Release task request for help

[Chris Johns]

On 27/4/20 10:15 pm, Niteesh G. S. wrote:
> Hello Chris,
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 3:47 AM Chris Johns <chrisj at rtems.org 
> <mailto:chrisj at rtems.org>> wrote:
> 
>     Hi,
> 
>     Sorry about the delay getting back to you. I had to take our dog to vet
>     last Friday and then it was the weekend ... :)
> 
> That's okay :)
> 
>     On 23/4/20 4:42 pm, Niteesh G. S. wrote:
>      > Hello Chris,
>      >
>      >     Message: 4
>      >     Date: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:35:12 +1000
>      >     From: Chris Johns <chrisj at rtems.org <mailto:chrisj at rtems.org>
>     <mailto:chrisj at rtems.org <mailto:chrisj at rtems.org>>>
>      >     To: RTEMS Devel <rtems-devel at rtems.org
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>      >     Subject: Release task request for help
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>      >
>      >     Hello,
>      >
>      >     I need a script to be used in the release process and I was
>      >     wondering if
>      >     a GSoC student would be able to help.
>      >
>      >
>      > I am willing to help with this. I went through the docs you
>     mentioned.
>      > I also had a look at the rtems-release-tag script.
> 
>     Thank you.
> 
>      > I have a question, why is it shell script instead of python?
> 
>     Good question. There is no good reason. The scripts date back to 4.11
>     and shell scripts are a simple means to making something happen.
> 
>     I would welcome a change to python for these scripts now we have a
>     clearer view of what we need to do. This would be a project for RTEMS 6
>     or later and not RTEMS 5.
> 
> I have created the script. Please have look at it
> https://github.com/gs-npleaseiteesh/rtems-release/commit/7545f4482407ad86eb7827ab56b74b4123258b51 
> <https://github.com/gs-niteesh/rtems-release/commit/7545f4482407ad86eb7827ab56b74b4123258b51>
> I hope I understood your requirements. If you want to change anything just
> let me know.

Looks close. I left a couple of comments on github. Once we are both 
happy with the script it would be good to post it here as a patch I can 
apply.

Thanks
Chris