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diff --git a/gettext-tools/doc/ChangeLog b/gettext-tools/doc/ChangeLog index aef03ce..278da89 100644 --- a/gettext-tools/doc/ChangeLog +++ b/gettext-tools/doc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +2005-02-05 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> + + * gettext.texi (Release Management): New section. + Suggested by Karl Berry. + 2005-02-04 Bruno Haible <bruno@clisp.org> * gettext.texi (Plural forms): Add info about Vietnamese. diff --git a/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi b/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi index 00e1aa6..294323b 100644 --- a/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi +++ b/gettext-tools/doc/gettext.texi @@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ The Maintainer's View * Adjusting Files:: Files You Must Create or Alter * autoconf macros:: Autoconf macros for use in @file{configure.in} * CVS Issues:: Integrating with CVS +* Release Management:: Creating a Distribution Tarball Files You Must Create or Alter @@ -6252,6 +6253,7 @@ for changes. * Adjusting Files:: Files You Must Create or Alter * autoconf macros:: Autoconf macros for use in @file{configure.in} * CVS Issues:: Integrating with CVS +* Release Management:: Creating a Distribution Tarball @end menu @node Flat and Non-Flat, Prerequisites, Maintainers, Maintainers @@ -7138,7 +7140,7 @@ library support, like SCO. @file{iconv.m4} is distributed with the GNU gettext package because @file{gettext.m4} relies on it. -@node CVS Issues, , autoconf macros, Maintainers +@node CVS Issues, Release Management, autoconf macros, Maintainers @section Integrating with CVS Many projects use CVS for distributed development, version control and @@ -7262,6 +7264,24 @@ and adds to the package's pre-build script an invocation of @include autopoint.texi +@node Release Management, , CVS Issues, Maintainers +@section Creating a Distribution Tarball + +@cindex release +@cindex distribution tarball +In projects that use GNU @code{automake}, the usual commands for creating +a distribution tarball, @samp{make dist} or @samp{make distcheck}, +automatically update the PO files as needed. + +If GNU @code{automake} is not used, the maintainer needs to perform this +update before making a release: + +@example +$ ./configure +$ (cd po; make update-po) +$ make distclean +@end example + @node Programming Languages, Conclusion, Maintainers, Top @chapter Other Programming Languages |