Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 17:15:53 +0000 (UTC) From: Glen Barber <gjb@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r50158 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng Message-ID: <201704131715.v3DHFrOC041778@repo.freebsd.org>
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Author: gjb Date: Thu Apr 13 17:15:53 2017 New Revision: 50158 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/50158 Log: - Add notes about snapshot announcement emails and their helper scripts. - Reference the template used for ALPHA, BETA, and RC emails. Sponsored by: The FreeBSD Foundation Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml Thu Apr 13 16:18:59 2017 (r50157) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml Thu Apr 13 17:15:53 2017 (r50158) @@ -197,6 +197,29 @@ KERNEL="GENERIC64"</programlisting> &prompt.root; <userinput>./setrev.sh -b &branch.stablex;</userinput> &prompt.root; <userinput>./zfs-setup.sh -c ./builds-<replaceable>11</replaceable>.conf</userinput> &prompt.root; <userinput>./thermite.sh -c ./builds-<replaceable>11</replaceable>.conf</userinput></screen> + + <para>Once the builds have completed, additional helper scripts + are available to generate development snapshot emails which are + sent to the <literal>freebsd-snapshots@freebsd.org</literal> + mailing list:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /releng/scripts-snapshot/scripts</userinput> +&prompt.root; <userinput>./get-checksums.sh -c ./builds-<replaceable>11</replaceable>.conf | ./generate-email.pl > snapshot-<replaceable>11</replaceable>-mail</userinput></screen> + + <note> + <para>The generated output should be double-checked for + correctness, and the email itself should be PGP signed, + in-line.</para> + </note> + + <note> + <para>These helper scripts only apply to development snapshot + builds. Announcements during the release cycle (excluding the + final release announcement) are created from an email + template. A sample of the email template currently used can + be found <link + xlink:href="https://svn.freebsd.org/base/user/gjb/thermite/non-release-template-mail.txt">here</link>.</para>; + </note> </sect2> <sect2 xml:id="releng-build-release">
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