Release Process - Revision history

Beyhannkarakas: /* regenerate files */ Update for ET_BHaHAHA

2026-03-11T18:27:28Z

‎regenerate files: Update for ET_BHaHAHA

2026-03-05T15:19:41Z

‎Timeline for a release and estimated time required

2026-03-05T15:12:39Z

update to current autoconf

2025-05-28T16:49:01Z

make mkdir fail on existing release once more

2025-05-23T05:30:09Z

‎update websites and online documentation: Updating cactuscode update script to 2025_05 release.

2025-05-23T05:04:47Z

‎update developers.txt

2025-05-23T04:37:47Z

‎create branches

2025-05-23T04:28:09Z

‎create branches: Add the tag fix to Cactuscode tags.

2025-05-23T03:59:02Z

‎create branches: Added a code block that can be used to skip a repository if desired.

2025-05-23T03:33:49Z

‎update websites and online documentation: Updating to Kruskal 2025_05_29 Release information

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 === regenerate files ===
-* regenerate McLachlan, WeylScal4, CTThorns, and EinsteinExact from their source with the current version of Kranc by running <code>make -j NJOBS</code> in their respective <code>m</code> directory.
+* regenerate McLachlan, WeylScal4, CTThorns (ctthorns in Cactus/repos), and EinsteinExact from their source with the current version of Kranc by running <code>make -j NJOBS</code> in their respective <code>m</code> directory.
-* check that BaikalVaccum and Baikal can be regenerated following their ReadMe instructions. Move into the wvuthorns directory and run <code>make -f Makefile-baikal_thorns</code>. Note: this requires the clang-format python package.
+* check that BaikalVaccum and Baikal (both in Cactus/repos) can be regenerated following their ReadMe instructions. Move into the wvuthorns directory and run <code>make -f Makefile-baikal_thorns</code>. Note: this requires the clang-format python package.
 * Next run the following script, which
 ** generates the Cactus configure script by running <code>autoconf</code> in <code>lib/make</code>

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 ## Remove new features without reviewer or negatively reviewed from list of new features
 ## Frequently remind participants of timeline
-# Start testing on release-critical compute systems ('''2 months''') (''<span style="background:yellow">30 minutes per week per cluster</span>'' to compile, run, check, upload)
+# Start [https://docs.einsteintoolkit.org/et-docs/Testsuite_Machines testing] on release-critical compute systems ('''2 months''') (''<span style="background:yellow">30 minutes per week per cluster</span>'' to compile, run, check, upload)
 ## initially test to make sure clusters can still build code
 ## test code as they become positively reviewed (code is present in master before final positive review)

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 * check that BaikalVaccum and Baikal can be regenerated following their ReadMe instructions. Move into the wvuthorns directory and run <code>make -f Makefile-baikal_thorns</code>. Note: this requires the clang-format python package.
 * Next run the following script, which
-** generates the Cactus configure script by running <code>autoconf2.13</code> in <code>lib/make</code>
+** generates the Cactus configure script by running <code>autoconf</code> in <code>lib/make</code>
 ** generates the Cactus loop macros by running <code>perl cctk_Loop.h.pl</code> in <code>src/include</code>
 ** generates UsersGuide, ReferenceManual and MaintGuide pdf files by running <code>make UsersGuide ReferenceManual MaintGuide</code>
 <pre>
 cd lib/make
-autoconf2.13
+autoconf
 # commit changed files
 git commit -a -m 'Cactus: regenerate configure' || true

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 # keep the mkdir below to so that it fails if the output directories already
 # exist
 cp -a $PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE/* $ET_RELEASE/
 sed -i "s!/$PREVIOUS_ET_WIKIPEDIA!/$ET_WIKIPEDIA!g" $ET_RELEASE/index.md

@@ Line 426: / Line 426: @@
 set -e -x
-PREVIOUS_ET_ITER=twenty-sixth
+PREVIOUS_ET_ITER=twenty-ninth
-ET_ITER=twenty-seventh
+ET_ITER=thirtieth
-PREVIOUS_CACTUS_VERSION=4.15.0
+PREVIOUS_CACTUS_VERSION=4.17.0
-CACTUS_VERSION=4.16.0
+CACTUS_VERSION=4.18.0
-PREVIOUS_ET_WIKIPEDIA="Lise_Meitner"
+PREVIOUS_ET_WIKIPEDIA="Annie_Jump_Cannon"
-ET_WIKIPEDIA="Lev_Landau"
+ET_WIKIPEDIA="Martin_D._Kruskal"
-PREVIOUS_ET_NAME="Meitner"
+PREVIOUS_ET_NAME="Cannon"
-ET_NAME="Landau"
+ET_NAME="Kruskal"
-PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE=ET_2023_11
+PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE=ET_2024_11
-ET_RELEASE=ET_2024_05
+ET_RELEASE=ET_2025_05
 ET_DATE="$(date +"%B %d, %Y")"

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 === update developers.txt ===
-Inside https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/www/src/master/ , you will find a developers.txt file, which needs to be updated with any new developers for this release. Any developers who helped with the last release but have not yet contributed code to the Toolkit need to be removed, and likewise any new folks who contributed to this release need to be added.
+Inside https://bitbucket.org/einsteintoolkit/www/src/master/ , you will find a developers.txt file, which needs to be updated with any new developers for this release. Any developers who helped with the last release but have not yet contributed code to the Toolkit need to be removed, and likewise any new folks who contributed to this release need to be added. You can find them by looking for "FOO release team" for the FOO release.
 There is a script below under "Other Stuff" for getting the contributors from the git repos.

@@ Line 286: / Line 286: @@
 set -x -e
 for repo in */.git ; do
-   if [[ "$repo" == "SKIP_REPO" ]]; then
+   if [[ "${repo%/.git}" == "SKIP_REPO" ]]; then
      echo "Skipping SKIP_REPO"
      continue

@@ Line 326: / Line 326: @@
    if git remote get-url origin | grep cactuscode ; then
      git branch $CCTK_VERSION
-     git tag ${CCTK_VERSION}_v0
+     if git show-ref --verify --quiet refs/tags/${CCTK_VERSION}_v0; then
      git push --tags --set-upstream origin $CCTK_VERSION
    fi

@@ Line 343: / Line 343: @@
 export EDITOR=vim
-export PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE=ET_2024_05
+export PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE=ET_2024_11
-export ET_RELEASE=ET_2024_11
+export ET_RELEASE=ET_2025_05
-export PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE_CODENAME=Landau
+export PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE_CODENAME=Cannon
-export ET_RELEASE_CODENAME=Cannon
+export ET_RELEASE_CODENAME=Kruskal
-export ET_RELEASE_CODENAME_FULL="Annie Jump Cannon"
+export ET_RELEASE_CODENAME_FULL="Martin D. Kruskal"
-export PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Landau"
+export PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon"
-export ET_RELEASE_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Jump_Cannon"
+export ET_RELEASE_URL="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_David_Kruskal"
-export ET_RELEASE_DATE="December 2nd, 2024"
+export ET_RELEASE_DATE="May 29th, 2025"
-export ET_RELEASE_DATE_ISO=2024-12-02
+export ET_RELEASE_DATE_ISO=2025-05-29
 ALL_FILES=$(git grep -l "\($PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE\|$PREVIOUS_ET_RELEASE_CODENAME\)"  | grep -v 'about/releases/' | grep -vF past-releases.html | grep -vF publications/2013_MHD/index.php | grep -vF developers. | grep -vF members.txt | grep -vF mp.html)