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authorLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2012-11-30 21:22:45 +0100
committerLudovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>2012-11-30 21:22:45 +0100
commit3eaa5876451f0a69d650a0ff1c8bc74f43181d8e (patch)
tree1063bf6db56159ea01662024c70f0fabe4e01d51
parent3b5390989d347b4ffd363d83d516f5d0dc56af77 (diff)
downloadguile-3eaa5876451f0a69d650a0ff1c8bc74f43181d8e.tar.gz
doc: Update `release.org'.
* doc/release.org: Fix typos, and update.
-rw-r--r--doc/release.org19
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/doc/release.org b/doc/release.org
index 462c7057d..03bf23beb 100644
--- a/doc/release.org
+++ b/doc/release.org
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ However, this has not been done for Guile <= 2.0.2.
Create a signed Git tag, like this:
- $ git tag -s u MY-KEY -m "GNU Guile 2.0.X." v2.0.X
+ $ git tag -s -u MY-KEY -m "GNU Guile 2.0.X." v2.0.X
The tag *must* be `v2.0.X'. For the sake of consistency, always use
"GNU Guile 2.0.X." as the tag comment.
@@ -115,8 +115,11 @@ to check the authenticity and integrity of the tarball.
Make sure the file was uploaded and is available for download as
expected:
- $ mkdir t && cd t && wget ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guile/guile-2.0.X.tar.gz
+ $ mkdir t && cd t && \
+ wget ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guile/guile-2.0.X.tar.gz && \
+ wget ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guile/guile-2.0.X.tar.xz
$ diff guile-2.0.X.tar.gz ../guile-2.0.X.tar.gz
+ $ diff guile-2.0.X.tar.xz ../guile-2.0.X.tar.xz
You're almost done!
@@ -133,8 +136,10 @@ Announcements").
** Update the on-line copy of the manual
- - Use `build-aux/gendocs', add to the manual/ directory of the web
- site.
+Use `build-aux/gendocs', add to the manual/ directory of the web site.
+
+ $ cd doc/ref
+ $ ../../build-aux/gendocs.sh guile "GNU Guile 2.0.X Reference Manual"
** Prepare the email announcement
@@ -156,18 +161,20 @@ entirety (don't call it a change log since that's not what it is.)
** Send the email announcement
+Send to these places, preferably in the morning on a working day (UTC):
+
- guile-user@gnu.org, guile-devel@gnu.org, guile-sources@gnu.org
- info-gnu@gnu.org (for stable releases only!)
- comp.lang.scheme
-** Post a news on [[http://sv.gnu.org/p/guile/][Savannah]]
+** Post a news item on [[http://sv.gnu.org/p/guile/][Savannah]]
The news will end up on planet.gnu.org. The text can be shorter and
more informal, with a link to the email announcement for details.
-Copyright © 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright © 2011, 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification,
are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright