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diff --git a/admin/make-tarball.txt b/admin/make-tarball.txt index 9603c616ae1..9511f4b7361 100644 --- a/admin/make-tarball.txt +++ b/admin/make-tarball.txt @@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ General steps (for each step, check for possible errors): number to that of the actual release. Pick a date about a week from now when you intend to make the release. Use M-x add-release-logs to add the ChangeLog entries for that date to the tar file (but - not yet to the repository). Name the tar file as - emacs-XX.Y-rc1.tar. If all goes well in the following week, you - can simply rename the file and use it for the actual release. + do not commit the entries to the repository until the actual release). + Name the tar file as emacs-XX.Y-rc1.tar. If all goes well in the + following week, you can simply rename the file and use it for the + actual release. If you need another release candidate, remember + to adjust the ChangeLog entries. 4. autoreconf -i -I m4 --force make bootstrap |