Moved this file here from the root directory.

[mmh] / docs / README.developers

diff --git a/docs/README.developers b/docs/README.developers
index 4400071..fe31352 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/README.developers
+++ b/docs/README.developers
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ around with `touch'.
 The correct procedure to commit the configure-related files is:
 
     % cvs commit acconfig.h aclocal.m4 configure.in
 The correct procedure to commit the configure-related files is:
 
     % cvs commit acconfig.h aclocal.m4 configure.in

-    % autoheader; autoconf; date > stamp-h.in
+    % autoheader; autoconf; \date > stamp-h.in

     % cvs commit config.h.in configure stamp-h.in
 
 The reason for the three-step commit is that configure.in contains the RCS $Id
     % cvs commit config.h.in configure stamp-h.in
 
 The reason for the three-step commit is that configure.in contains the RCS $Id

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ the autoconf regeneration should be held off until after the commit, or your
 local stamp-h.in will become out-of-sync with the CVS version (granted, not that
 big a deal).  For the second step, you're doing the same commands as a 
 `make reset' would do, but using that command would require extra configure runs
 local stamp-h.in will become out-of-sync with the CVS version (granted, not that
 big a deal).  For the second step, you're doing the same commands as a 
 `make reset' would do, but using that command would require extra configure runs

-to make Makefile be up-to-date.
+to make Makefile be up-to-date.  The reason for the backslash on `date' is in
+case you have `date' aliased in your shell to use a nonstandard format.

 
 If you haven't changed all the files noted above, just commit the ones you have
 changed, in the stated order (for instance, configure.in, then configure and
 
 If you haven't changed all the files noted above, just commit the ones you have
 changed, in the stated order (for instance, configure.in, then configure and

@@ -171,10 +172,12 @@ To make a public release of nmh (we'll use version 1.0.4 and my mhost.com
 account, danh, as examples here):
 
  1. % echo 1.0.4 > VERSION
 account, danh, as examples here):
 
  1. % echo 1.0.4 > VERSION

+    % date +"%e %B %Y" > DATE
+    (DATE should contain something like "30 December 2000")

 
  2. Put a comment like "Released nmh-1.0.4." in the ChangeLog.
 
 
  2. Put a comment like "Released nmh-1.0.4." in the ChangeLog.
 

- 3. % cvs commit ChangeLog VERSION
+ 3. % cvs commit ChangeLog VERSION DATE

 
  4. % cvs tag nmh-1_0_4
     (cvs treats dots specially, so underscores are substituted here.)
 
  4. % cvs tag nmh-1_0_4
     (cvs treats dots specially, so underscores are substituted here.)