Re: [octave forge] releasing (was: ... and template Makefiles)

[Mike Miller]

Hi Olaf,

Olaf Till wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2019 at 02:37:36PM -0700, Mike Miller wrote:
> > I would be happy to volunteer as an Octave Forge release admin if other
> > people are willing to help with independent review of the package
> > validation steps.
>
> It would be nice if you could help as such a release admin. (And you
> already have the necessary access rights.)

Ok, I can try to help with that as time allows. Are there written
instructions on the mechanics of how to use SourceForge to make a
package release? I know how to make a tag and can probably figure out
how to upload a tarball. But what about the HTML docs? Adding to the
"Recent news" lists? Any other steps needed?

> I'm willing to help with reviewing and saying 'ok, you can release',
> and maybe, if necessary, with some knowledge on the 'formalities'
> (although my knowledge may be a bit outdated).
>
> I'll try to do this testing for some packages in the queue this
> weekend.
>
> But my current time resources are not much better than at the time I
> stepped back from administration, so further such 'testers and
> ok-sayers' should be necessary. JohnD said he would help...?

Same. Looks like a lot of people have contributed to doing peer review
of pending package releases so far, that's very encouraging.

-- 
mike