Pre-Release Notes

These notes only apply to pre-release version updates, which are done at the time of initiation of a new release.

Git Work

The master branch is now the current release. If a patch is being done from a release in the past, create a branch for that patch.

Versioning files

Before doing the version updates, create a new branch specifically for these changes.

Here’s what should be in these files for version 2.0.0-alpha1:

# File Version
1 includes/version.php define('PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR', '0.0-alpha1');
2 zc_install/includes/version.php define('PROJECT_VERSION_MINOR', '0.0-alpha1');
3 zc_install/sql/install/mysql_zencart.sql project_version_major and project_version_minor for the two Zen-Cart Main rows should be 2 and 0.0.
project_version_patch1 for the two Zen-Cart Database rows should be New Installation-v200-alpha1

CHECK CAREFULLY - look at project_version_major, project_version_minor, project_version_patch1,project_version_comment
4 zc_install/sql/updates/mysql_upgrade_zencart_200.sql project_version_comment for the two version rows should be Version Update 1.5.8->2.0.0-alpha1

CHECK CAREFULLY - look at project_version_major, project_version_minor, project_version_patch1,project_version_comment
5 zc_install/includes/systemChecks.yml Top checkDBVersion block should be version: '2.0.0'
6 zc_install/ajaxLoadUpdatesSql.php '2.0.0'=>array('required'=>'1.5.8'),
7 zc_install/includes/modules/pages/database_upgrade/header_php.php $versionArray[] = '2.0.0';

Shortcut for editing these 7 files:

vi includes/version.php zc_install/includes/version.php zc_install/sql/install/mysql_zencart.sql zc_install/sql/updates/mysql_upgrade_zencart_200.sql zc_install/includes/systemChecks.yml zc_install/ajaxLoadUpdatesSql.php zc_install/includes/modules/pages/database_upgrade/header_php.php

PHP Compatibility

If the new version has different PHP compatibility ranges than the prior one, be sure to update:



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Is there an error or omission on this page? Please post to General Questions on the support forum. Or, if you'd like to open a pull request, just review the guidelines and get started. You can even PR right here.
Last modified April 13, 2024 by Scott Wilson (8bddded).