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This document describes step by step the release procedure of GNU
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Midnight Commander.
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Announce the intention to release the next version in both mailing lists
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at least 3 days before the release date, unless it's a security release.
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Update the working directory from CVS, review last-minute changes.
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Review the English version of the manual and fix it if necessary.
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Check the date in the .TH macro and update it if significant changes
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have been done since the previous release.
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Make sure that all significant user-visible changes are in the NEWS
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file. Group changes by topics to improve readability.
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Make sure that maint/mctest covers most features of the current code and
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run it in a clean working directory.
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Review files with stdout and stderr from every build. Make sure that
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all warnings (if any) are caused by other software and cannot be avoided
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without significant damage to the code.
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2002-10-24 21:15:38 +04:00
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Regenerate and commit po-files.
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Tag CVS tree.
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Upload the resulting tarball and binary packages to login.ibiblio.org.
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Change the homepage to mention the new version.
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Announce the release in both mailing lists.
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