- Shortly before the release, cut the branch with the following commands:
-
- cvs rtag EMACS_`NUMBER'_BASE
- cvs rtag -b EMACS_`NUMBER'_RC -r EMACS_`NUMBER'_BASE
-
- where `NUMBER' is the major version number of the release. This
- makes it easier to see what changes have been applied to the
- branch with:
-
- cvs diff -r EMACS_`NUMBER'_BASE -r EMACS_`NUMBER'_RC
-
- or merge changes back to the trunk with "cvs update -j", if
- necessary.
-
- After doing this, increase the version number on the trunk as per
- step 4.
-
- Also, open a Savannah support request asking for commits to the
- new branch to be sent to the emacs-diffs mailing list (by default,
- the list normally only gets commits to the trunk).
+ Shortly before the release, cut the version branch also, and open
+ a Savannah support request asking for commits to the new branch to
+ be sent to the emacs-diffs mailing list (by default, the list
+ normally only gets commits to the trunk).