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-2001-04-13
-
-This text summarizes some points to pay attention to when a new realease
-of sane-backends should be made.
-
-Before the release:
-
-* configure.in: increase version number
-* configure.in: set --disable-warnings as default
-* configure: recreate
-* net.c net.desc dll.c dll.desc: update version numbers
-* NEWS: update and enter date of release
-* sane-backends.lsm: update
-* ChangeLog: set release marker
-* final compilation test
-* make distclean
-
-Making the release:
-
-* remove all CVS files from directories (CVS, .cvsignore etc.)
-* make tar.gz and sane-backends-x.y.z.lsm
-* upload both to mostang.com
-* write announcements on mostang.com and sane-devel, maybe others
-  (e.g. freshmeat)
-* upload to mirrors that don't get the files automatically (sunsite
-  and tsx11)
-
-After the release:
-
-* configure.in: set --enable-warnings as default
-* configure: regenerate