number to that of the actual release. Pick a date about a week
from now when you intend to make the release. Use M-x add-release-logs
to add the ChangeLog entries for that date to the tar file (but
- not yet to the repository). Name the tar file as
- emacs-XX.Y-rc1.tar. If all goes well in the following week, you
- can simply rename the file and use it for the actual release.
+ do not commit the entries to the repository until the actual release).
+ Name the tar file as emacs-XX.Y-rc1.tar. If all goes well in the
+ following week, you can simply rename the file and use it for the
+ actual release. If you need another release candidate, remember
+ to adjust the ChangeLog entries.
4. autoreconf -i -I m4 --force
make bootstrap