This file is internal information only. It lists the steps to be done
when a new release shall be issued:
-- if a x.y.0 release, create a branch:
+1/ if a x.y.0 release, create a branch:
cvs tag all files with the tag Base-x-y
cvs tag -r all files with the tag Branch-x-y
-- tell your friends to tag their programs
+2/ tell your friends to tag their programs
-- change the content of the `Version' file on both HEAD and branch
+3/ change the content of the `Version' file on both HEAD and branch
-- test the branch thoroughly
+4/ test the branch thoroughly
-- rename the changes file and create a new one for the next release
+5/ rename the changes file and create a new one for the next release
-- adjust news.html. Crosslink changes file. If necessary link an
+6/ adjust news.html. Crosslink changes file. If necessary link an
announcement. Do these things on both HEAD and branch. Be sure to
have the changes file on both HEAD and branch.
-- adjust download.html on both HEAD and branch.
+7/ adjust download.html on both HEAD and branch.
-- run `make validate-xrefs' on the branch to check that the changes
+8/ run `make validate-xrefs' on the branch to check that the changes
do not point to nirvana
-- cvs tag all files with Version-x-y-z
+10/ cvs tag all files with Version-x-y-z
-- tell your friends to tag their programs
+11/ tell your friends to tag their programs
-- cvs export -r Version-x-y-z and form a tarball of that
+12/ cvs export -r Version-x-y-z and form a tarball of that
-- put it on the web server
+13/ put it on the web server
-- wait overnight
+14/ wait overnight
-- announce the release
+15/ announce the release