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2017-01-14maint: modernize URLsPaul Eggert
A lot of this is converting http: to https:. Also, gmane went away, so remove URLs that no longer work and are not easy to figure out what they were. Some of this stuff is so old that it no longer matters anyway.
2015-12-14stat: report file system type for "overlayfs"Pádraig Brady
* src/stat.c (human_fstype): Add "overlayfs", and tag it as "remote" to ensure that tail continues to use the more conservative polling mode. * README-release: Remove a stale comment about updating fremote() in tail.c. Also give a link to *_SUPER_MAGIC definitions not in the standard linux/magic.h location. * NEWS: Mention that this file system is recognized.
2015-06-17maint: remove stale online manual items at releasePádraig Brady
* gnulib: Update to get the new gnu-web-doc-update with --mirror option. * README-release: Use the --mirror option in the instructions. Also clarify and update various release steps.
2015-04-27maint: use gnulib styling with the online manualPádraig Brady
The equivalent styling added in v8.23-155-g3b98ee7, is now applied to gnulib using projects by default.
2015-03-24maint: apply basic styling to online manualPádraig Brady
* README-release: Reference http://www.gnu.org/s/coreutils/manual.css to apply basic styling to the online coreutils manual, consistent with the Emacs documentation.
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.