Alpha checklist

doc/alpha.md

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+# Neverball alpha release checklist
+
+```sh
+TAG="1.7.0-alpha.3"
+BASENAME="neverball-${TAG}"
+```
+
+## Publish a tag
+
+```sh
+cd neverball
+git status
+git tag -a "$TAG" -m "Neverball "$TAG""
+git push origin tag "$TAG"
+```
+
+## Build a Windows 32-bit build
+
+This uses Docker.
+
+```sh
+# Compile data on host
+make -j8 sols locales desktops
+# Compile executables in a Docker container
+docker run --rm --volume $(pwd):/neverball --workdir /neverball parasti/neverball-mingw mingw32-make -j8 -o sols -o locales -o desktops PLATFORM=mingw
+# Copy DLLs from Docker to current directory
+docker run --rm --volume $(pwd):/neverball --workdir /neverball parasti/neverball-mingw mingw-list-deps --copy neverball.exe neverputt.exe mapc.exe
+```
+
+## Make a ZIP
+
+```sh
+# Symlink to force a prefix on archive filenames
+ln -s . ./"$BASENAME"
+# Make the ZIP, manage infinite recursion due to the symlink
+zip -r ./"$BASENAME".zip ./"$BASENAME" -x '*/'"$BASENAME"'/*' '*/.vscode/*' '*/.git/*' '*.o' '*.d' '.DS_Store'
+# Remove the symlink
+rm "$BASENAME"
+```
+
+## Write release notes
+
+Just do it.
+
+## Create a release on Github
+
+https://github.com/Neverball/neverball/releases/new
+
+Attach the ZIP file. Set as pre-release because alpha.