#summary Step-by-step release build instructions

= Files to Update =

Update these for a new release:
 * update ChangeLog file, ReleaseNotes wiki based on major-changes list and SVN log
 * release date in man pages and changelogs below
 * Debian changelog in packaging/deb/changelog (e.g. `debchange -i`)
 * RPM file list, changelog in packaging/rpm/core.spec.in
 * CORE API version number in gui/api.tcl and daemon/core/api/`*`.py
 * tag release 4.7rc1


= Release Steps =

 # sync all SVN repos
 # run source code sanity checks
 # build distribution tarball
 # generate PDF and HTML documentation, tgzs
 # build Linux debs and test
 # build Linux RPMs and test
 # make CORE API PDF
 # update VCORE virtual machine, zip
 # announcement email
 # update Quickstart wiki instructions
 # tag all SVN repos