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@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ Sat Aug 3 01:27:14 1996 Gary Houston <ghouston@actrix.gen.nz>
* * fports.c (scm_open_file): don't return #f, throw error. * * fports.c (scm_open_file): don't return #f, throw error.
When you've written a NEWS entry and updated the documentation, go
ahead and remove the asterisk. I will use the asterisks to find and
document changes that haven't been dealt with before a release.
- Include each log entry in both the ChangeLog and in the CVS logs. - Include each log entry in both the ChangeLog and in the CVS logs.
If you're using Emacs, the pcl-cvs interface to CVS has features to If you're using Emacs, the pcl-cvs interface to CVS has features to
make this easier; it checks the ChangeLog, and generates good default make this easier; it checks the ChangeLog, and generates good default
@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ If you receive contributions you want to use from someone, let me know
and I'll take care of the administrivia. Put the contributions aside and I'll take care of the administrivia. Put the contributions aside
until we have the necessary papers. until we have the necessary papers.
- When you make substantial changes to a file, add the current year to
the list of years in the copyright notice at the top of the file.
Jim Blandy Jim Blandy

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@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ it in the distribution.
b) Update NEWS and the Texinfo documentation as appropriate. b) Update NEWS and the Texinfo documentation as appropriate.
c) Remove the user-visible markers from the log entries once they're c) Remove the user-visible markers from the log entries once they're
documented. documented.
3) Update the version numbers in GUILE-VERSION, and README, to remove the 3) Scan output from `cvs log' to find files that have changed a lot, but
do not have up-to-date copyright notices.
4) Update the version numbers in GUILE-VERSION, and README, to remove the
"unreleased" indications. They should be straight numbers, of the form "unreleased" indications. They should be straight numbers, of the form
"N.M", not alpha numbers, of the form "N.Ma". "N.M", not alpha numbers, of the form "N.Ma".
4) Do a `cvs update -A', to get rid of any sticky tags. 5) Do a `cvs update -A', to get rid of any sticky tags.
5) Commit all changes to the CVS repository. 6) Commit all changes to the CVS repository.
6) Verify that the disty works, too: 7) Verify that the disty works, too:
a) Make a disty, using 'make dist'. a) Make a disty, using 'make dist'.
b) Unpack it somewhere else. b) Unpack it somewhere else.
c) Remove automake and autoconf from your path, or turn off their c) Remove automake and autoconf from your path, or turn off their
@ -24,16 +26,16 @@ it in the distribution.
without installing those tools.) without installing those tools.)
d) Configure, make, and install. d) Configure, make, and install.
e) Test the installed version; don't forget to unset SCHEME_LOAD_PATH. e) Test the installed version; don't forget to unset SCHEME_LOAD_PATH.
f) If you made any fixes, commit them, and start from the top of 6). f) If you made any fixes, commit them, and start from a) again
7) Tag the entire source tree with a tag of the form "release_N_M". 8) Tag the entire source tree with a tag of the form "release_N_M".
8) Copy the tar file over to the GNU machines, and ask the appropriate 9) Copy the tar file over to the GNU machines, and ask the appropriate
person to put it on prep. At the time of this writing, Daniel Hagerty person to put it on prep. At the time of this writing, Daniel Hagerty
<hag@ai.mit.edu> has usually been generous enough to help with that. <hag@ai.mit.edu> has been generous about helping with that.
9) Send an announcement message to gnu-announce@prep.ai.mit.edu. If I 10) Send an announcement message to gnu-announce@prep.ai.mit.edu. If I
remember correctly, the moderator will delay it until the tar file remember correctly, the moderator will delay it until the tar file
appears on prep. The announcement text should be mostly taken from appears on prep. The announcement text should be mostly taken from
Guile's README file. Guile's README file.
10) Tweak the version numbers in GUILE-VERSION, and README to indicate that 11) Tweak the version numbers in GUILE-VERSION, and README to indicate that
the sources are snapshot again. Snapshots should have version numbers the sources are snapshot again. Snapshots should have version numbers
of the form "N.Ma", where the "a" means "alpha". of the form "N.Ma", where the "a" means "alpha".
11) Start a new section of the NEWS file. 12) Start a new section of the NEWS file.