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2009-11-18build: "make stable" emitted an invalid gnupload commandJim Meyering
* cfg.mk (gnu_ftp_host-stable): Rename from gnu_ftp_host-major. * README-release: Change another s/major/stable/.
2009-10-31admin: automate one more part of the release processJim Meyering
This script automates the process of updating NEWS, performs the resulting final commit (thus with a consistent log message), and applies a signed tag (v$VERSION) to the result. * build-aux/do-release-commit-and-tag: New script. * README-release: Document it.
2009-10-31admin: fix typo in release procedureJim Meyering
* README-release: s/gzip/coreutils/
2009-10-06maint: make release-making instructions more genericJim Meyering
* README-release: Make instructions more generic.
2009-09-21maint: automate the web-doc updating procedureJim Meyering
* gnu-web-doc-update: New script, destined for gnulib. * README-release: Refer to the new script.
2009-09-11maint: doc: adjust README-releaseJim Meyering
* README-release: Remove mention of bootstrap's old --gnulib-srcdir=/gnulib option. No longer needed, and its use can lead to subtle problems.
2009-05-14maint: README-release: minor improvementsJim Meyering
* README-release: Mention gnu_ftp_host-{alpha,...} settings in cfg.mk. Now that XZ_OPT is set via maint.mk, don't mention it here.
2009-05-01maint: tweak release-building notesJim Meyering
* README-release: Specify -j1 on the command to run all tests. Otherwise, running some in parallel would cause failures, e.g., for rm/ext3-perf and tail-2/assert-2.
2009-03-31* README-release (savannah news): Also mention the Subject: to use.Jim Meyering
2009-03-03maint: improve release-related process and documentationJim Meyering
* README-release: Fix typo. it's "maintainer-clean". Refer to HACKING for full list of dependencies. Use cvs add's -ko option to inhibit $Id$-style keyword expansion. * maint.mk (web-manual): Factor out definition of $(manual_title). (vc-dist): Set XZ_OPT=-9ev for the final "make dist". * cfg.mk (manual_title): Define it here. Suggestions from Eric Blake.
2009-03-02dist: document our release procedureJim Meyering
* README-release: New file.