pyqtgraph/tools/release_instructions.md

PyQtGraph Release Procedure

1. Create a release-x.x.x branch

2. Run build-pg-release script

   • creates clone of master
   • merges release branch into master
   • updates version numbers in code
   • creates pyqtgraph-x.x.x tag
   • creates release commit
   • builds source dist
   • test pip install
   • builds windows dists
   • builds deb dist

3. test build files

   • test setup.py, pip on OSX
   • test setup.py, pip, 32/64 exe on windows
   • test setup.py, pip, deb on linux (py2, py3)

4. Run upload-release script

   • pip upload
   • github push + release
   • website upload

5. publish

   • update website
   • mailing list announcement
   • new conda recipe (http://conda.pydata.org/docs/build.html)
   • contact various package maintainers