4. rm configure; make bootstrap
-5. Commit configure, loaddefs.el, cus-load.el, finder-inf.el, README,
- emacs.texi.
+5. Commit configure, README, lisp/loaddefs.el, lisp/cus-load.el,
+ lisp/finder-inf.el, lisp/version.el, man/emacs.texi. For a release,
+ also commit the ChangeLog files in all directories.
6. make-dist --snapshot. Check the contents of the new tar with
admin/diff-tar-files against an older tar file. Some old pretest
- tarballs are kept under fencepost.gnu.org:~pot/emacs-pretest/.
+ tarballs are kept under fencepost.gnu.org:~pot/emacs-pretest/, while
+ old emacs tarballs are at <ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/>.
7. xdelta delta emacs-OLD.tar.gz emacs-NEW.tar.gz emacs-OLD-NEW.xdelta
M-x ediff. Especially check that Info files aren't built.
9. cd EMACS_ROOT_DIR; cvs tag TAG
- TAG is EMACS_PRETEST_XX_YY_ZZZ for a pretest. Don't know for a release.
+ TAG is EMACS_PRETEST_XX_YY_ZZZ for a pretest, EMACS_XX_YY for a
+ release.
10. admin/make-announcement OLD NEW
- This creates an announcement for pretests. Don't know for a release.
+ This creates an announcement for pretests. OLD is the version used
+ to make deltas with respect to NEW. *release instructions missing*
-11. rsync emacs-NEW.tar.gz emacs-OLD-NEW.xdelta compile-NEW.log \
- emacs-new.announce alpha.gnu.org:/home/alpha/gnu/emacs/pretest/
+11. For a pretest, do:
+ rsync -aP emacs-NEW.tar.gz emacs-OLD-NEW.xdelta compile-NEW.log \
+ emacs-NEW.announce alpha.gnu.org:/home/alpha/gnu/emacs/pretest/
+ *release instructions missing*
12. Verify that after five minutes at most the files appear on
ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/.
+ *release instructions missing*
13. Let Richard Stallman know about the new pretest and tell him to
announce it using the announcement you prepared. Remind him to set
a Reply-to header to <emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org>.
+ *release instructions missing*