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| -rw-r--r-- | admin/make-tarball.txt | 9 |
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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 |