From 2c565754fcc2646e2046e872eca8aadc52cf028f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johan Walles <johan.walles@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Aug 2021 07:30:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Document release process

---
 README.md  | 20 ++++++++++++++------
 release.sh | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 release.sh

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c8fd99..737e9ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,19 +56,27 @@ I have developed this with:
 - The [Fake Blender Python API module collection](https://github.com/nutti/fake-bpy-module) in a virtualenv
 - Blender 2.93.1
 
+## Making a New Release
+
+Run `release.sh` and follow instructions.
+
 ## TODO
 
-- Document a release process
+- Make an initial release
 - Document install instructions higher up in this document
+- Announce on BlenderNation
+- Fix user reported issues
+- Publish on Blender Market
+- Profile and see what can easily be sped up
 - Fix the tracks list tooltip, the current text makes no sense: "Active Bad
   Track / Double click to rename."
-- Profile and see what can easily be sped up
-- Ignore locked tracks, assumng they have been manually vetted?
+- Ignore locked tracks, assuming they have been manually vetted?
 - Add a `tox.ini` with:
   - `mypy` after <https://github.com/nutti/fake-bpy-module/issues/92> gets fixed
   - `pylint`
   - `black` code formatting, format locally and verify in CI
 - Add a `tox` Github action for PRs and pushes
-- Announce on BlenderNation
-- Fix user reported issues
-- Publish on Blender Market
+
+### DONE
+
+- Document a release process
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..f7cad0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# https://sipb.mit.edu/doc/safe-shell/
+set -euf -o pipefail
+
+echo "Please decide on a new version number in 1.2.3 format"
+read -r -p "Press RETURN > "
+
+echo "Please make an annotated tag with git tag --annotate VERSION"
+read -r -p "Press RETURN > "
+
+echo "Please: cp __init__.py find_bad_tracks-VERSION.py"
+read -r -p "Press RETURN > "
+
+echo "Please update the version number in find_bad_tracks-VERSION.py"
+read -r -p "Press RETURN > "
+
+echo "Please: git push --tags"
+read -r -p "Press RETURN > "
+
+echo "Please upload find_bad_tracks-VERSION.py to the Github release page"
+read -r -p "Press RETURN > "