From be777b30d581aa3488f1c7be14783b58a1567b82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jon Leighton Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:08:24 +0000 Subject: Add a note to REALEASING_RAILS about testing the gem locally before releasing --- RELEASING_RAILS.rdoc | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) (limited to 'RELEASING_RAILS.rdoc') diff --git a/RELEASING_RAILS.rdoc b/RELEASING_RAILS.rdoc index bd75b36b2a..1dfcfe2488 100644 --- a/RELEASING_RAILS.rdoc +++ b/RELEASING_RAILS.rdoc @@ -95,6 +95,14 @@ branch. === Update the RAILS_VERSION file to include the RC. +=== Build and test the gem. + +Run `rake install` to generate the gems and install them locally. Then try +generating a new app and ensure that nothing explodes. + +This will stop you looking silly when you push an RC to rubygems.org and then +realise it is broken. + === Release the gem. IMPORTANT: Due to YAML parse problems on the rubygems.org server, it is safest @@ -162,6 +170,7 @@ Today, do this stuff in this order: * Apply security patches to the release branch * Update CHANGELOG with security fixes. * Update RAILS_VERSION to remove the rc +* Build and test the gem * Release the gems * Email security lists * Email general announcement lists -- cgit v1.2.3