ReleaseCheckList

Preparation

• Write up a changelog in the wiki
• Check copyright year in fluidsynth.c
• Update the version in the CMakeLists.txt to reflect the new version
• Also update the library versions in CMakeLists.txt as per the embedded documentation (i.e., if there is any new C API and what not) (LIB_VERSION_AGE and LIB_VERSION_REVISION).
• If there are any new API features or settings, they should be documented in the developers reference document.
• Update the android build scripts to use the new version
• Make sure changelog of API doc is up-to-date
• Make sure version of API doc is correct
• Document DLS Support!
• Update man page with any new command line or settings options
• Generate new Doxyfile
• git merge 2.0.x (into master)
• find . -type f -exec sed -i 's/@NEXT_RELEASE@/REAL_VERSION/g' {} + with REAL_VERSION=x.y.z

Actual release

• Do a clean checkout from git and make a lightweight tag
• Wait for CI to complete
• attach CI artifact to release

Announce the release

• fluidsynth.org
• fluid-dev
• LAA list - http://lists.linuxaudio.org/pipermail/linux-audio-announce