howto_release.md: updated for G8 (#1999)

* howto_release.md: updated for G8

doc/howto_release.md

@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ Now check if configure still works.
 If yes, submit to git:
 
 ```bash
-git checkout -b config_sub_update_r78
+git checkout -b config_sub_update_r80
 git add config.guess config.sub configure
-git commit -m"config.guess + config.sub: updated from http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/" config.guess config.sub configure
+git commit -m"config.guess + config.sub: updated from http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/config.git/plain/"
 # test by running ./configure
 
-git push origin config_sub_update_r78
+git push origin config_sub_update_r80
 # open PR and merge
 ```
 
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ git status
 
 Directly edit VERSION file in GH interface:
 
-<https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/releasebranch_7_8/include/VERSION>
+<https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/releasebranch_8_0/include/VERSION>
 
 Example:
 
 ```bash
-7
 8
-1RC1
-2019
+0
+0RC1
+2021
 ```
 
 ### Create release tag
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ Preparation:
 #  assumptions:
 #  - own fork as "origin"
 #  - remote repo as "upstream"
-git fetch --all --prune && git checkout releasebranch_7_8 && \
- git merge upstream/releasebranch_7_8 && git push origin releasebranch_7_8
+git fetch --all --prune && git checkout releasebranch_8_0 && \
+ git merge upstream/releasebranch_8_0 && git push origin releasebranch_8_0
 
 # create version env var for convenience:
 MAJOR=`cat include/VERSION | head -1 | tail -1`
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ To be done in GH interface:
 <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases/new>
 
 Tag version | target (examples):
-  7.8.1RC1  | releasebranch_7_8
+  8.0.0RC1  | releasebranch_8_0
 
 Add release desciption (re-use existing texts as possible, from
 <https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases>)
@@ -184,15 +184,15 @@ gzip ChangeLog_$VERSION
 
 Directly edit VERSION file in GH interface:
 
-<https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/releasebranch_7_8/include/VERSION>
+<https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/blob/releasebranch_8_0/include/VERSION>
 
 Example:
 
 ```bash
-7
 8
+0
 1dev
-2019
+2021
 ```
 
 Commit as "back to dev"
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ Reset local copy to GH:
 #  assumptions:
 #  - own fork as "origin"
 #  - remote repo as "upstream"
-git fetch --all --prune && git checkout releasebranch_7_8 && \
- git merge upstream/releasebranch_7_8 && git push origin releasebranch_7_8
+git fetch --all --prune && git checkout releasebranch_8_0 && \
+ git merge upstream/releasebranch_8_0 && git push origin releasebranch_8_0
 ```
 
 ### Upload source code tarball to OSGeo servers
@@ -261,6 +261,7 @@ vim grass-addons/tools/addons/grass-addons.sh
 
 Release is done.
 
+
 ### Advertise the new release
 
 #### Write trac Wiki release page
@@ -271,15 +272,15 @@ To easily generate the entries for the trac Wiki release page, use the `git log`
 ```
 # get date of previous release from https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/releases
 # verify
-git log --oneline --after="2020-10-05" | tac
+git log --oneline --after="2021-10-10" | tac
 
 # prepare for trac Wiki release page (incl. PR trac macro)
-git log --oneline --after="2020-10-05" | cut -d' ' -f2- | sed 's+^+ * G78:+g' | sed 's+(#+(PR:+g' | sort -u
+git log --oneline --after="2021-10-10" | cut -d' ' -f2- | sed 's+^+ * G80:+g' | sed 's+(#+(PR:+g' | sort -u
 ```
 
 - store changelog entries in trac, by section:
-    - <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/7.8.x-News>
-    - <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass7/NewFeatures78>  <- add content of major changes only
+    - <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Release/8.0.x-News>
+    - <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/Grass8/NewFeatures80>  <- add content of major changes only
 
 #### Update CMS web site to show new version (not for RCs!)
 
@@ -301,20 +302,7 @@ Software pages:
 - wiki updates, only when new major release:
     - {{cmd|xxxx}} macro: <https://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Template:Cmd>
     - update last version on main page
-- trac updates, only when new major release:
-    - Set "complete" flag in <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/milestone/7.8.x> -->
-      Edit Milestone
-        - also: Retarget associated open tickets to milestone 7.8.x
-    - Batch modify tickets, set to next milestone (update this query
-      accordingly: two entries to change):
-        - <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/query?status=assigned&status=new&status=reopened&milestone=7.8.0&milestone=7.8.1&group=status&col=id&col=summary&col=owner&col=type&col=priority&col=component&col=version&order=priority>
-    - Set max items to 1000, then select all shown tickets via Status:
-      assigned/new/reopened sections
-    - Scroll down to "Batch modify": under the "Comment" section, add Field
-      "Milestone" and set to next version
-    - then use "Change ticket" button, done.
-        - Only in case of new release branch being created:
-- Add Wiki Macro definitions for manual pages G7X:modulename
+- Add trac Wiki Macro definitions for manual pages G8X:modulename
     - Edit: <https://trac.osgeo.org/grass/wiki/InterMapTxt>
 
 #### WinGRASS notes
@@ -322,21 +310,21 @@ Software pages:
 - Update grass_packager_release.bat, eg.
 
 ```
-     set MAJOR=7
-     set MINOR=8
+     set MAJOR=8
+     set MINOR=0
      set PATCH=0RC1
 ```
 
 - Update addons (grass_addons.sh) rules, eg.
 
 ```
-     compile $GIT_PATH/grass7 $GISBASE_PATH/grass780RC1   $ADDON_PATH/grass780RC1/addons
+     compile $GIT_PATH/grass8 $GISBASE_PATH/grass800RC1  $ADDON_PATH/grass800RC1/addons
 ```
 
 - Modify grass_copy_wwwroot.sh accordingly, eg.
 
 ```
-     copy_addon 781RC1 7.8.1RC1
+     copy_addon 800RC1 8.0.0RC1
 ```
 
 #### Launchpad notes