LArSoft Release Management Tools¶

This package replaces laradmin, which will be retained for archival purposes.

All scripts needed to create a patch release will be in the path automatically.
LArSoft release managers will need a second step to access the expert scripts used when creating a normal larsoft release.

larreltools supplies the following scripts for use when building patch releases.

• cp-patch-tag
  • make a cross package LARSOFT_SUITE tag
• dogit
  • use to issue the same git command to all packages in $MRB_SOURCE
  • useful for checking status
• makePatchRelNotes
  • generate a text file to be used when updating the release list
• startPatchRel
  • makes a working directory with all larsoft and experiment packages
• tagPatchRel
  • Use after the versions have been updated to tag a release. Will push the changes and tag to the remote repository.
• updatePatchVersion
  • increment patch release version by one
• see the patch release instructions for details

patch release instructions