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This article explains the process used for creating release packages of the [[doomsday_engine]] on various platforms.

To create a release, you will need to check out the appropriate version/branch out of the deng [[svn_repository]]. At a minimum, the **distrib**, **doomsday** and **snowberry** directories are needed.


====== Windows ======


<code>C:\deng\trunk\distrib\> **dorel.bat**
</code>
This batch file will package Snowberry, rebuild the PK3s, recompile Doomsday and all the plugins, and finally create an Inno Setup installer into the **packages** subfolder. Note that the script assumes you have Inno Setup 5 installed in **C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5**.


====== Linux, Unix, Mac OS X ======


In Unix-like OSes, Doomsday is compiled with [[http://www.cmake.org|CMake]].

  *  You should run cmake within an empty directory you've created yourself. For example:
  $ **cd doomsday**
  $ **mkdir mybuild**
  $ **ccmake ..**
  $ **make**
  *  In the Snowberry root folder, run the **macbuild.sh** script, specifying the version of the release package.
  $ **./macbuild.sh 1.9.0**

This will result in a compressed disk image being written to the **images** subfolder.

NOTE: Check the **macbuild.sh** script for the location where the application bundles are copied from. By default it is **doomsday/mybuild**.


====== SourceForge File Releases ======


Team members will upload the new release to SourceForge.net file release system.