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authorJim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>2010-05-03 20:37:13 +0200
committerJim Meyering <meyering@redhat.com>2010-05-03 20:37:13 +0200
commitca41dcff1dc4f434b4b53fc9067dd709b8867ef2 (patch)
treef7ea474d96c9a8ae69ec0b271c85a800288e4753 /README-release
parent7d501cdd9c1b7c37dd0c3c085c05969edd2917ee (diff)
downloadcoreutils-ca41dcff1dc4f434b4b53fc9067dd709b8867ef2.tar.xz
doc: update release procedure
* README-release: Rearrange slightly: post the announcement to Savannah first, so you can include a link to that post in the email.
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diff --git a/README-release b/README-release
index e753de9fa..ea2199cc1 100644
--- a/README-release
+++ b/README-release
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ FIXME: enable excluded programs like arch? to get their manual pages?
* Set the date, version number, and release type [stable/alpha/beta] on
line 3 of NEWS, commit that, and tag the release by running e.g.,
- build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag 8.x stable
+ build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag X.Y stable
* Run the following to create release tarballs. Your choice selects the
corresponding upload-to destination in the emitted gnupload command.
@@ -69,18 +69,8 @@ Once all the builds and tests have passed,
v=$(cat .prev-version)
git push origin master tag v$v
-* Send the gpg-signed announcement mail, e.g.,
-
- To: info-gnu@gnu.org
- Cc: coordinator@translationproject.org, coreutils@gnu.org
- Cc: coreutils-announce@gnu.org
- Subject: coreutils-8.0 released [stable]
- Mail-Followup-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
-
-* Approve the announcement here:
- http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/admindb/coreutils-announce
-
-* Announce it on Savannah, too:
+* Announce it on Savannah first, so you can include the preferable
+ savannah.org announcement link in the email message.
From here:
https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/coreutils/
click on the "submit news", then write something like the following:
@@ -88,8 +78,7 @@ Once all the builds and tests have passed,
the Main -> "Select Features" menu item, or via this link:
https://savannah.gnu.org/project/admin/editgroupfeatures.php?group=coreutils)
- Subject: coreutils-8.0 released [stable]
-
+ Subject: coreutils-X.Y released [stable]
+verbatim+
...paste the announcement here...
-verbatim-
@@ -97,6 +86,17 @@ Once all the builds and tests have passed,
Then go here to approve it:
https://savannah.gnu.org/news/approve.php?group=coreutils
+* Send the gpg-signed announcement mail, e.g.,
+
+ To: info-gnu@gnu.org
+ Cc: coordinator@translationproject.org, coreutils@gnu.org
+ Cc: coreutils-announce@gnu.org
+ Subject: coreutils-X.Y released [stable]
+ Mail-Followup-To: bug-coreutils@gnu.org
+
+* Approve the announcement here:
+ http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/admindb/coreutils-announce
+
* After each non-alpha release, update the on-line manual accessible via
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/