Developers guide

Checklists for developing new things in Magnum itself.

This guide is meant mainly for core Magnum developers to avoid forgetting about things. If you are contributing a pull-request, you can use these checklists as a guide and save the maintainers a bit of work — but you are not strictly required to follow them to the point.

Checklist for adding / removing a library

  1. Add a MAGNUM_WITH_LIBRARYNAME CMake option to:
    • root CMakeLists.txt (if it has some inter-library dependencies, update the others / convert them to cmake_dependent_option(), adding NOT MAGNUM_WITH_LIBRARYNAME to their condition — note the conditions are ANDed so they need to be specified in reverse)
    • the list in doc/building.dox (and similar files in other repos)
  2. Update FindMagnum.cmake (or similar in other repos):
    • mention the new lib in the list of components in the docs
    • if it has some inter-library dependencies, add a corresponding _MAGNUM_Component_DEPENDENCIES entry
    • add its name to the _MAGNUM_LIBRARY_COMPONENT_LIST list
    • add a new elseif(_component STREQUAL LibraryName) section with special setup of includes or dependencies or explicitly say # No special setup for LibraryName library
  3. Add the library to the list in doc/cmake.dox (or similar files in other repos)
  4. Add a conditional add_subdirectory() to src/Magnum/CMakeLists.txt
  5. Create a new src/Magnum/LibraryName/CMakeLists.txt, copy over up-to-date license header from other CMake files, add your name to it and populate it:
    • add source files to MagnumLibraryName_SRCS variable
    • add installable headers to MagnumLibraryName_HEADERS variable
    • add private headers to MagnumLibraryName_PRIVATE_HEADERS variable (if any)
    • if the test needs some extra setup (such as e.g. CORRADE_NO_ASSERT enabled for particular files), create a new MagnumLibraryNameObjects OBJECT library with files that can be compiled the same way in both cases to speed up compilation
    • verify that the add_library() command references all input files (needed so QtCreator lists all project files properly)
    • verify that debug postfix is set (set_target_properties(MagnumLibraryName PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX "-d"))
    • verify that folder is correctly set for the CMakeLists.txt file (set(CMAKE_FOLDER "Magnum/LibraryName"))
    • verify that target installation is done in proper places (separate RUNTIME / LIBRARY / ARCHIVE destinations)
    • verify that set_target_properties(MagnumLibraryName PROPERTIES VERSION ${MAGNUM_LIBRARY_VERSION} SOVERSION ${MAGNUM_LIBRARY_SOVERSION}) is done in case MAGNUM_BUILD_STATIC is not set
    • verify that set_target_properties(MagnumLibraryName PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON) is done in case MAGNUM_BUILD_STATIC_PIC is set
    • verify that add_library(Magnum::LibraryName ALIAS MagnumLibraryName) (or equivalent) is added to make the library visible for CMake subprojects
  6. Create a new src/Magnum/LibraryName/Test/ directory:
    • add a CMakeLists.txt with pre-populated license header, add your name to it
    • verify that folder is correctly set for the CMakeLists.txt file (set(CMAKE_FOLDER "Magnum/LibraryName/Test"))
    • conditionally add_subdirectory() it if MAGNUM_BUILD_TESTS is enabled
  7. Create a new src/Magnum/LibraryName/LibraryName.h header for forward declarations (if needed), add a file-level doc block with Forward declarations for the @ref Magnum::LibraryName namespace as brief docs
    • reference it from doc/compilation-speedup.dox
  8. Create a new src/Magnum/LibraryName/visibility.h header with MAGNUM_LIBRARYNAME_EXPORT and MAGNUM_LIBRARYNAME_LOCAL macros by copypasting it from another library:
    • adapt #ifdef MagnumLibraryName_EXPORTS so it matches CMake target name
    • if the library is combined from an OBJECT library, add its name to the above #ifdef as well (and then explicitly add target_compile_definitions(MagnumLibraryNameObjects PRIVATE "MagnumLibraryNameObjects_EXPORTS") to CMakeLists.txt in case MAGNUM_BUILD_STATIC is not set)
    • the macro does not contain the full namespace path but rather mirrors the library file name
  9. Mention the directory and namespace in doc/namespaces.dox, basically copy-pasting the following from existing documentation:
    • directory-level doc block referencing the namespace
    • namespace-level doc block mentioning the MAGNUM_WITH_LIBRARYNAME option, dependencies (if any) and a code snippet showing how to use it with CMake
  10. Code and test the rest of the library, see Checklist for adding / removing a new source / header file and Checklist for adding / removing a symbol for more information
  11. Add the MAGNUM_WITH_LIBRARYNAME option to all files in the package/ci directory, explicitly saying either ON or OFF based on platform support and whether it makes sense to enable it for given job if it's off by default, or disable it for given job if it's enabled by default:
    • all package/ci/appveyor-*.bat files (^ is a line continuation)
    • all package/ci/*.sh files (\ is a line continuation)
  12. Add the MAGNUM_WITH_LIBRARYNAME option to other files in package/ directory if it's off by default but it makes sense to include it in given package (such as, say, Audio which is off by default because it relies on OpenAL, but makes sense to be included on Linux and macOS because there it's easy to get OpenAL):
    • all package/archlinux/PKGBUILD* files (and the AUR package(s))
    • all package/msys/PKGBUILD* files (and the AUR package(s))
    • the package/debian/rules file (watch out, tabs!)
    • the package/gentoo/ *.ebuild file
    • the package/homebrew/ *.rb file (watch out, Ruby!)
  13. If the library is enabled by default, disable it in package/ci/ of depending projects if not needed for a particular job to save CI times
  14. If the library has dependencies:
    • make sure they are mentioned in the library documentation
    • make sure they are mentioned in building and CMake docs
    • make sure they are mentioned in CREDITS.md
    • make sure AppVeyor and CircleCI downloads them (based on platform support)
  15. Add the library to the graph in doc/custom-buildsystem-order.dot, listing also its depdendencies to the rest of the project
  16. Mention the library in doc/changelog.dox (or similar files in other repos)
  17. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings
    • eyeball the namespace and directory docs, fix suspicious things, look also in the building and cmake docs
  18. Build a coverage build (package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-coverage), or abuse the CI for that later
  19. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  20. Iterate until the CIs are green and the code coverage is good enough
  21. Merge to master

In order to remove a library, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first.

Checklist for adding / removing an application library

Similarly to Checklist for adding / removing a library except points 2 and 5, with:

  1. Update FindMagnum.cmake (replaces point 2 in Checklist for adding / removing a library):
    • mention the new lib in the list of components in the docs
    • add its name to the _MAGNUM_LIBRARY_COMPONENTS regex
    • add a new elseif(_component STREQUAL ApplicationName) section with special setup of includes or dependencies or explicitly say # Name application has no additional dependencies
  2. Add a condition to src/Magnum/Platform/CMakeLists.txt:
    • add the source file to MagnumApplicationName_SRCS variable
    • add the installable header to MagnumApplicationName_HEADERS variable
    • add a STATIC MagnumApplicationName library, verify that the add_library() command references all input files (needed so QtCreator lists all project files properly)
    • verify that debug postfix is set (set_target_properties(MagnumApplicationName PROPERTIES DEBUG_POSTFIX "-d"))
    • verify that folder is set to avoid cluttering project tree view in IDEs (set_target_properties(MagnumApplicationName PROPERTIES FOLDER "Magnum/Platform"))
    • verify that target installation is done in proper places (separate RUNTIME / LIBRARY / ARCHIVE destinations)
    • verify that add_library(Magnum::ApplicationName ALIAS MagnumApplicationName) is added to make the application visible for CMake subprojects
  3. If desired, provide a new bootstrap project:
    • new base-applicationname branch, forked from some _modules_* branch, with the rest copied from a subset of e.g. the base branch
    • update README.md in master, mentioning this
    • update package/ci files to build this project (probably a new matrix entry)
  4. Mention the bootstrap project in the class documentation
  5. Mention all extra files and setup in the class documentation

In order to remove an application library, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first.

Checklist for adding / removing a plugin

Similarly to Checklist for adding / removing a library except points 2 and 5, with:

  1. Update FindMagnumPlugins.cmake (or FindMagnum.cmake in the core repo) (replaces point 2 in Checklist for adding / removing a library):
    • mention the new plugin in the list of components in the docs
    • add its name to the _MAGNUMPLUGINS_PLUGIN_COMPONENT_LIST list
    • add a new elseif(_component STREQUAL PluginName) section with special setup of includes or dependencies or explicitly say # PluginName has no dependencies
  2. Create PluginName.conf and list all plugin dependencies (if any). The file has to be present even if empty.
  3. Create importStaticPlugin.cpp by copypasting it from another plugin and adapting plugin name. This will get installed along with plugin headers to aid with automatic import.
  4. Create configure.h.cmake for plugin-specific information about whether the library was built as static or not
  5. Create a new src/MagnumPlugins/PluginName/CMakeLists.txt, copy over up-to-date license header from other CMake files and populate it (replaces point 5 in Checklist for adding / removing a library):
    • add source files to PluginName_SRCS variable
    • add installable headers to PluginName_HEADERS variable
    • add private headers to PluginName_PRIVATE_HEADERS variable (if any)
    • use add_plugin() command (which is aliased to either corrade_add_plugin() or corrade_add_static_plugin()) to create the PluginName library, use ${MAGNUM_PLUGINS_*_DEBUG_BINARY_INSTALL_DIR} / ${MAGNUM_PLUGINS_*_RELEASE_BINARY_INSTALL_DIR} and ${MAGNUM_PLUGINS_*_DEBUG_LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR} / ${MAGNUM_PLUGINS_*_RELEASE_LIBRARY_INSTALL_DIR} variables that correspond to given plugin interface
    • verify that both add_library() and add_plugin() commands reference all input files (needed so QtCreator lists all project files properly)
    • verify that folder is set for all other targets to avoid cluttering project tree view in IDEs (set_target_properties(PluginExtraTarget PROPERTIES FOLDER "MagnumPlugins/PluginName")) — for the plugin library it's done automatically inside add_plugin()
    • verify that set_target_properties(PluginName PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON) is done in case MAGNUM_BUILD_STATIC_PIC is set
    • verify that in case of MAGNUM_BUILD_PLUGINS_STATIC the importStaticPlugin.cpp file is installed is set and that an absolute* path to it is added to target_sources()
    • verify that add_library(MagnumPlugins::PluginName ALIAS PluginName) (or equivalent) is added to make the library visible for CMake subprojects
  6. If there is more than one interface header (other than just PluginName.h being installed), add a new visibility.h header. Otherwise put the visibility macros directly in PluginName.h.
  7. If the plugin handles a new format:

In order to remove a plugin, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first.

Checklist for adding / removing a plugin interface

In order to remove a plugin interface, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first.

Checklist for updating a plugin interface

When updating a plugin interface, the interface string (and thus also the interface string in all plugin implementations) should be updated if any of the following cases apply:

  • Bump major version if the plugin usage changes significantly (and thus most user code changes as well), for example when renaming a "open file" method
  • Bump only the minor version if signature of some methods change, potentially requiring changes in user code, for example when porting from std::string to Containers::StringView
  • Bump only the patch version if the change doesn't affect existing user code but breaks ABI, for example when adding a new virtual function — this is mainly to prevent crashes when loading of plugins built against an older interface. A rather exhaustive list of ABI-affecting changes is in the KDE Community Wiki: https://community.kde.org/Policies/Binary_Compatibility_Issues_With_C%2B%2B

Checklist for updating the @ref Trade::AbstractImporter plugin interface

Checklist for updating the @ref Trade::AbstractImageConverter plugin interface

Checklist for updating the @ref Trade::AbstractSceneConverter plugin interface

Checklist for adding / removing a tool

In order to remove a tool, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first.

Checklist for adding / removing an example

  1. Add a MAGNUM_WITH_EXAMPLENAME_EXAMPLE CMake option to:
    • root CMakeLists.txt
    • the list in doc/building-examples.dox
  2. Add a new src/example-name directory, copy up-to-date UNLICENSE headers from other files in the repo
  3. Verify that src/example-name/CMakeLists.txt contains cmake_minimum_required(), project() and all cmake_policy() commands so it can be used as a top-level project level
  4. If the example needs extra code to run on non-desktop platforms (and running on non-desktop platforms is not the primary goal), consider moving them to the ports branch to keep code in master as simple as possible
  5. Add a new doc/example-name.dox page with @brief, @m_footernavigation and @page name equivalent to filename
  6. Add a new doc/example-name.png image, scaled down to 400x300 from 800x600, reference it as @image html example-name.png from the *.dox file
  7. In case there's a web demo, add a button link to it (copy over other example pages and adapt)
  8. Add a new examples-examplename-source section with:
    • link to GitHub
    • referencing all textual example sources as - @ref example-name/file.ext "file.ext"
    • breadcrumb and navigation setup for all example sources as @example example-name/file.ext @m_examplenavigation{examples-example-name,example-name/} @m_footernavigation
  9. Update doc/example-index.dox and list the example there, optionally adding a badge to advertise the web demo
  10. Mention the example in doc/changelog-examples.dox
  11. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next or ports-next)
  12. Iterate until the CIs are green
  13. Merge to master / ports

In order to remove an example, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, but in inverse.

Checklist for adding / removing a new source / header file

  1. Copy over a up-to-date license header (note that example code uses UNLICENSE instead of MIT) and add your name + year to it, if not already there
  2. Add a @file-level documentation block, with @brief listing all classes, functions, typedefs, enums, macros etc. that are in the file
  3. Annotate it with a correct variant of the @m_since_latest command for given repository
  4. Add the file to corresponding *_SRCS, *_HEADERS, *_PRIVATE_HEADERS list in CMakeLists.txt
  5. If applicable, add a new test class file in the Test/ directory
    • name it FileNameTest.cpp, put a class named FileNameTest inside, wrapped in a Test subnamespace of the original file namespace
    • use corrade_add_test() to add it to tests
    • if some tests need GL context, add a separate test with GLTest suffix, wrapping the corresponding corrade_add_test() in if(MAGNUM_BUILD_GL_TESTS)
  6. Populate the file, see Checklist for adding / removing a symbol and Coding style for more information.
  7. Mention the new functionality in doc/changelog.dox (and similar files in other repos)
  8. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings
    • eyeball the relevant docs and fix suspicious things
  9. Build a coverage build (package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-coverage), or abuse the CI for that later
  10. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  11. Iterate until the CIs are green and the code coverage is good enough
  12. Merge to master

In order to remove a file, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first.

Checklist for adding / removing a symbol

  1. If the symbol is standalone (i.e., not member of a class), list it in the @file-level @brief docs
  2. Document it
  3. Annotate it with a correct variant of the @m_since_latest command for given repository
  4. Add a test for it to corresponding file, verify the test gets actually run
  5. Mention the new functionality in doc/changelog.dox (and similar files in other repos)
  6. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings
    • eyeball the relevant docs and fix suspicious things
  7. Build a coverage build (package/archlinux/PKGBUILD-coverage), or abuse the CI for that later
  8. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  9. Iterate until the CIs are green and the code coverage is good enough
  10. Merge to master

In order to remove a symbol, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first.

Checklist for adding a new CMake documentation page

  1. Add a doc/pagename.dox file, copy up-to-date license header and add your name + year to it, if not already there
  2. If the page is top-level, list it in doc/00-page-order.dox to ensure it gets listed at a proper place
  3. If the page is not top-level, list it using @subpage in its parent page and add @m_footernavigation for automatic linking to parent and prev/next pages
  4. Add a @brief documentation, if applicable
  5. Populate it, see Coding style for more information
  6. Mention the new page in doc/changelog.dox (and similar files in other repos)
  7. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings
    • eyeball the relevant docs and fix suspicious things
  8. Push to master

Checklist for deprecating a feature

  1. If the feature is publicly exposed, think about the best way of deprecation that preserves source compatibility:
    • Add a compatibility typedef / using for a renamed symbol, marking it with CORRADE_DEPRECATED() / CORRADE_DEPRECATED_ALIAS()
    • Add a compatibility header for a renamed include, including the original file from it and marking it with CORRADE_DEPRECATED_FILE(). Ensure the file is not included from anywhere else anymore, since that would mean the user then gets spammed with more than just one warning per included file. This macro also can't easily be disabled on most platforms.
    • Add a compatibility inline function for a function that got renamed or its arguments changed, mark it with CORRADE_DEPRECATED()
    • Add a compatibility enum value for a value that got renamed or deleted, mark it with CORRADE_DEPRECATED_ENUM()
    • Don't ever change semantics of function arguments without changing the function signature. That would silently break with no possibility to let the user know.
    • Function return type changes are hard. One possibility is working around that by returning a wrapper type that's implicitly convertible to both the old and new type, another is introducing a differently named function instead. The last resort is breaking the API without preserving backwards compatibility — but that makes people angry, so avoid that if possible.
  2. Add just a @brief @copybrief from the replacement functionality together with a @deprecated line to the deprecated feature
  3. Reference the replacement functionality in both the deprecation macro and in the @deprecated line to make porting easier
  4. Ensure the deprecated symbol is wrapped in #ifndef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED,
  5. Ensure deprecated files #error in case they get used in non-deprecated build, ensure they are not installed in non-deprecated builds
  6. Build all tests and dependent projects and verify that:
    • using the old functionality still compiles and works as intended
    • deprecation warnings are emitted in proper places
  7. Upon verifying the above, start updating dependent code
  8. Mention the deprecated API in the deprecation section of doc/changelog.dox (and similar files in other repos)
  9. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings
    • eyeball the relevant docs and fix suspicious things
  10. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  11. Iterate until the CIs are green
  12. Merge to master
  13. If possible, trigger builds of dependent projects (where they are still using the old API) and verify they are still green (and red in non-deprecated build)
  14. Update dependent projects

Checklist for deprecating a whole library

  1. If there's no compatible replacement (for example when removing support for an outdated toolkit), think about possible alternatives, external libraries or other ways to reach the same goal.
  2. Add deprecation notes, listing alternatives
    • to docs of the whole namespace and all its members
    • to docs of the directory and all files inside
    • to all feature overview pages
    • to each symbol using one of the CORRADE_DEPRECATED() macros, with a shorter note mentioning alternatives
    • ensure each public headers (transitively) contains exactly one CORRADE_DEPRECATED_FILE() macro to warn the user exactly once about including a deprecated header — in particular, putting it in every file would spam the user way too much
    • since the files are still compiled and included by the library, wrap it in #ifndef _MAGNUM_DO_NOT_WARN_DEPRECATED_LIBRARYNAME and #define this macro in all *.cpp files and tests to avoid spamming the compiler log
    • an #error to each header file in case MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED is not enabled
    • wrap contents of every header, source and test file in CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_PUSH and CORRADE_IGNORE_DEPRECATED_POP to avoid warnings when compiling the library itself (no, this doesn't disable warnings for library users)
    • a message(FATAL_ERROR) to corresponding CMakeLists.txt in case MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED is not enabled
    • a deprecated label next to the MAGNUM_WITH_* CMake option in the corresponding doc/building.dox page and next to the CMake component name in the corresponding doc/cmake.dox page (and similar files in other repos), possibly also to all pages that list it (if any)
  3. If the library was enabled by default, make it disabled by default. Update relevant sections in doc/building.dox and doc/cmake.dox.
  4. Include the library component in the corresponding Find module component list only if MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED is enabled.
  5. Remove the deprecated library from all packages except developer PKGBUILDs and CIs, remove also its no-longer-needed dependencies from these packages
  6. Verify no other libraries, projects or examples depend on given library anymore. If they do:
    • rework examples to not use the deprecated functionality anymore
    • if there are dependencies in other libraries or projects, make the related features deprecated in the same manner, building them only if MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED is enabled
    • update corresponding Find modules to require dependency on this library only if MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED is enabled
  7. Verify no CIs in dependent projects have this library enabled. If they do, it should be only if MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED is enabled and only if there is a (deprecated) feature depending on this library.
  8. Mention the deprecated library in the deprecation section of doc/changelog.dox (and similar files in other repos), note the alternatives and note that it's no longer built by default or included in any packages (in case it was before)

Checklist for removing a feature

  1. Check that it was in deprecated state for more than a year with at least one release in between. Check that no important clients depend on it anymore. If not, wait a bit more.
  2. Remove relevant blocks wrapped in #ifndef MAGNUM_BUILD_DEPRECATED, remove relevant deprecated files and update CMakeLists.txt
  3. Mention the removed API in the compatibility section of doc/changelog.dox (or similar files in other repos)
  4. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings — sometimes it happens that a deprecated API is still being referenced
  5. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  6. Iterate until the CIs are green
  7. Merge to master
  8. If possible, trigger builds of dependent projects and verify they are still green (or wait for the scheduled builds)

Checklist for adding a new mesh attribute

  1. Extend Trade::MeshAttribute with the new entry
  2. Add a corresponding reserved type to Shaders::GenericGL, if not there already
    • Also update src/Magnum/Shaders/generic.glsl with the reserved ID
  3. Update the type assertion in the Trade::MeshAttributeData constructor to account for the new type
  4. Add a pair of convenience getters to Trade::MeshData similar to e.g. Trade::MeshData::normalsInto() / Trade::MeshData::normalsAsArray() with a type that's the same as the one used in the Shaders::GenericGL definition, test that it does the right thing for every supported type
  5. Update Trade::operator<<(Debug&, MeshAttribute) for the new entry
  6. Update MeshTools::compile() to recognize the new attribute. If there is already a builtin shader capable of using this attribute, add new test to MeshToolsCompileGLTest.
  7. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  8. Iterate until the CIs are green
  9. Merge to master

Checklist for adding a new vertex format

  1. Extend VertexFormat with the new entry, if it's not there already, document mapping to GL, Vulkan, D3D and Metal (if exists)
  2. Update docs of Trade::MeshAttribute to mention where the format can be newly used
  3. Appropriately relax the assertion in the Trade::MeshAttributeData constructor
  1. Extend Trade::Implementation::vertexFormatFor(), add a mapping between this entry and a C++ type, optionally also isVertexFormatCompatibleWithAttribute() if there's more than one entry corresponding to a particular C++ type. If the mapping is unconventional, be sure to mention it in the Trade::MeshAttributeData::MeshAttributeData(MeshAttribute, const Containers::StridedArrayView1D<T>&, Int) constructor docs.
  2. Update corresponding Trade::MeshData::*Into() convenience getters to ensure they can handle this type
  3. Update src/Magnum/Implementation/vertexFormatMapping.hpp and src/Magnum/Vk/Implementation/vertexFormatMapping.hpp with the new entry
  4. Update vertexFormatSize(), vertexFormatComponentFormat(), vertexFormatComponentCount() and isVertexFormatNormalized() to handle this format
  5. Update the GL::hasVertexFormat() utility and GL::DynamicAttribute::DynamicAttribute(Kind, UnsignedInt, VertexFormat) constructor to provide mapping of the new type to GL; add a test for the new type, if it's special in some way, otherwise the all-catching loop will check it
  6. Update MeshTools::compile() to recognize the new type (if anything extra needs to be done, usually doesn't as everything is handled by GL::DynamicAttribute already); add corresponding new test(s) to MeshToolsCompileGLTest.
  7. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  8. Iterate until the CIs are green
  9. Merge to master

Checklist for adding / removing GL extensions

  1. Add new extensions to the GL, GLES and WebGL sections of src/Magnum/GL/Extensions.h
    • Order them by extension ID that is mentioned in every extension spec file. If the extension isn't in the official Khronos registry (such as various ANGLE extensions), at it at the end of the range.
    • Update the numbering to stay monotonic and unique, round up start index of next section to nearest ten to make the updates bearable
    • In case there's a lot of new extensions, Implementation::ExtensionCount might needed to be increased.
  2. Add them alphabetically ordered to the correct list in src/magnum/GL/Context.cpp
    • run GL, ES2, ES3, WebGL1 and WebGL2 build of GLContextTest to verify everything is still okay
    • run GL, ES2, ES3, WebGL1 and WebGL2 build of magnum-gl-info
      • the extension should be listed unless it's not available on given GL flavor
      • and also marked as supported unless the machine doesn't support it (cross-check with --extension-strings)
  3. Get flextGL and go to src/MagnumExternal/OpenGL/:
    • Add/remove extensions in GL/extensions.txt, GLES2/extensions.txt, GLES2/Emscripten/extensions.txt, GLES3/extensions.txt, GLES3/Emscripten/extensions.txt, in the same order as in src/Magnum/GL/Extensions.h
    • For GLES and WebGL extensions, if they aren't in the official Khronos registry (such as various ANGLE extensions), check if they're in ANGLE's gl_angle_ext.xml at least. If not, like with core WebGL functionality that has no match in the base GLES spec, you may need to craft your own XML file. See src/MagnumExternal/OpenGL/GLES3/webgl.xml for an example.
    • WebGL extensions usually have a GLES extension as a base, but then may remove certains entrypoints from it. If that's the case, add it to the function blacklist at the end of the Emscripten-specific files.
    • Run ./update-flextgl.sh to update everything. Reason there is so many variants of the files are the following:
      • Desktop GLES on Windows still links to the ancient opengl32.dll which exports only OpenGL 1.1 symbols, so we have a special set of headers that queries pointers for everything above OpenGL 1.1 (instead of everything above OpenGL ES 2.0).
      • iOS, on the other hand, doesn't have any extension loader mechanism and all supported entrypoints are exported from the library, so we set the function pointers to those exported symbols in case the system GL header defines them.
      • Emscripten doesn't have the ability to manually load extension pointers either, thus it has only header files.
  4. Check git diff for suspicious changes and whitespace-at-EOL
    • If any extensions don't add any useful symbols, comment them out in the extensions.txt files and regenerate to avoid needless bloat
  5. For every new function that appeared in the regenerated extension headers, add an entry to doc/opengl-mapping.dox
  6. For every new added limit query that appeared in the regenerated extension headers (various GL_MIN_* and GL_MAX_* macros etc.), add an entry to the bottom of doc/opengl-mapping.dox
  7. Add new extensions to the general GL, GLES and WebGL lists in doc/opengl-support.dox, again matching the order in Extensions.h — grouped by prefix, but then ordered by extension number

In order to remove GL functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for adding / removing GL versions

  1. Add new version enum value:
    • to src/Magnum/GL/Version.h
    • to debug output in src/Magnum/GL/Version.cpp
    • to GL::Extension::extensions() in src/Magnum/GL/Context.cpp
    • to GL::Context::tryCreate() in src/Magnum/GL/Context.cpp
    • to specify GLSL version in src/Magnum/GL/Shader.cpp
    • to the list in src/Magnum/Platform/gl-info.cpp
    • to the test in src/Magnum/GL/Test/ContextTest.cpp
  2. Update existing extensions with version in which they became core (last parameter of the _extension() macro in src/Magnum/GL/Extensions.h)
  3. Go to src/MagnumExternal/OpenGL/, bump versions in GL/extensions.txt, GLES2/extensions.txt, GLES2/Emscripten/extensions.txt, GLES3/extensions.txt, GLES3/Emscripten/extensions.txt
  4. Continue with Checklist for adding / removing GL extensions for all extensions that were added by the new version and were not already present
  5. For all existing extensions APIs that lose their suffix in the new version, update doc references to be without the suffix
  6. Add a table listing the new version and all new extensions in it to doc/opengl-support.dox (take a list of them from the changelog in the official spec PDF). Some extensions might be already present in the general extension list, move them out of there.
  7. Add a new requires-glXY, requires-glesXY or requires-webglXY page with @m_footernavigation to doc/opengl-support.dox, mention it as a @subpage at a correct position in the list
  8. Add a new requires-glXY, requires-glesXY or requires-webglXY alias to Doxyfile, Doxyfile-mcss and Doxyfile-public, copypaste it from existing and change the numbers

In order to remove GL functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for adding / removing GL functionality

  1. Check if given desktop functionality has equivalent in ES or WebGL:
  2. Check if there's a DSA / non-DSA way to do the thing. Omit the non-DSA way if all drivers that support given functionality support DSA as well (i.e., the functionality was not introduced before DSA became core) and there's no corresponding non-DSA functionality in ES or WebGL.
  3. If the functionality uses different entry points / defines on desktop and ES / WebGL platforms, use #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES, #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_GLES2 and #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_WEBGL to cover the differences
  4. If the functionality can use different entry points based on driver capabilities on the same platform (DSA / non-DSA is one of them), add separate code paths:
    • new private and MAGNUM_LOCAL thingImplementation*() functions, each implementing one code path, preferably static
    • ideally make the signature in a way that makes it possible to just call the GL API directly via a function pointer and have thingImplementation*() only for fallbackse
    • a thingImplementation (member) function pointer in src/Magnum/Implementation/SomeState.h that gets populated in src/Magnum/GL/Implementation/SomeState.cpp based on extension / version availability
    • a public function, dispatching to Context::current().state().some->thingImplementation in the implementation
  5. If the functionality is a limit query, add a cache for it:
    • a member variable that's either set to 0 or Corrade::Containers::NullOpt in src/Magnum/Implementation/SomeState.cpp
    • the query first checks for presence of cached value and queries it only if not cached yet
    • in case the limit query depends on some extension which might not be available, return some reasonable value (0) in that case
  6. Implement the functionality (see Checklist for adding / removing a new source / header file, Checklist for adding / removing a symbol)
  7. Document the functionality
  8. Add the function or limit query to the mapping table in doc/opengl-mapping.dox, possibly to multiple places
  9. Update relevant extension support in tables in doc/opengl-support.dox
  10. Mention the new stuff in doc/changelog.dox
  11. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings
    • eyeball the relevant docs and fix suspicious things
    • make sure links to GL APIs and extensions are working
  12. Build and test for relevant platforms locally (as the public CI can't test GL things in full, only the ES subset)
  13. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  14. Iterate until the CIs are green
  15. Merge to master

In order to remove GL functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for adding / removing a driver workaround

  1. Put a descriptive string with even more descriptive comment into the KnownWorkarounds array in src/Magnum/GL/Implementation/driverSpecific.cpp, ideally reuse some of the already existing vendor prefixes
  2. If the workaround can be tied down to a particular platform / target, add appropriate #ifdef around it
  3. Create (or extend) a pair of (member) private MAGNUM_LOCAL *Implementation*() functions in the affected class, *ImplementationDefault() having the optimistic default behavior, the other having the workaround. Add the appropriate #ifdef around, if any.
  4. Add a new (member) function pointer in src/GL/Implementation/SomeState.h and call it from the affected class instead of executing the implementation directly. Add the appropriate #ifdef around, if any.
  5. Add a branch into src/GL/Implementation/SomeState.cpp (with appropriate #ifdef around, if any). First check for driver and other circumstances and call the !context.isDriverWorkaroundDisabled("the-workaround-string") last after you are really sure you need to use it — calling this function will append the workaround string to the engine startup log and it's not desirable to list workarounds that weren't used.
  6. Test the affected functionality with the workaround enabled and verify it works
  7. Disable the workaround using --magnum-disable-workarounds on command-line and verify it's still broken — if not, there's something off!
  8. Add a changelog entry.
  9. Verify the driver workaround is listed in the snippet in Driver workarounds

Removeing a workaround is simply a matter of searching for its string, removing all occurrences of that string and removing all *Implementation*() functions that were used only if the workaround was in place. No need to deprecate anything, users explicitly disabling given workaround will only be informed that such workaround does not exist anymore.

Checklist for adding / removing OpenAL versions and extensions

In order to remove OpenAL functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for adding / removing OpenAL functionality

In order to remove OpenAL functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for adding / removing Vulkan extensions

  1. Add new extensions to src/Magnum/Vk/Extensions.h
    • there's a separate list for instance and device extensions, ensure each is in the right list
    • order them by extension ID that is mentioned on every extension spec page
    • update the numbering to stay monotonic and unique, round up start index of next section to nearest ten to make the updates bearable
    • in case there's a lot of new extensions, Implementation::InstanceExtensionCount in Instance.h / Implementation::DeviceExtensionCount in Device.h might need to be increased
  2. Add them alphabetically ordered to the correct list in src/Magnum/Vk/Extensions.cpp
    • run VkExtensionsTest to verify everything is still okay
    • run magnum-vk-info, the extension should be listed and also marked as supported, unless the machine doesn't support it (cross-check with --extension-strings)
  3. Get flextGL and go to src/MagnumExternal/Vulkan/:
    • Add/remove extensions in extensions.txt, in the same order as in src/Magnum/Vk/Extensions.h
    • Run ./update-flexgl.sh to update everything
  4. Check git diff for suspicious changes and whitespace-at-EOL
    • If any extensions don't add any useful symbols, comment them out in the extensions.txt file and regenerate to avoid needless bloat
  5. For every new added function and structure, add an entry to doc/vulkan-mapping.dox
  6. For every new *Feature structure, expand the Vk::DeviceFeatures enum according to Checklist for adding Vulkan features
  7. Add new extensions to the general list in doc/vulkan-support.dox, again matching the order in Extensions.h — grouped by prefix, but then ordered by extension number

In order to remove Vulkan functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for adding / removing Vulkan versions

  1. Add new version enum value:
    • to src/Magnum/Vk/Version.h
    • to the list in src/Magnum/Vk/vk-info.cpp
    • to Vk::InstanceExtension::extensions() and Vk::Extension::extensions() in src/Magnum/Vk/Extensions.cpp
  2. Update existing extensions with version in which they became core (last parameter of the _extension() macro)
  3. Continue with Checklist for adding / removing Vulkan extensions for all extensions that were added by the new version and were not already present
  4. For all existing extensions APIs that lose their suffix in the new version, update doc references to be without the suffix
  5. Add a table listing the new version and all new extensions in it to doc/vulkan-support.dox (take a list of them from the changelog in the official spec). Some extensions might be already present in the general extension list, move them out of there.
  6. Add a new requires-vkXY page with @m_footernavigation to doc/vulkan-support.dox, mention it as a @subpage at a correct position in the list
  7. Add a new requires-vkXY alias to Doxyfile, Doxyfile-mcss and Doxyfile-public, copypaste it from existing and change the numbers

In order to remove Vulkan functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for adding / removing Vulkan functionality

In order to remove Vulkan functionality, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse — but usually deprecate first, unless it doesn't affect public API at all.

Checklist for Vulkan CreateInfo wrappers

  • A ThingCreateInfo structure and its dependencies that aren't needed by Thing itself should be in a dedicated ThingCreateInfo.h header, and including the Thing.h at the end for convenience
  • Every class should have a Flag and Flags members even if the spec lists no usable flags, exception is the rare structures that don't have any flags member (Vk::MemoryAllocateInfo, until Vulkan 1.1 at least)
  • The main constructor(s) should explicitly list what structure fields are filled to which value, and if the constructor isn't enough to get a working state, it should also clearly mention what needs to be done next
  • For everything non-essential or what isn't practical to be set in constructor a setter should be added. If applicable, document what subsequent calls to the same function result in (for example when a list gets cleared while all other functions append to lists). The docs should again list what underlying structure fields are set to which value.
  • Every class should have a NoInitT constructor, which keeps the structure uninitialized and doesn't allocate any internal state
  • Every class should have a constructor taking the underlying Vulkan structure, it should not allocate either but instead reference the original data
  • Every class should provide a set of operator*(), operator->() and their const variants providing direct access to the underlying Vulkan structure
  • Every class should have a operator const VkThing*() const that returns a pointer to the underlying Vulkan structure for convenient use directly in vkCreate*() APIs (or alternatively returning a reference, if the structure is commonly used in arrays as is the case with Vk::AttachmentReference for example)
  • Classes should be implicitly copyable, with no copy/move constructors, destructor or copy/move assignments listed. If a class needs to store some heap-allocated state (such as Vk::FramebufferCreateInfo image view handles), it should be made move-only with the other._info members pointing to the stolen state cleared so the old instance doesn't reference state that's owned by something else after the move.
    • Additionally, if a move-only class needs to be itself moved into a containing structure (such as Vk::SubpassDescription inside a Vk::RenderPassCreateInfo), all its setters should have & and && overloads so it can be set up completely and passed to its destination in a single expression without any explicit std::move(). The overloads can be tested for correctness rather easily, see RenderPassTest::subpassDescriptionRvalue() for an example.

Checklist for Vulkan extension-dependent code paths

Every time an extension-dependent code path is expected to be used several times (such as render pass creation, but not one-time device property query, for example), it should be implemented through a *Implementation*() function pointers on a class that needs them:

  • The *Implementation() functions should be suffixed depending on version / extension that adds them (so e.g. ImplementationDefault, ImplementationKHR, Implementation12)
  • The implementation should be MAGNUM_VK_LOCAL and static, taking the class via Type& self if necessary. This avoids extra overhead coming from member function pointers and doesn't require an #include of the full type on MSVC in order to avoid ABI issues (as insane as it sounds, MSVC member function pointer size is different depending if the type is incomplete or not, causing hard-to-debug crashes).
  • Their API should match the latest functionality and doing compatibility steps for previous versions, not the other way around (so for example extracting "version 1" structures from "version 2" in order to call the default functionality)
  • The return value of the concrete Vulkan call should be always propagated upwards with a return, even if the call returns void, and the call site should be wrapping it in a MAGNUM_VK_INTERNAL_ASSERT_SUCCESS(). This is preferred over having the assert repeated for each code path, as it generates less code.
  • Implementation::InstanceState / Implementation::DeviceState then contains the dispatching function pointer, choosing the appropriate version based on what version and extensions are available.
  • Finally, the extension should be implicitly enabled during instance / device creation as appropriate — for example, if the extension is core in 1.2, the extension should be enabled only on 1.1 and below.

Checklist for adding Vulkan features

  1. For every new VkPhysicalDevice*Features structure, add its boolean members to the Vk::DeviceFeature enum. There are headings referring the full VkPhysicalDevice*Features structure name and either the version or extension number, put the new members under a new heading at a correct place.
  2. Formulate the documentation to start with "Whether" and replace verbose phrases like "the implementation supports ..." from the spec with "... is supported".
  3. Add a @see block, referencing related features if applicable, crossreference the newly added value from the values it refers to as well
  4. Reference the extension / version it was added in via @requires_vkXY
  5. If APIs depending on this feature are already exposed, reference the feature from those
  6. Add the new members to Magnum/Vk/Implementation/deviceFeatureMapping.hpp to the correct place with a _cver() or _cext() macro as appropriate
  7. Extend Magnum/Vk/Implementation/DeviceFeatures.h with the new feature struct, added to relatively the same place as in the enum header
  8. Extend Vk::DeviceProperties::features():
    • connecting the new structure to the chain, insert to the correct place again,
    • expand the function docs to mention the new structure (again correct order),
    • verify that the features were fetched correctly (and especially that a correct structure type was set) with magnum-vk-info — (a subset) the new features should be shown as supported and especially everything after still looks the same as it looked before. For some reason the Khronos validation layer doesn't check sType fields in this query so it's easy to make a hard-to-discover error
  9. Extend Vk::DeviceCreateInfo::setEnabledFeatures():
    • a similar addition as above, connecting the structure to the chain at correct place,
    • to the correct place in the structureChainDisconnect() call,
    • and function documentation again
  10. Add a link to the new Feature structure in doc/vulkan-mapping.dox

Checklist for adding, removing or updating a dependency

  1. Verify that there are no important clients stuck on the old version with no easy way to upgrade
    • Corrade's root CMakeLists.txt (and UseCorrade.cmake) contains checks for minimal CMake and compiler version, together with a comment explaining which distribution / system has the minimal version.
  2. In case of CMake:
    • it's usually possible to jump more than one version, check what's the version on the oldest supported system
    • bump all cmake_minimum_required() in all repos
    • remove cmake_policy() calls that are not needed anymore
    • remove old workarounds, check changelogs for functionality that can be used now
    • update building docs to say what version is required now
    • add an entry to the dependencies section in doc/changelog.dox
    • update package/ci/*.yml to download a newer version, possibly removing 32-bit compat libraries
  3. In case of a compiler:
    • remove everything related to CORRADE_GCCXY_COMPATIBILITY of the old version, if applicable
    • update building docs to say what version is required now
    • add an entry to the dependencies section in doc/changelog.dox
    • update files in package/ci/ to use a newer version
  4. In case given dependency is external:
    • Create a dedicated Find*.cmake module and does not have a builtin one in CMake
    • update packages in package/ to depend on the new library
    • update files in package/ci/ to install it
  5. In case given dependency is single-file:
    • verify it's reasonably small (<50kB is okay, nlohmann/json is a prime example of not okay)
    • add it to src/external/ without any modifications except for trailing whitespace cleanup
    • add it in a separate Git commit, mentioning its version (or Git hash) for easier upgrades later
  6. Update CREDITS.md of affected repo to mention the added/removed dependency, its homepage and its license

In order to remove a dependency, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse.

Checklist for adding or removing a port

  1. Add a new TARGET_* variable:
    • to root CMakeLists.txt, which either gets enabled automatically based on system introspection or is exposed through an option() command
    • to the list of variables extracted out of configure.h in modules/FindMagnum.cmake
  2. Add a MAGNUM_TARGET_* variable:
    • set it in root CMakeLists.txt in case TARGET_* is enabled
    • add it as a #cmakedefine macro to src/Magnum/configure.h.cmake
    • add documentation for it to src/Magnum/Magnum.h
    • mention it in modules/FindMagnum.cmake docs
    • mention it in doc/cmake.dox and doc/building.dox
  3. Add a new Travis / AppVeyor matrix build for this port (or update existing)
  4. Add a new PKGBUILD-* file in package/archlinux for testing (or update existing)
  5. Enable or disable functionality using if(MAGNUM_TARGET_*) in CMake and #ifdef MAGNUM_TARGET_* in C++
  6. Mention the new stuff in doc/changelog.dox
  7. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  8. Iterate until the CIs are green
  9. Merge to master

In order to remove a port, be sure to touch all places mentioned above, only in inverse.

Checklist for updating the bootstrap repo

  1. Check out the _modules_ branch and update files in modules/
  2. Check out the _modules_sdl2_ branch, merge _modules_ to it, update remaining files in modules/
  3. Check out the _modules_es_ branch, merge _modules_sdl2_ to it, update remaining files in modules/
  4. Check out all other (non-underscored) branches one by one
    • use git branch --list -v to keep track
    • merge proper _modules_* branches to them, fix potential file deletion conflicts
    • update toolchain submodule, if present
  5. Push all branches
  6. Trigger build on master, update the README.md or files in package/ci if necessary

Checklist for uploading documentation

  1. (Optionally) remove build/doc-public to get rid of stale files
  2. Verify there are no untracked files, modifications or branches different than master checked out that could mess up the docs
  3. Run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-public, look for suspicious warnings
  4. Upload contents of build/doc-public/html/ to doc/magnum-new/ and remove doc/magnum-old/ if any
  5. Once the upload is finished, rename doc/magnum/ to doc/magnum-old/ and doc/magnum-new/ to doc/magnum/
  6. Quickly check that the docs still look as they should, if not, revert the backup and try again

Checklist for merging a PR

  1. After the public round of review, pull the changes locally to a temporary branch (i.e., next)
  2. Verify a coverage build, verify that there are no compiler warnings
  3. Go over and fix issues that slipped through cracks in the public review
  4. Verify the contributor is mentioned in all relevant license headers, add if necessary
  5. Add the contributor to CREDITS.md, if not already there
  6. Update doc/changelog.dox (and similar files in other repos), if not already done
  7. Build documentation:
    • run doxygen.py on Doxyfile-mcss and verify there are no new warnings
    • eyeball the relevant docs and fix suspicious things
  8. Push to a temporary branch (e.g., next)
  9. Iterate until the CIs are green
  10. Merge to master, put a "thank you" comment to the PR, explaining additional changes if necessary

Checklist for making a release

  1. Open a new 20XY.ac milestone
  2. Verify that there are no blocking issues in the current (20XY.ab) milestone, either fix them or move to the next milestone
  3. Verify that all CIs are green
  4. Go through doc/changelog.dox and update it, in case it doesn't contain all changes (use gitk to check when it was last updated)
  5. Go through fixed issues and merged PRs and add either a changelog mention added (and add a mention to the changelog), scrapped or no action needed label to wrap them up
    • Don't forget about the bootstrap repository and toolchains as well
  6. Go through merged PRs (and the most important issues) and add new people to dox/credits.md (and similar files in other repositories) and https://magnum.graphics/about/ , if they are not there yet
  7. Update changelog for the next release:
    • change section names for the latest release from latest to 20XY-ab
    • change the title from Changes since 20XY.aa to 20XY.ab
    • add a paragraph stating date of release and referencing the to-be-added tag on GitHub
    • add a temporary @anchor changelog-latest (and equivalent in other repos) on top so the links from main page work properly
  8. Convert all occurrences of
    • @m_since_latest_{thing} to @m_since_{thing,20XY,ab}
    • @m_since_latest to @m_since{20XY,ab}
    • @m_deprecated_since_latest_{thing} to @m_deprecated_since_{thing,20XY,ab}
    • @m_deprecated_since_latest to @m_deprecated_since{20XY,ab}
  9. Bump MAGNUM*_LIBRARY_VERSION, MAGNUM*_LIBRARY_SOVERSION MAGNUM*_VERSION_YEAR and MAGNUM*_VERSION_MONTH in all projects. Ensure all projects have the exact same version.
  10. Rebuild all projects with the new shared library version numbers, verify all tools and examples still behave properly
  11. Build and upload public docs (see Checklist for uploading documentation), verify that there are no new warnings and the changelog looks correct
  12. Push all new changes to a temporary branch (e.g., next), don't forget the ports branch in examples
  13. Wait for the CIs to get green
  14. Update conanfile.py in all projects that have it with a new version — this has to be done before the version is tagged.
  15. Update Debian package changelog in package/debian/changelog, copypasting the last entry, updating it and using date -R for a date — again, this should be done before the version is tagged so stable releases in PPAs can be done directly from the tag with no extra patching
  16. Tag a new version using git tag -a v20XY.ab, say just Version 20XY.ab as a message
  17. Push the tag, verify that the CIs are still green; if not, retry and tag again
    • to GitLab as well
  18. Regenerate singles with changelogs for what changed and only then commit the changelog updates so the generated singles refer to the actual tag
  19. Update the Corrade and Magnum tagfiles on the website using the freshly-built public docs
  20. Write a release announcement for the blog
    • highlight the most prominent features, mention detailed blog posts about them, if any
    • reference detailed changelogs for all projects at the end
    • don't forget to say thanks to significant contributors
    • create some fancy eye-catchy cover image featuring nice screenshots of new functionality
    • add release annoucement link under the button on front page
  21. Publish the release announcement, verify it looks correct
  22. Advertise the release announcement, preferably Monday 5 PM, never Friday or weekends
    • come up with some 100-character-long extended title
    • Twitter (extended title + url and some hashtags), first dry-run the link on https://cards-dev.twitter.com/validator to ensure the cover image gets displayed
    • GitHub Release Radar (releaseradar@github.com)
    • Reddit r/cpp, r/gamedev, r/webassembly, r/vulkan, r/webgl, r/gltf; Hacker News (extended title + url)
    • summarize the release to mailing list
    • summarize the release highlighting GL- and Vulkan-related functionality and submit that to Khronos, with a 500x500 downsized cover image
    • send an e-mail to companies and universities on the private list
    • add a message to the Gitter chat (title as heading, cover image, summary in a blockquote and "read more" link, @ contributors)
  23. Reference Twitter, Reddit, Hacker News and mailing list in a "Discussion" note at the end of the article, reupload that change
  24. Update versions of ArchLinux AUR packages:
    • run makepkg in package/archlinux/magnum*-git, verify it builds and says correct version, ideally with r0 at the end
    • copy the updated PKGBUILD to the AUR package repo, run makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO there
    • commit the updated PKGBUILD and .SRCINFO, push
    • after pushing all, verify that the version is updated in the AUR web interface as well
  25. Update Homebrew package versions
  26. Ask someone to update the Ubuntu PPA
  27. Ask someone to update Vcpkg packages
  28. Close the 20XY.ab GitHub milestone
  29. Add link to the release notes to the tag on GitHub
  30. Have a drink and take two days off