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How to prepare a new release
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. include/freetype/freetype.h: Update FREETYPE_MAJOR, FREETYPE_MINOR,
and FREETYPE_PATCH.
. builds/unix/configure.ac (version_info): Update according to the
libtool rules, then regenerate the configure script with the
top-level `autogen.sh'. After that, update `config.guess' and
`config.sub' to the most recent versions (from the `config' CVS
repository).
Assure that the most recent versions of autoconf and libtool are
used while calling `autogen.sh'.
. builds/freetype.mk (refdoc): Update the `--title' option.
. docs/CHANGES: Document differences to last release.
. README: Update.
. docs/VERSION.DLL: Document changed `version_info'.
. ChangeLog: Announce new release (both freetype2 and ft2demos).
. Call `make refdoc' to update HTML reference. Copy it to
freetype.freedesktop.org:/srv/freetype.freedesktop.org/\
freetype2/docs/reference.
TODO: Create FreeType home page CVS on savannah.nongnu.org and
update it accordingly.
Write script to automatically do this.
Mirror FreeType's savannah home page everywhere.
. Tag the CVS (freetype2, ft2demos).
TODO: Tag the home page CVS on savannah.nongnu.org.
. Create packages for freetype2, ft2demos, and documentation (in zip,
.tar.gz, and .tar.bz2 format).
Assure that the .zip file uses CR/LF at line ends -- but *not* for
images!
TODO: Write scripts and/or provide make targets to do that.
. Create signature files with `gpg -b' and upload files to savannah
and sourceforge.
TODO: Write script to do this. Cf. automake's `gnupload' script.
. Announce new release on [email protected] and to relevant
newsgroups.
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Copyright 2003, 2005, 2006 by
David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,
modified, and distributed under the terms of the FreeType project
license, LICENSE.TXT. By continuing to use, modify, or distribute
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and accept it fully.
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