RELEASE_STEPS.md

Release Steps

• Checkout master.
• Update CHANGELOG with master->version number.
• Remove obsolete stuff. All functions marked as #obsolete "Since release-version...". We remove obsolete stuff which is marked with previous release version number.
• Create new branch release/major.minor.patch
• Checkout release branch.
• In docs/src/index.md replace installation section (remove nightly block):

Installation

• Download compiler from Github.
• Unpack downloaded file.
• Optionally add /path/to/blc/bin to your system PATH.
• Run blc --help.

• Run ./build.bat docs to generate new documentation.
• Copy new documentation to webside (from: docs/side to: www/versions/version-number).
• Commit & push release branch.
• Wait for release CI job to finish.
• Check CI test results and verify created artifacts.
• Create github release (format based on previous one).
• Include artifacts to the release.
• Publish release.

Post release steps

• Checkout master.
• Update links in docs/index.html.
• Publish new index to web.
• Verify it works.
• Increase compiler version to the next one.
• Run ./build.bat all and verify the version.
• Add new changelog section:

master

[Compiler] [Modules] [Documentation] [Deprecated]

• Push master branch.
• Make sure everything works...

LLVM Upgrade

• Precompile Windows package.
• Rebuild asan module to match new LLVM version.
• Rebuild LLVM linker.
• Check if ASAN works on Windows.