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diff --git a/doc/developer-release.txt b/doc/developer-release.txt index e976f0b..e15282c 100644 --- a/doc/developer-release.txt +++ b/doc/developer-release.txt @@ -1,18 +1,41 @@ -*- 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. +* compile +Check for and correct compile-time errors and warnings. -** 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. +* Good News +Update the NEWS file to tell all of the people the Good News. -** 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. +* documentation +Update the manual, compile it, and update the copy of the info file in +the root directory so that ELPA can install it. +Compile an HTML version of the manual and update it on the Website: -** ELPA -Updates to the Savannah repository that have been tested can be pushed -to the ELPA repository at externals/rt-liberation. + $ cvs commit -m "update manual" rt-liber.html + + $ cvs commit -m "update website" index.html + +* push +Push these updates to the git repo. + +* tag +Tag the release with the ELPA version number: + + $ git tag -a 2.00 -m "2.00" + +Then push that tag to the VCS: + + $ git push --tags origin "2.00" + +* ELPA +Push the changes to externals/rt-liberation on elpa.git with: + + $ git push elpa elpa:refs/heads/externals/rt-liberation |