From 345daf03e205e6d363ee638b9d0e49b03fb27230 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Jason R. Coombs" Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 14:59:38 -0500 Subject: Update docs about bootstrap script. --- docs/releases.txt | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/releases.txt b/docs/releases.txt index 4c8d6b8d..a9742c20 100644 --- a/docs/releases.txt +++ b/docs/releases.txt @@ -17,6 +17,24 @@ revision slated for release:: python -m jaraco.packaging.release +Bootstrap Bookmark +------------------ + +Setuptools has a bootstrap script (ez_setup.py) which is hosted in the +repository and must be updated with each release (to bump the default version). +The "published" version of the script is the one indicated by the ``bootstrap`` +bookmark (Mercurial) or branch (Git). + +Therefore, the latest bootstrap script can be retrieved by checking out the +repository at that bookmark. It's also possible to get the bootstrap script for +any particular release by grabbing the script from that tagged release. + +The officially-published location of the bootstrap script is hosted on Python +infrastructure (#python-infra on freenode) at https://bootstrap.pypa.io and +is updated every fifteen minutes from the bootstrap script. Sometimes, +especially when the bootstrap script is rolled back, this +process doesn't work as expected and requires manual intervention. + Release Frequency ----------------- -- cgit v1.2.3