Channel and Version Requirements

Setting a Channel and Version for an Open Source Viewer

1. Choose a channel name

• The default channel name is "Second Life Release"
• Other Linden Lab channel names are "Second Life Release Candidate" and "Second Life First Look [Feature]"
• The channel name can be any ASCII string, however we suggest something along the lines of:
  • "Second Life Open Source [Brand and/or Feature]"

2. Choose a version number

• The version number is in the form Major.Minor.Patch.Build
• The version number can be any four numbers
• We recommend using the Major, Minor, and Patch numbers from the most recently merged Linden Lab source code.
• We recommend using a Build number >= 100 to indicate a non Linden Lab version.
  • Linden Lab uses the Subversion revision number for the build number for non Release / Release Candidate builds

3. Set the Channel and Version in the code

• Edit indra/llcommon/llversionviewer.h
  • Modify LL_CHANNEL with the Channel Name
  • Modify LL_VERSION_BUILD with the appropriate build number
• Update the version number in the following files:
  • indra/newview/res/newViewRes.rc - "FileVersion" and "ProductVersion" in the Version section
  • indra/newview/Info-SecondLife.plist - CFBundleVersion
  • indra/newview/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings - CFBundleShortVersionString
• Build the code

Packaging for Distribution

• From the indra/newview directory run viewer_manifest.py with the following arguments:
  • viewer_manifest.py --login_url=http://your.login.url.com
• See http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Viewer_Manifest for more information on packaging the Viewer

Updating an Open Source Viewer

• Anyone distributing an Open Source version of the Viewer is responsible for messaging updates to residents using that client.
• We recommend using your login url for directing residents to updates.