On 2012-12-11 8:04 AM, Frank Shearar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> So we've all the infrastructure bits in place now.
>
> If my understanding of the process is correct (see
> http://wiki.squeak.org/squeak/6188) we still need to do the following:
> * take a Trunk and apply the 4.4 background image
> * run the ReleaseBuilder on this candidate
> * prepare All-in-One zips/tarballs for OS X, Windows and Linux
> * update Trunk to start the 4.5 cycle.
>
> If I'm wrong about this process, now's the time to tell me!
>
> I've got a dump of Chris Cunnington's details around the All-in-One
> step. I'm still working my way through that, wrapping my head around
> the process.
>
> frank
>
I don't think I prepared the All-in-One. I remember being where you are 
right now executing the ReleaseBuilder over and over on an alpha and 
then showing it to the members of the Board, who'd look at it and say 
how it needed this or that. I remember ensuring it opening at a given 
size was important. An early version I had opened too small and the 
world menu couldn't be seen. I remember going to pains to position the 
five welcome windows. There was all kinds of business about running the 
tests, which doesn't matter now, as this has to be the most tested 
release of all time due to the CI server. I remember having to use 
ZipFiles4PC to ensure there were no Mac artifacts in a distribution that 
would include Windows users. In short my recollections start from where 
you are now.

But let's acknowledge something about process. I just bash forward, look 
at the mess, learn something, and repeat. There was no manual for 
releasing an image, and the Board wasn't really telling me anything. So 
I created a feedback loop, a kind of bat sonar. I think, Frank, your 
moment of bashing has arrived. You've done everything possible to be 
free of mistakes. I think what you need to do now is produce a rev and 
submit it for correction. I did it for the Board and you could just post 
it to Squeak-dev. Apply the background image, execute ReleaseBuilder, 
and submit the image here. Forget about the All-in-One or starting the 
cycle anew for now.

And take a bit of weight off your own shoulders. You're right because 
you're doing it. None of these people nor members of the Board can tell 
what you need to do before the fact. They can only know what they don't 
like when they have something to see. You're never wrong, because they 
never really know what they want. You're mapping the trail so that it's 
easier for the next guy.

Chris