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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release index 3b848e1..3759538 100644 --- a/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release +++ b/binutils/README-how-to-make-a-release @@ -315,6 +315,10 @@ looks like this: a. Update the minor release number in bfd/version.m4. b. Edit bfd/development.sh and set "development=false". c. Regenerate the configure files. + c.1. Remove spurious autom4te.cache files: + + find . -depth -name autom4te.cache -exec rm -r {} \; + d. Commit the updates along with a "this-is-the-2.XX.X-release" note in all of the changelogs. e. Tag the branch with the new release number: @@ -339,9 +343,6 @@ looks like this: k. Clean up the source tree. (Use "git status" to find new files, and remove them). - FIXME: The tarballs will contain spurious autom4te.cache - directories which could be removed to reduce their size. - 4. [If paranoid - upload the tarballs to one of the FTP servers and ask people to test it before going on to step 5]. @@ -354,18 +355,17 @@ looks like this: 6. Upload the tarballs to sourceware.org: sftp sourceware.org - cd /ftp/pub/binutils/releases + cd /sourceware/ftp/pub/binutils/releases put binutils-X.XX.X.tar.* chmod 644 binutils-X.XX.X.tar.* quit - FIXME: Should the signatures (created by the gnupload script in - step 5) be uploaded as well ? + It is OK to upload the signatures as well. 7. Update web pages. For sourceware.org: * Log on to sourceware.org - * Go /www/htdocs/binutils + * Go to /sourceware/www/sourceware/htdocs/binutils * Edit index.html For the www.gnu.org site you have to email webmasters@gnu.org @@ -378,8 +378,8 @@ looks like this: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi Everyone, - We are pleased to announce that version 2.XX.X of the Binutils project - sources have been released and are now available for download at: + We are pleased to announce that version 2.XX.X of the GNU Binutils + project sources have been released and are now available for download at: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/binutils https://sourceware.org/pub/binutils/releases/ |