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diff --git a/doc/developer-release.txt b/doc/developer-release.txt index e976f0b..bab477d 100644 --- a/doc/developer-release.txt +++ b/doc/developer-release.txt @@ -1,13 +1,37 @@ -*- outline -*- -* Notes for preparing a release for rt-liberation +This is an outline of how to make a release for rt-liberation via GNU +ELPA. -** Version +* version In order for the ELPA system to trigger a release the version number in the comment header of rt-liberation.el must be incremented. +* NEWS +Update the NEWS file to tell all of the people the Good News. + + +* push +Push these updates to the git repo. + + +* tag +Tag the release with the ELPA version number: + + $ git tag -a 1.31 -m "1.31" + +Then push that tag to the VCS: + + $ git push --tags origin "1.31" + + +* documentation +Update the manual, compile it, and update the copy of the info file in +the root directory so that ELPA can install it. + + ** Info After each manual update the info file needs to be copied into the root of the project so that ELPA can pick it up. |