ReleaseProceedure

1. Determine SVN revision number to release and then "tag" that revision as the release name:

svn cp -m <commit message> -r <rev> <repos>/<module>/trunk <repos>/<module>/tags/<tag name>

Omit the -r <rev> if tagging HEAD

1. "Switch to" the tag in Netbeans, clean and build.
2. Package files in local CropPlanning/trunk/dist: * Mac: use Jar Bundler to create an App Bundle containing the main class jar and all dependency jars
   • set main class
   • check "Use Mac menubar" (though this seems to not do anything)
   • set JVM to "1.5+"
   • under "Classpath and Files", use "Add" to add JARs in lib folder
   • create bundle named 'CropPlanning' * Windows: use Lauch4J to create a jar launcher (not a wrapper) the will reside next to the main .jar and includes the ./lib dir in its classpath.
   • set output filename to 'CropPlanning.exe'
   • set the jar file to 'CropPlaning.jar', this should be relative to the location of the above executable
   • check "don't wrap, just launch"
   • under JRE, set min JVM to '1.5.0'
   • Under "Classpath", add the main jar and it should auto-add all of the jars in ./lib
   • if you feel motivated, you can fill out the version information under the "Version Info" tab
3. Create folder structures for distributed archives: * create folder: CropPlanning * All Platforms: include:
   • license (gpl-3.0.txt)
   • release notes (see ReleaseNotesTemplate) * Mac: copy app bundle into CropPlanning folder * Windows: copy exe, main jar and lib directory into CropPlanning folder
4. Create archives such that the user will open the archive and see: * Mac: the application and other files. Use Disk Utility to create a disk image from the CropPlanning folder * Windows: a folder CropPlanning, which contains the application, jars and other files. Right click on CropPlanning folder and select "7-Zip > Add to archive..."
5. Upload...