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; * admin/make-tarball.txt: Mention cleaning.

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@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Instructions to create pretest or release tarballs. -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
Steps to take before starting on the first pretest in any release sequence: Steps to take before starting on the first pretest in any release sequence:
0. The release branch (e.g. emacs-24) should already have been made 0. The release branch (e.g. emacs-25) should already have been made
and you should use it for all that follows. Diffs from this and you should use it for all that follows. Diffs from this
branch should be going to the emacs-diffs mailing list. branch should be going to the emacs-diffs mailing list.
@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
1. git pull # fetch from the repository 1. git pull # fetch from the repository
git status # check for locally modified files git status # check for locally modified files
Ensure that you have a clean, unmodified state.
If you switched in-place from another branch to the release branch,
there could be inappropriate generated ignored files left over.
You might want to use "git status --ignored" to check for such files,
or some form of "git clean -x". It's probably simpler and safer to
make a new working directory exclusively for the release branch.
2. Regenerate the etc/AUTHORS file: 2. Regenerate the etc/AUTHORS file:
M-: (require 'authors) RET M-: (require 'authors) RET
M-x authors RET M-x authors RET