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add note about updating the debian symbols file to the RELEASE file

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Jameson Graef Rollins 2011-05-05 09:38:38 -07:00 committed by Carl Worth
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@ -35,7 +35,21 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
Commit this change, if any.
3) Upgrade the version in the file "version"
3) Update the debian/libnotmuch1.symbols file
If the library version changed at all (step 2) it probably
means that symbols have changed/been added, in which case the
debian symbols file also needs to be updated:
dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us
dpkg-gensymbols -plibnotmuch1 | patch -p0
Carefully review the changes to debian/libnotmuch1.symbols to
make sure there are no unexpected changes.
Commit this change, if any.
4) Upgrade the version in the file "version"
The scheme for the release number is as follows:
@ -55,7 +69,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
Commit this change.
4) Create an entry for the new release in debian/changelog
5) Create an entry for the new release in debian/changelog
The syntax of this file is tightly restricted, but the
available emacs mode (see the dpkg-dev-el package) helps.
@ -69,7 +83,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
release, (taking entries from NEWS and the version from the
version file, and creating a new commit, etc.)
5) Run "make release" which will perform the following steps.
6) Run "make release" which will perform the following steps.
Note: If any problem occurs during the process, (such as a lintian
warning that you decide should be fixed), you can abort at the
@ -98,7 +112,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
* Push that tag
* Provide some text for the release announcement (see below).
6) Send a message to notmuch@notmuchmail.org to announce the release.
7) Send a message to notmuch@notmuchmail.org to announce the release.
Use the text provided from "make release" above, (if for some
reason you lose this message, "make release-message" prints