Add task for pushing standalone mix

Makefile

@@ -150,6 +150,16 @@ release_docs: docs
  rm -rf ../docs/master
  mv docs ../docs/master
 
+# This task requires aws-cli to be installed and set up for access to s3.hex.pm
+# See: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-set-up.html
+
+publish_mix: compile
+ cd lib/mix && MIX_ENV=prod mix escript.build
+ aws s3 cp lib/mix/mix s3:https://s3.hex.pm/builds/mix/v$(VERSION)/mix --acl public-read
+ aws s3 cp lib/mix/mix s3:https://s3.hex.pm/builds/mix/mix --acl public-read
+ rm lib/mix/mix
+ rm -rf lib/mix/_build
+
 #==> Tests tasks
 
 test: test_erlang test_elixir

RELEASE.md

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ This document simply outlines the release process:
 
 10. Add the release to `elixir.csv` file in `elixir-lang/elixir-lang.github.com`
 
+11. Build and push standalone Mix with `make publish_mix` (requires AWS credentials)
+
 ## New vMAJOR.MINOR releases
 
 11. Create a new branch "vMAJOR.MINOR" release