feature 1510 v4.1.0 Release

README.md

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ METplus is a Python scripting infrastructure around the MET verification tools
 
 Documentation for both Users and Contributors can be found [here](https://metplus.readthedocs.io).
 For more information about the entire suite of tools, please visit the
-[MET website](https://dtcenter.org/community-code/model-evaluation-tools-met).
+[DTC METplus website](https://dtcenter.org/community-code/metplus).
 
 Support for the METplus components is provided through the
 [METplus Discussions](https://github.com/dtcenter/METplus/discussions) forum.

build_components/Externals_stable.cfg

@@ -3,35 +3,35 @@ local_path = ../MET
 protocol = git
 required = True
 repo_url = https://github.com/dtcenter/MET
-branch = v10.0.0
+tag  = v10.1.0
 
 [METviewer]
 local_path = ../METviewer
 protocol = git
 required = True
 repo_url = https://github.com/dtcenter/METviewer
-branch = v4.0.0
+tag = v4.1.0
 
 [METplotpy]
 local_path = ../METplotpy
 protocol = git
 required = True
 repo_url = https://github.com/dtcenter/METplotpy
-branch = v1.0.0
+tag = v1.1.0
 
 [METcalcpy]
 local_path = ../METcalcpy
 protocol = git
 required = True
 repo_url = https://github.com/dtcenter/METcalcpy
-branch = v1.0.0
+tag = v1.1.0
 
 [METdatadb]
 local_path = ../METdatadb
 protocol = git
 required = True
 repo_url = https://github.com/dtcenter/METdatadb
-branch = develop 
+tag = v1.1.0
 
 
 [externals_description]

docs/Release_Guide/metplus_official.rst

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Create a new vX.Y.Z official release from the develop branch.
 .. include:: release_steps/metplus/update_release_date.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/update_release_notes_official.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/rotate_authorship.rst
+.. include:: release_steps/metplus/update_manage_externals.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/merge_release_issue.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/metplus/create_release_reference_branch.rst
 .. include:: release_steps/metplus/update_release_content.rst

docs/Release_Guide/release_steps/metplus/create_release_reference_branch.rst

@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 Create Release Reference Branch
 -------------------------------
 
+* For METplus, the corresponding MET release must be created before starting
+  this step. Specifically, a DockerHub tag on dtcenter/met that is named
+  (X+6).Y-latest must already exist. For example, for METplus 4.1.0, the MET
+  DockerHub tag for 10.1-latest must be built.
+  See https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/dtcenter/met/general for
+  a list of existing tags.
+
 * Create a branch from the develop branch for the reference branch for the
   new official release and push it to GitHub. The branch name should match
   the format main_vX.Y-ref where X.Y is the major/minor release number.

docs/Release_Guide/release_steps/metplus/update_manage_externals.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Update the version numbers in the manage externals files
+--------------------------------------------------------
+
+build_components/Externals_stable.cfg
+
+Each of the components in these files has a tag associated with them.
+Update the value for tag to the tag associated with the release for each
+METplus component that is part of this METplus coordinated release, i.e.
+MET should be v10.0.0 for the METplus 4.0.0 coordinated release.

docs/Release_Guide/release_steps/metplus/update_release_content.rst

@@ -17,13 +17,3 @@ Remove **-dev** from the version number:
   with -dev added to the end like X.Y.Z-betaN-dev, i.e. 4.0.0-beta1-dev
 * Remove **-dev** from the version number so that it matches the release
   you are creating.
-
-Update the version numbers in the manage externals files
-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-
-build_components/Externals_stable.cfg
-
-Each of the components in these files has a branch associated with them.
-Update the value for branch to the tag associated with the release for each
-METplus component that is part of this METplus coordinated release, i.e.
-MET should be 10.0.0 for the METplus 4.0.0 coordinated release.

docs/Release_Guide/release_steps/rotate_authorship.rst

@@ -14,5 +14,16 @@ for each official release:
   "First Initial. Last Name".  Please maintain that format as it is the most
   common format for citations.
 
+* The author list is typically found in the conf.py file in the documentation
+  directory, i.e. *docs/conf.py*.
+  Most of the component repositories store the list of authors in a variable
+  named **author_list**. Please ensure that changes to this list match the
+  correct format listed above.
+  In the METplus repository, the conf.py file has variable named
+  CURRENT_AUTHORS that is a list of the authors to rotate.
+  To rotate, move the first item in the list to the end of the list.
+  There is logic in this file to read the list and format it properly to match
+  the expected format for citations.
+
 * Review the list of authors in the citation and at the top level of the
   documentation and update as needed.