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authorrgommers <ralf.gommers@googlemail.com>2010-07-18 13:24:52 +0000
committerrgommers <ralf.gommers@googlemail.com>2010-07-18 13:24:52 +0000
commit943bae6ce7e587e6fdac4bcd336f607fdc729437 (patch)
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downloadnumpy-943bae6ce7e587e6fdac4bcd336f607fdc729437.tar.gz
DOC: Add "check deprecations" step to HOWTO_RELEASE.
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@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Doc wiki
Supported platforms and versions
================================
Python 2.4-2.6 are the currently supported versions on all platforms.
-NumPy 2.0 should include support for Python >=3.1.
+NumPy 1.5 and 2.0 should include support for Python 2.7 and >=3.1.
OS X
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@@ -194,6 +194,13 @@ best to read the pavement.py script.
.. note:: The following steps are repeated for the beta(s), release
candidates(s) and the final release.
+Check deprecations
+------------------
+Before the release branch is made, it should be checked that all deprecated
+code that should be removed is actually removed, and all new deprecations say
+in the dostring or deprecation warning at what version the code will be
+removed.
+
Check the release notes
-----------------------
Check that the release notes are up-to-date, and mention at least the