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Re: [PATCH] release: don't run "make distcheck" automatically


From: Jim Meyering
Subject: Re: [PATCH] release: don't run "make distcheck" automatically
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 11:17:26 +0100

Stefano Lattarini wrote:

> Hmm... by re-reading the ChangeLog entry, I've concluded that
> it sucks and is totally confusing.  What about this instead?
>
>       hacking: some more fixlets
>
>       * HACKING (Release Procedure): Place the list of commands used to

Maybe not worth much to wordsmith ChangeLog entries ;-),
but if you really care, that first sentence can be written:

  Place the list of pre-release bootstrap-and-test commands on a line of
  its own, so it's easy to select and then paste it into a terminal window.

>       bootstrap and test the package before release on a line of its
>       own, to make it easy to copy this whole line with a triple-click,
>       so that it can easily be pasted into a terminal window.
>       Fix the explanation of "make git-release", as, since the previous
>       change, "make git-release" would simply run "make dist" rather
>       than "make distcheck".
>
>       Suggestion from Jim Meyering.
>
> Sorry for the noise,
>   Stefano



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