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authorStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2012-04-11 20:21:35 +0200
committerStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2012-04-11 20:24:55 +0200
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hacking: fixlets w.r.t. the release procedure
* HACKING (Release procedure): Do not state that the result of "make fetch" is woefully incomplete: this is not true anymore today. Suggest to re-run the testsuite after a "make fetch", in case any file has been updated. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
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releases as well. Where differences are expected, they will be
explicitly described.
-* Fetch new versions of the files that are maintained by the FSF.
- Commit. Unfortunately you need an FSF account to do this.
- (You can also use "make fetch", but that is still woefully incomplete.)
+* Fetch new versions of the files that are maintained by the FSF by
+ running "make fetch". In case any file in the automake repository
+ has been updated, commit and re-run the testsuite.
* Update NEWS.