+LC_ALL=C w3m -dump phpMyAdmin/Documentation.html > phpMyAdmin/Documentation.txt
+
+# Renaming directory
+mv phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin-$target
+
+# Prepare all kits
+for kit in $KITS ; do
+    # Copy all files
+	name=phpMyAdmin-$target-$kit
+	cp -r phpMyAdmin-$target $name
+
+	# Cleanup translations
+    cd phpMyAdmin-$target-$kit
+    scripts/lang-cleanup.sh $kit
+    cd ..
+
+    # Prepare distributions
+    for comp in $COMPRESSIONS ; do
+        case $comp in
+            tbz|tgz)
+                echo "Creating $name.tar"
+                tar cf $name.tar $name
+                if [ $comp = tbz ] ; then
+                    echo "Creating $name.tar.bz2"
+                    bzip2 -9k $name.tar
+                fi
+                if [ $comp = tgz ] ; then
+                    echo "Creating $name.tar.gz"
+                    gzip -9c $name.tar > $name.tar.gz
+                fi
+                rm $name.tar
+                ;;
+            zip)
+                echo "Creating $name.zip"
+                zip -q -9 -r $name.zip $name
+                ;;
+            zip-7z)
+                echo "Creating $name.zip"
+                7za a -bd -tzip $name.zip $name > /dev/null
+                ;;
+            7z)
+                echo "Creating $name.7z"
+                7za a -bd $name.7z $name > /dev/null
+                ;;
+            *)
+                echo "WARNING: ignoring compression '$comp', not known!"
+                ;;
+        esac
+    done
+
+    # Remove directory with current dist set
+    rm -rf $name
+done
+
+# Cleanup
+rm -rf phpMyAdmin-${target}
+
+if [ "$mode" != "snapshot" ]
+then
+
+
+echo ""
+echo ""
+echo ""
+echo "Files:"
+echo "------"
+
+ls -la *.gz *.zip *.bz2 *.7z
+
+echo
+echo "MD5 sums:"
+echo "--------"
+
+md5sum *.{gz,zip,bz2,7z} | sed "s/\([^ ]*\)[ ]*\([^ ]*\)/md5sum['\2'] = '\1'/"
+
+echo
+echo "Add these to website/data/md5.py in SVN"
+
+cat <<END
+
+
+Todo now:
+---------
+ 1. tag the subversion tree with the new revision number for a plain release
+    or a release candidate:
+    version 2.7.0 gets two tags: RELEASE_2_7_0 and STABLE
+    version 2.7.1-rc1 gets RELEASE_2_7_1RC1 and TESTING
+
+ 2. upload the files to SF (procedure explained on the sf.net Admin/File Releases page)
+ 3. add files to SF files page (cut and paste changelog since last release)
+ 4. add SF news item to phpMyAdmin project
+ 5. update web page:
+        - add MD5s to website/data/md5.py in SVN
+ 6. announce release on freshmeat (http://freshmeat.net/projects/phpmyadmin/)
+ 7. send a short mail (with list of major changes) to
+        phpmyadmin-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
+        phpmyadmin-news@lists.sourceforge.net
+        phpmyadmin-users@lists.sourceforge.net
+
+    Don't forget to update the Description section in the announcement,
+    based on Documentation.html.
+
+ 8. increment rc count or version in subversion :
+        - in libraries/Config.class.php PMA_Config::__constructor() the line
+              " $this->set( 'PMA_VERSION', '2.7.1-dev' ); "
+        - in Documentation.html the 2 lines
+              " <title>phpMyAdmin 2.2.2-rc1 - Documentation</title> "
+              " <h1>phpMyAdmin 2.2.2-rc1 Documentation</h1> "
+        - in translators.html
+
+ 9. add a group for bug tracking this new version, at
+    https://sourceforge.net/tracker/admin/index.php?group_id=23067&atid=377408&add_group=1
+
+10. the end :-)
+
+END
+
+fi
+
+# Removed due to not needed thanks to clever scripting by Robbat2
+# 9. update the demo subdirectory:
+#        - in htdocs, cvs update phpMyAdmin
+#        - and don't forget to give write rights for the updated scripts to the
+#          whole group