update how_release based on 7.8.6RC3 experience (#1913)

doc/howto_release.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # How to release GRASS GIS binaries and source code
 
 *Note: Some steps in this text are to be done by the development coordinator
-(currently Markus Neteler, PSC Chair) due to needed logins.*
+(currently Markus Neteler and Martin Landa) due to needed logins.*
 
 ## HOWTO create a release
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Check examples if still compiling
 ### Fix typos in source code with
 
 ```bash
-utils/fix_typos.sh
+tools/fix_typos.sh
 ```
 
 ### i18N: sync from Transifex
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ master .po files
 
 ```bash
 cd locale
-sh ~/software/grass-addons/utils/transifex_merge.sh
+sh ~/software/grass-addons/tools/transifex_merge.sh
 make
 make verify
 # ... then fix .po files as needed.
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ rm -f config.guess config.sub
 wget http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.guess
 wget http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/config.sub
 git diff config.guess config.sub
-autoconf-2.13
+autoconf2.69
 ```
 
 Now check if configure still works.
@@ -74,16 +74,16 @@ git push origin config_sub_update_r78
 rm -f locale/templates/*.pot
 rm -f locale/po/messages.mo
 rm -f demolocation/PERMANENT/.bash*
-find . -name '*~'     | xargs rm
-find . -name '*.bak'  | xargs rm
-find . -name '*.swp'  | xargs rm
-find . -name '.#*'    | xargs rm
-find . -name '*.orig' | xargs rm
-find . -name '*.rej'  | xargs rm
-find . -name '*.o'    | xargs rm
-find . -name '*.pyc'  | xargs rm
-find . -name 'OBJ.*'  | xargs rm -r
-find . -name '__pycache__' | xargs rm -r
+find . -name '*~'     | xargs -r rm
+find . -name '*.bak'  | xargs -r rm
+find . -name '*.swp'  | xargs -r rm
+find . -name '.#*'    | xargs -r rm
+find . -name '*.orig' | xargs -r rm
+find . -name '*.rej'  | xargs -r rm
+find . -name '*.o'    | xargs -r rm
+find . -name '*.pyc'  | xargs -r rm
+find . -name 'OBJ.*'  | xargs -r rm -r
+find . -name '__pycache__' | xargs -r rm -r
 rm -f python/grass/ctypes/ctypesgencore/parser/lextab.py
 rm -f gui/wxpython/menustrings.py gui/wxpython/build_ext.pyc \
   gui/wxpython/xml/menudata.xml gui/wxpython/xml/module_tree_menudata.xml
@@ -115,11 +115,6 @@ Example:
 2019
 ```
 
-~~Update OSGeo4W setup.hint file~~
-~~no longer needed~~
-~~vim mswindows/osgeo4w/setup_x86.hint.tmpl~~
-~~vim mswindows/osgeo4w/setup_x86_64.hint.tmpl~~
-
 ### Create release tag
 
 (see <https://help.github.com/en/articles/creating-releases>)
@@ -179,7 +174,7 @@ md5sum grass-${VERSION}.tar.gz > grass-${VERSION}.md5sum
 Create Changelog file on release branch:
 
 ```bash
-python utils/gitlog2changelog.py
+python3 tools/gitlog2changelog.py
 mv ChangeLog ChangeLog_$VERSION
 head ChangeLog_$VERSION
 gzip ChangeLog_$VERSION
@@ -219,7 +214,8 @@ Note: grasslxd only reachable via jumphost - https://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/SAC_Ser
 
 ```bash
 # Store the source tarball (twice) in (use scp -p FILES grass:):
-SERVER1=grasslxd
+USER=neteler
+SERVER1=grass.lxd
 SERVER1DIR=/var/www/code_and_data/grass$MAJOR$MINOR/source/
 SERVER2=upload.osgeo.org
 SERVER2DIR=/osgeo/download/grass/grass$MAJOR$MINOR/source/
@@ -228,26 +224,27 @@ echo $SERVER2:$SERVER2DIR
 
 # upload along with associated files:
 scp -p grass-$VERSION.* AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog_$VERSION.gz \
-  INSTALL REQUIREMENTS.html SUBMITTING neteler@$SERVER1:$SERVER1DIR
+  INSTALL REQUIREMENTS.html SUBMITTING $USER@$SERVER1:$SERVER1DIR
 
 scp -p grass-$VERSION.* AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog_$VERSION.gz \
-  INSTALL REQUIREMENTS.html SUBMITTING neteler@$SERVER2:$SERVER2DIR
+  INSTALL REQUIREMENTS.html SUBMITTING $USER@$SERVER2:$SERVER2DIR
 
 # Only at full release!
 # generate link to "latest" source code
-ssh neteler@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; rm -f grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.tar.gz"
-ssh neteler@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; ln -s grass-$VERSION.tar.gz grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.tar.gz"
-ssh neteler@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; rm -f grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.md5sum"
-ssh neteler@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; ln -s grass-$VERSION.tar.md5sum grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.md5sum"
+ssh $USER@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; rm -f grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.tar.gz"
+ssh $USER@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; ln -s grass-$VERSION.tar.gz grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.tar.gz"
+ssh $USER@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; rm -f grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.md5sum"
+ssh $USER@$SERVER1 "cd $SERVER1DIR ; ln -s grass-$VERSION.tar.md5sum grass-$MAJOR.$MINOR-latest.md5sum"
 
 # verify
 echo "https://grass.osgeo.org/grass$MAJOR$MINOR/source/"
 
 # update winGRASS related files: Update the winGRASS version
-vim grass-addons/tools/wingrass-packager/grass_packager_release.bat
-vim grass-addons/tools/wingrass-packager/grass_addons.sh
-vim grass-addons/tools/wingrass-packager/grass_copy_wwwroot.sh
-vim grass-addons/tools/wingrass-packager/cronjob.sh       # major/minor release only
+# https://github.com/landam/wingrass-maintenance-scripts
+vim wingrass-maintenance-scripts/grass_packager_release.bat
+vim wingrass-maintenance-scripts/grass_addons.sh
+vim wingrass-maintenance-scripts/grass_copy_wwwroot.sh
+vim wingrass-maintenance-scripts/cronjob.sh       # major/minor release only
 
 # update addons - major/minor release only
 vim grass-addons/tools/addons/grass-addons-publish.sh