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; Update make-tarball.txt for Emacs 29.

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Eli Zaretskii 2023-04-10 10:31:44 +03:00
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@ -68,16 +68,25 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
PREFERRED_BRANCH = emacs-NN PREFERRED_BRANCH = emacs-NN
where NN is the version on the release branch from which you are where NN is the version on the release branch from which you are
producing the tarball. If NN is incorrect, update Makefile.in and producing the tarball. If NN is incorrect (which it usually is
re-run 'configure' to update Makefile. when starting a pretest of a new major release), update
Makefile.in and re-run 'configure' to update Makefile.
If the versioned ChangeLog.N file is too large, start a new one For the first pretest of a new major release, consider starting a
by bumping N, and also update the line in top-level Makefile.in new top-level ChangeLog.N file if the last versioned ChangeLog.N
which says file is too large. A good point to start a new ChangeLog.N file
is when the last one gets larger than 1.5 MiB. If so, start a new
one by bumping N, and also update the line in top-level
Makefile.in which says
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
ChangeLog.N with the updated N, otherwise "M-x authors" below will
fail. The easiest way of creating the new ChangeLog.N is to
rename the file ChangeLog (without the .N suffix) left over from
the last major release (it is usually unversioned) and commit it.
Now: Now:
@ -99,11 +108,12 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
the relevant entry. If a file was deleted or renamed, consider the relevant entry. If a file was deleted or renamed, consider
adding an appropriate entry to variables authors-ignored-files, adding an appropriate entry to variables authors-ignored-files,
authors-valid-file-names, or authors-renamed-files-alist in authors-valid-file-names, or authors-renamed-files-alist in
authors.el. authors.el. If some authors are "ignored", consider adding
entries to the author-aliases variable.
If necessary, repeat 'C-u M-x authors' after making those changes. If necessary, repeat 'C-u M-x authors' after making those changes.
Save the "*Authors*" buffer as etc/AUTHORS. Save the "*Authors*" buffer as etc/AUTHORS.
Check the diff looks reasonable. Maybe add entries to Check the diff looks reasonable. Maybe add more entries to
authors-ambiguous-files or authors-aliases, and repeat. authors-ambiguous-files or authors-aliases, and repeat.
Commit any fixes to authors.el. Commit any fixes to authors.el.
@ -169,7 +179,13 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors):
messages from TeX, but those seem to be harmless, as the result messages from TeX, but those seem to be harmless, as the result
looks just fine.) looks just fine.)
5. Copy lisp/loaddefs.el to lisp/ldefs-boot.el. 5. Copy lisp/loaddefs.el to lisp/ldefs-boot.el. After copying, edit
ldefs-boot.el to add
;; no-byte-compile: t
to its file-local variables section, otherwise make-dist will
complain.
Commit ChangeLog.N, etc/AUTHORS, lisp/ldefs-boot.el, and the files Commit ChangeLog.N, etc/AUTHORS, lisp/ldefs-boot.el, and the files
changed by M-x set-version. Note that the set-version changes changed by M-x set-version. Note that the set-version changes