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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2021-02-19 08:25:15 +1100
committerG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2021-02-19 08:25:15 +1100
commit8965bfc5721615f555e94e8bfee9b6c8a2389350 (patch)
tree55efd760d90ae0804474db53c0d31e43e774c11d /FOR-RELEASE
parentc11995df168e38d4d6dddf11c163951a15104f34 (diff)
downloadgroff-git-8965bfc5721615f555e94e8bfee9b6c8a2389350.tar.gz
FOR-RELEASE: Add version increment procedures.
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--- a/FOR-RELEASE
+++ b/FOR-RELEASE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- Copyright 2013-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ Copyright 2013-2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ This file describes how to prepare `groff' for a new release.
########################################################################
+* Increment the version number. groff requires an explicit three-part
+ version, major.minor.revision, due to the .Y register.
+
* Retrieve current versions of UnicodeData.txt[1] and the Adobe Glyph
List (AGL)[2], and use them with
src/utils/afmtodit/make-afmtodit-tables to update
@@ -29,6 +32,9 @@ This file describes how to prepare `groff' for a new release.
+ doc/groff.texi (multiple occurrences)
+ doc/webpage.ms
+* If the major or minor version number is being incremented, split off
+ a historical ChangeLog file.
+
* Update in 'src/roff/groff/groff.cpp' the 'printf' that displays the
copyright.