flex-installer/RELEASE_GUIDE

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Steps to follow in preparation for a release of InstallApacheFlex

1.    Check out the code from https://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/flex-utilities.git

2.a.  If it is a major release, 
	- bump up the "release.version" property in the build.properties file 
	- reset the build.number property in the build.number file to 0

2.b.  If it is a minor release, run: ant update-version

3.  Create local.properties and add the following:
	- Modify the RELEASE_KEYSTORE_FILE and CERT_PASSWORD_FILE variables with the correct file paths
	(You need to obtain the installapacheflex_self.p12 file and its password from the previous
	 release manager for InstallApacheFlex)
	
	WARNING WARNING WARNING
	Do not place the 2 certificate files anywhere in the installer directory or in a subdirectory under it.
	If you do so the certificate files will be packaged into the source release. That would be very bad.
	
4.  Run: 
	ant release

This step 
	- downloads all the necessary files, 
	- updates the version numbers in InstallApacheFlex-app.xml and sdk-installer-config-4.0.xml
	- creates the .exe or .dmg file depending on the OS you are working on
	- creates the source release files as a .zip file and a tar.gz file 
	- signs the artifacts to create corresponding .asc and .md5 files (assumes that you have a pgp
	  id and keypair set up and prompts for the passphrase)
	
5.  Upload all the files under the /release directory to the following directory before calling a VOTE.
	https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/dev/flex/installer/{version}/{RCversion}/

6.  Check that your key is contained in https://dist.apache.org/repos/dist/release/flex/KEYS if not add it.