RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md

Nulang Release Checklist

Run this checklist before every release. The crate version (Cargo.toml version) is the implementation version (semver). The language version ([package.metadata] language-version and LANGUAGE_VERSION in src/format/constants.rs) is the language version — it moves only on RFC-ratified change. See GOVERNANCE.md §5 for the distinction.

Pre-flight

• cargo test --lib — all tests pass (1541+)
• cargo check --tests — zero warnings
• python3 verify_implementation.py — exit 0
• cargo fmt -- --check — no formatting diffs

Examples

• All 17 numbered examples compile and run:

  for f in examples/[0-1][0-9]_*.nula; do
    echo "=== $f ===" && nulang "$f" && echo "OK: $f" || echo "FAIL: $f"
  done
  

Templates

• All 4 templates scaffold, build, test, and run:

  for t in default cli lib full; do
    rm -rf /tmp/nula_test_$t
    nulang nula new /tmp/nula_test_$t --template $t
    cd /tmp/nula_test_$t
    nulang nula build
    nulang nula test
    nulang nula run
    cd -
  done
  

Versioning

• nulang --version shows correct crate version (0.1.0)
• nulang --help output is current and accurate
• Cargo.toml version matches src/main.rs VERSION constant
• Cargo.toml [package.metadata] language-version matches src/format/constants.rs LANGUAGE_VERSION

Documentation

• CHANGELOG.md includes all user-visible changes since the last release
• README.md links are valid (GitHub, website, docs)
• examples/README.md is up to date with the current example count