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; * admin/make-tarball.txt: Minor clarifications.

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@ -55,7 +55,8 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
For a release (as opposed to pretest), delete any left-over "---"
and "+++" markers from etc/NEWS, as well as the "Temporary note"
section at the beginning of that file, and commit etc/NEWS if it
was modified.
was modified. For a bug fix release (e.g. 28.2), delete any empty
headlines too.
2. Regenerate the versioned ChangeLog.N and etc/AUTHORS files.
@ -118,12 +119,13 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
Set the version number to that of the actual release (commit in
one, as described above). Pick a date about a week from now when
you intend to make the release. Use M-x add-release-logs to add
entries to etc/HISTORY and the ChangeLog file. It's best not to
commit these files until the release is actually made. Merge the
entries from (unversioned) ChangeLog into the top of the current
versioned ChangeLog.N and commit that along with etc/HISTORY.
Then you can tag that commit as the release.
you intend to make the release. Use M-x add-release-logs from
admin/admin.el to add entries to etc/HISTORY and the ChangeLog
file. It's best not to commit these files until the release is
actually made. Merge the entries from (unversioned) ChangeLog
into the top of the current versioned ChangeLog.N and commit that
along with etc/HISTORY. Then you can tag that commit as the
release.
Alternatively, you can commit and tag with the RC tag right away,
and delay the final tagging until you actually decide to make a
@ -163,7 +165,10 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
Commit ChangeLog.N, etc/AUTHORS, lisp/ldefs-boot.el, and the files
changed by M-x set-version. Note that the set-version changes
should be committed separately, as described in step 3 above.
should be committed separately, as described in step 3 above, to
avoid them being merged to master. The lisp/ldefs-boot.el file
should not be merged to master either, so it could be added to the
same commit or committed separately.
The easiest way of doing that is "C-x v d ROOT-DIR RET", then go
to the first modified file, press 'M' to mark all modified files,