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To produce a `stable' release from the trunk:
+-1. Update the release notes; make sure that the release date is
+ correct.
+
0. Make sure that the trunk builds in the release supervisor.
1. Branch the trunk, e.g., `svn cp .../trunk
@@ -22,8 +25,8 @@ To produce a `stable' release from the trunk:
branch (e.g., `.../branches/0.5') should be created from the
original revision of the trunk (since maintenance releases should
also be tested first; hence, we cannot have `STABLE=1'). The same
- procedure can then be followed to produce maintenance release; just
- substitute `.../branches/VERSION' for the trunk.
+ procedure can then be followed to produce maintenance releases;
+ just substitute `.../branches/VERSION' for the trunk.
7. Switch back to the trunk.