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author | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2017-02-08 12:48:34 -0500 |
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committer | Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> | 2017-02-08 12:48:34 -0500 |
commit | 8b92f8672b5ed6fe38d10654962aa373e8e7bda8 (patch) | |
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parent | 0ba9932d1446e91fcc96f1d3303fac5ca5029d71 (diff) | |
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; * admin/make-tarball.txt: Cross-reference admin/release-process.
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diff --git a/admin/make-tarball.txt b/admin/make-tarball.txt index 01dd63c9ddd..03d7adad0b0 100644 --- a/admin/make-tarball.txt +++ b/admin/make-tarball.txt @@ -55,9 +55,12 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors): M-x set-version RET). For a pretest, start at version .90. After .99, use .990 (so that it sorts). - The final pretest should be a release candidate. Set the version - number to that of the actual release. Pick a date about a week - from now when you intend to make the release. Use M-x + The final pretest should be a release candidate. + Before a release candidate is made, the tasks listed in + admin/release-process must be completed. + + Set the version number to that of the actual release. Pick a date + about a week from now when you intend to make the release. Use M-x add-release-logs to add entries to etc/HISTORY and the ChangeLog file. It's best not to commit these files until the release is actually made. Merge the entries from (unversioned) ChangeLog |