Docs: update RELEASE.md with some GPG-info and remove old steps

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Adriaan de Groot 5 years ago
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# Calamares Release Process
> Calamares releases are now rolling when-they-are-ready releases.
> Releases are made from *master* and tagged there. When, in future,
> Releases are made from *calamares* and tagged there. When, in future,
> LTS releases resume, these steps may be edited again.
>
> Most things are automated through the release script [RELEASE.sh](RELEASE.sh)
## (0) A week in advance
## (1) Preparation
* Run [Coverity scan][coverity], fix what's relevant. The Coverity scan runs
automatically once a week on master. The badge is displayed on the
project front page and in the wiki.
* Build with clang -Weverything, fix what's relevant.
```
rm -rf build ; mkdir build ; cd build
CC=clang CXX=clang++ cmake .. && make
```
* Make sure all tests pass.
```
make
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an additional environment variable to be set for some tests, which will
destroy an attached disk. This is not always desirable. There are some
sample config-files that are empty and which fail the config-tests.
* Notify [translators][transifex]. In the dashboard there is an *Announcements*
link that you can use to send a translation announcement. Note that regular
use of `txpush.sh` will notify translators as well of any changes.
[coverity]: https://scan.coverity.com/projects/calamares-calamares?tab=overview
[transifex]: https://www.transifex.com/calamares/calamares/dashboard/
## (1) Preparation
* Pull latest translations from Transifex. We only push / pull translations
from master, so longer-lived branches (e.g. 3.1.x) don't get translation
updates. This is to keep the translation workflow simple. The script
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fairly complete translations, or use `ci/txstats.py` for an automated
suggestion. If there are changes, commit them.
* Push the changes.
* Drop the RC variable to 0 in `CMakeLists.txt`, *CALAMARES_VERSION_RC*.
* Check `README.md` and the
[Coding Guide](https://github.com/calamares/calamares/wiki/Develop-Code),
make sure it's all still
relevant. Run `ci/calamaresstyle` to check the C++ code style.
Run pycodestyle on recently-modified Python modules, fix what makes sense.
* Check defaults in `settings.conf` and other configuration files.
* Drop the RC variable to 0 in `CMakeLists.txt`, *CALAMARES_VERSION_RC*.
* Edit `CHANGES` and set the date of the release.
* Commit both. This is usually done with commit-message
*Changes: pre-release housekeeping*.
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On success, it prints out a suitable signature- and SHA256 blurb
for use in the release announcement.
### (2.1) Buld and Test
* Build with gcc. If available, build again with Clang and double-check
any warnings Clang produces.
* Run the tests; `make test` in the build directory should have no
failures (or if there are, know why they are there).
## (3) Release
### (2.2) Tag
Follow the instructions printed by the release script.
* `git tag -s v1.1.0` Make sure the signing key is known in GitHub, so that the
tag is shown as a verified tag. Do not sign -rc tags.
You can use `make show-version` in the build directory to get the right
version number -- this will fail if you didn't follow step (1).
### (2.3) Tarball
* Create tarball: `git-archive-all -v calamares-1.1-rc1.tar.gz` or without
the helper script,
```
V=calamares-3.1.5
git archive -o $V.tar.gz --prefix $V/ master
```
Double check that the tarball matches the version number.
* Test tarball (e.g. unpack somewhere else and run the tests from step 0).
## (3) Housekeeping
* Generate MD5 and SHA256 checksums.
* Upload tarball.
* Announce on mailing list, notify packagers.
* Write release article.
* Publish tarball.
* Update download page.
* Push the tags.
* Create a new release on GitHub.
* Upload tarball and signature.
* Publish release article on `calamares.io`.
* Publicize on social networks.
* Close associated milestone on GitHub if this is the actual release.
* Publish blog post.
* Close associated milestone on GitHub if it's entirely done.
* Update topic on #calamares IRC channel.
## (4) Post-Release
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## Modules ##
- No module changes yet
```
# Related Material
> This section isn't directly related to any specific release,
> but bears on all releases.
## GPG Key Maintainence
Calamares uses GPG Keys for signing the tarballs and some commits
(tags, mostly). Calamares uses the **maintainer's** personal GPG
key for this. This section details some GPG activities that the
maintainer should do with those keys.
- Signing sub-key. It's convenient to use a signing sub-key specifically
for the signing of Calamares. To do so, add a key to the private key.
It's recommended to use key expiry, and to update signing keys periodically.
- Run `gpg -K` to find the key ID of your personal GPG secret key.
- Run `gpg --edit-key <keyid>` to edit that personal GPG key.
- In gpg edit-mode, use `addkey`, then pick a key type that is *sign-only*
(e.g. type 4, *RSA (sign only)*), then pick a keysize (3072 seems ok
as of 2020) and set a key expiry time, (e.g. in 18 months time).
- After generation, the secret key information is printed again, now
including the new signing subkey:
```
ssb rsa3072/0xCFDDC96F12B1915C
created: 2020-07-11 expires: 2022-01-02 usage: S
```
- Update the `RELEASE.sh` script with a new signing sub-key ID when a new
one is generated. Also announce the change of signing sub-key (e.g. on
the Calmares site or as part of a release announcement).
- Send the updated key to keyservers with `gpg --send-keys <keyid>`
- Optional: sanitize the keyring for use in development machines.
Export the current subkeys of the master key and keep **only** those
secret keys around. There is documentation
[here](https://blog.tinned-software.net/create-gnupg-key-with-sub-keys-to-sign-encrypt-authenticate/)
but be careful.
- Export the public key material with `gpg --export --armor <keyid>`,
possibly also setting an output file.
- Upload that public key to the relevant GitHub profile.
- Upload that public key to the Calamares site.

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