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| author | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2012-12-08 18:45:42 +0100 |
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| committer | Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com> | 2012-12-08 21:43:42 +0100 |
| commit | 234a9cad19d98c7b301a1cbfd0520ef854f15515 (patch) | |
| tree | 0a8e5cd7eef2474eacdb0ff6a521baede0cd508a /HACKING | |
| parent | 24508503b85e22939ed247990bf1421e86cccd32 (diff) | |
| download | automake-234a9cad19d98c7b301a1cbfd0520ef854f15515.tar.gz | |
release: generate a stub for the release announcement
It's much better than having to write it my hand each time; after all,
most of it is either boilerplate or a cope of NEWS entries.
* Makefile.am (determine_release_type): Also set the shell variable
'$announcement_type' appropriately.
(print-release-type): Print the value of this new variable as well.
(announcement): New phony target, generate a files with the same name.
The recipe uses the shell variable '$announcement_type'.
(CLEANFILES): Clean it.
(PACKAGE_MAILINGLIST): New make macro, used when generating the
'announcement' file.
* HACKING: Explain how to take advantage of the new convenience
target.
* .gitignore: Ignore the 'announcement' file.
Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'HACKING')
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@@ -275,6 +275,10 @@ * Don't forget to "git push" your changes so they appear in the public git tree. +* Create an announcement message with "make announcement". Edit the + generated 'announcement' file appropriately, in particularly filling + in by hand any "TODO" left in there. + * Send the announcement at least to <autotools-announce@gnu.org> and <automake@gnu.org>. If the release is a stable one, the announcement must also go to <info-gnu@gnu.org>; if it is an alpha or beta release, |