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

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Eli Zaretskii 2024-08-18 07:56:57 +03:00
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@ -95,11 +95,14 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
CHANGELOG_HISTORY_INDEX_MAX = N CHANGELOG_HISTORY_INDEX_MAX = N
by incrementing the value of N by 1; then regenerate Makefile. by incrementing the value of N by 1; then regenerate Makefile.
After bumping N, you need to actually create and commit After bumping N, you need to actually create and commit ChangeLog.N
ChangeLog.N with the updated N, otherwise "M-x authors" below will with the updated N, otherwise "M-x authors" below will fail. The
fail. The easiest way of creating the new ChangeLog.N is to easiest way of creating the new ChangeLog.N is to rename the file
rename the file ChangeLog (without the .N suffix) left over from ChangeLog (without the .N suffix) left over from the last release
the last major release (it is usually unversioned) and commit it. (it is usually unversioned) and commit it, together with the
modified Makefile.in. If you don't have the unversioned ChangeLog
file from the last release, you can take it from the release
tarball.
Now: Now: