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Diffstat (limited to 'RELEASING')
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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ Here are the steps to follow to create a new cairo release: -1) Ensure that there are no local, uncommitted/unspushed +1) Ensure that there are no local, uncommitted/unpushed modifications. You're probably in a good state if both "git diff HEAD" and "git log master..origin/master" give no output. 2) Verify that the code passes "make distcheck" First, make sure you have 'nm' and 'readelf' commands in PATH. - this should be Ok with any Linux distro. + this should be OK with any Linux distro. Running "make distcheck" should result in no warnings or errors and end with a message of the form: @@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Here are the steps to follow to create a new cairo release: 3) Fill out an entry in the NEWS file Sift through the logs since the last release. This is most - easily done with a comand such as: + easily done with a command such as: git log --stat X.Y.Z.. @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Here are the steps to follow to create a new cairo release: and reset cairo_version_micro to 0. NOTE: The minor version is only incremented for releases, not for snapshots. - Otherwise, (ie. there are only bug fixes), increment + Otherwise, (i.e. there are only bug fixes), increment cairo_version_micro to the next larger (even) number. 5) Commit the changes to NEWS and cairo-version.h @@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Here are the steps to follow to create a new cairo release: using the text provided from "make release-publish", adding the excerpt from NEWS, your signature, followed by the standard "What is cairo" and "Where to get more information about cairo" blurbs from README, and - inally the shortlog of all changes since last release, generated by: + finally the shortlog of all changes since last release, generated by: git shortlog X.Y.Z... |