User:F.trott/Release procedure for extensions

Using Lingo v0.4.2 as an example


 * Ensure that the code reflects the new version, e.g. in comments, constants and extension credits
 * Ensure that the last version is merged on the server
 * Go to the extensions directory, e.g.
 * Tag the extension with the new release id:
 * Push the tag:
 * Archive the extension as tar.gz:
 * : Write the archive to file instead of stdout.
 * : Prepend prefix/ to each filename in the archive.
 * Archive the extension as zip:
 * Go to the archive-dir
 * Check the tar.gz:
 * Check the zip:
 * Upload both files
 * Update the extensions wiki page with new version number, release date, download link
 * Update the version history
 * Announce the new version