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2013-03-24maint: improve make src/fs-magic-comparePádraig Brady
* README-release: fix the `make` command, and mention how to get the latest results without requring running a system with the latest kernel. * src/local.mk (src/fs-latest-magic.h): A new target to document how/where to place the latest magic header. (src/fs-kernel-magic): Adjust to include separately downloaded header if available. (src/fs-magic): Undefine MANPAGER as it may impact the ability to pipe the output of man(1). (fs-magic-compare): Don't echo the commands run as they're distracting from the output which needs to be examined.
2011-12-22doc: update README-release with process to check for new FS magicJim Meyering
* README-release: Run the Makefile rule that checks for new file system magic numbers.
2011-09-02doc: describe test control variablesPádraig Brady
* HACKING (Add tests): Mention the variables and default values. * README-release (Pre-release testing): Mention that setting the SHELL variable may be required. Suggested by Bruno Haible.
2011-01-19maint: use slightly more efficient process in README-releaseJim Meyering
* README-release: Run cheaper root-only tests first. Use half of processing units (not just 1) for the expensive tests.
2010-10-03maint: add a release prerequisite: check the NixOS/Hydra autobuilderJim Meyering
* README-release: Add a note to check the autobuilder.
2010-05-03doc: factor hard-coded project-specific bits from README-release, ...Jim Meyering
using the new --mail-headers option to gnulib's announce-gen, and the updated maint.mk rules to connect the pieces. * README-release: Remove hard-coded To:, Cc: etc. parts, now that they're emitted automatically into the announcement template. * cfg.mk (announcement_Cc_): Override the default. * gnulib: Update to latest, to get newer announce-gen and maint.mk.
2010-05-03doc: update release procedureJim Meyering
* README-release: Rearrange slightly: post the announcement to Savannah first, so you can include a link to that post in the email.
2010-04-08doc: adjust a header in announcement email templateJim Meyering
* README-release: Use Mail-Followup-To: rather than Reply-To:. The former works more reliably, at least with Gnus.
2010-03-31doc: synchronize parts of README-release from grep's versionJim Meyering
* README-release (FIXME): Add Reply-To, use coreutils@gnu.org for announcements. Update savannah-verbatim-announcement procedure.
2010-02-07doc: rewrite part of README-releaseJim Meyering
* README-release (Pre-release testing): Reorganize.
2010-01-14maint: add missing "post-release push" step to release procedureJim Meyering
* README-release: Push the automated release and post-release NEWS-updating commits. Pádraig Brady reported that I'd pushed the tag without also pushing the followup commit.
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.