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authorStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2012-11-17 19:42:58 +0100
committerStefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>2012-11-17 19:42:58 +0100
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downloadautomake-d85a97bd08ddbb224124ae3a6cc27930b8db55ec.tar.gz
hacking: release procedure: fix order of some steps
* HACKING (Release procedure): The manuals should be rebuilt and uploaded at at www.gnu.org *before* bumping the version number to the next alpha release. Signed-off-by: Stefano Lattarini <stefano.lattarini@gmail.com>
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locations. In case you need to sign with a non-default key, you can
use "make GNUPLOADFLAGS='--user KEY' git-upload-release".
-* Update version number in configure.ac to next alpha number.
- Re-run ./bootstrap.sh and commit.
-
-* Don't forget to "git push" your changes so they appear in the public
- git tree.
-
* For stable releases, update the manuals at www.gnu.org:
- Generate manuals:
cd doc
@@ -275,6 +269,12 @@
- Check for link errors, fix them, recheck until convergence:
<http://validator.w3.org/checklink>
+* Update version number in configure.ac to next alpha number.
+ Re-run ./bootstrap.sh and commit.
+
+* Don't forget to "git push" your changes so they appear in the public
+ git tree.
+
* 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,