Release procedure

Execution environment

Create lock file

Create the path and the lockfile, e.g. sudo touch /var/local/aquarium-ctrl.pid, as per configuration file. Assign access rights using chmod o+rw filename so that non-root user (during testing) can use the resources as well.

Create log file

Create the path and the logfile sudo touch /var/log/aquarium.log. Assign access rights using chmod o+rw filename so that non-root user (during testing) can use the resources as well.

Create output files on RAM disk

Create the path and the output files e.g., sudo touch /var/local/aquarium-ctrl/aquarium-ctrl-ts as stated in the .toml configuration file(s). Make sure the path yields to the RAM-disk. Assign access rights using chmod o+rw * so that non-root user (during testing) can use the resources as well.

Unit-testing on development machine

Run the unit tests using cargo test and analyse the results. Currently there are more than 150 unit tests which run in multiple threads. Testing takes multiple minutes. If all tests pass, proceed to next step.

Update version identifier

In Cargo.toml, update the version string.

Unit-testing on target hardware and OS

Create message queues

Testing with simulator

Observe RAM consumption