Generate our own copies of Gentoo files (.ebuild, and a digest record).

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diff --git a/HOWTO/release.txt b/HOWTO/release.txt
index d9c0ae88..283c4abb 100644
--- a/HOWTO/release.txt
+++ b/HOWTO/release.txt
@@ -327,6 +327,23 @@ Things to do to release a new version of SCons:
                         [wait until business hours so the announcement
 			hits mailboxes while U.S. workers are active]
 
+        Notify Gentoo Linux of the update
+
+                For now, we will do this by entering a bug report, and
+                attaching the files in build/gentoo to the report.  Go
+                to:
+
+                        http://bugs.gentoo.org/
+
+                This requires an account (based on your email address)
+                and a certain amount of Bugzilla-based navigation,
+                but nothing that's too difficult.
+
+                This is just my best stab at a process that will work
+                for Gentoo.  This process may change if the Gentoo
+                developers come back and want something submitted in
+                some other form.
+
 	Notify www.cmtoday.com/contribute.html
 
                 [This guy wants an announcement no more frequently than