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authorWerner Koch <[email protected]>2012-05-11 08:20:29 +0000
committerWerner Koch <[email protected]>2012-05-11 08:20:29 +0000
commit68777b40dcf215305a325185f6bd9cfd6dcc0542 (patch)
treef2f41c8b68c3931d535341228a493214b41981ed /README.maint
parentAdd tweaks for the not anymore patented IDEA algorithm. (diff)
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Switch to the new automagic beta numbering scheme.
* configure.ac: Add all the require m4 magic. -- This also removes the hack to allow custom version numbers which are not considered a development version. A custom version number can be done anyway by simply setting the version to it and tag the release with it.
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@@ -34,12 +34,14 @@ Release process:
* Write NEWS entries and set the release date in NEWS.
- * In configure.ac set "my_isgit" to "no".
+ * [1.4 and 2.0] In configure.ac set "my_isgit" to "no".
* Commit all changes to GIT with a message of "Release n.m.o."
+ * Tag the revision with the string "gnupg-x.y.z".
+
* Run "./autogen.sh --force"
- (--force is required for the svn magic in configure.ac and a good
+ (--force is required for the git magic in configure.ac and a good
idea in any case)
* Run "configure --enable-maintainer-mode".
@@ -58,8 +60,7 @@ Release process:
You might need to set a different signature key than mine. mkdiff
has an option for this.
- * If you are satisfied with the result commit a tag for the release
- and push the changes.
+ * Push the git changes and the tag.
* Copy the files to the FTP server