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doc/dev/release

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Copyright (C) 2000  Internet Software Consortium.
 See COPYRIGHT in the source root or http://www.isc.org/copyright for terms.
 
-$Id: release,v 1.12 2000/08/01 01:18:24 tale Exp $
+$Id: release,v 1.13 2000/08/08 23:37:21 gson Exp $
 
 Preparing a bind9 release
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ release.
 
  - Update the README file
 
- - Update doc/misc/options
+ - Update doc/misc/options, verify that doc/misc/dnssec is up-to-date
 
  - Verify that the file "version" contains the correct version
    number (it should have been incremented after the
@@ -51,20 +51,11 @@ release.
 
  - Announce a CVS pool freeze on bind-dev
 
- - Do basic tests on each build system:
+ - Run util/altbuild.sh.  This is to make sure that builds using libtool,
+   separate source/object directories, and other obscure build options
+   work.  Save the output and look for error and warning messages.
 
-    check out a source tree
-    do a build
-    test it:
-      transfer in
-      transfer out
-      auth query
-      recursive query
-      exit cleanly with no leaks
-
- - Do a test build using a separate build directory and libtool
-
- - Run
+ - On a system like the one Tale is using (:-)), run the command
 
       find lib -name '*.h' -print | xargs perl util/check-includes.pl
 
@@ -85,17 +76,16 @@ release.
    "cvs rtag v9_0_0b3 bind9" (mainline) or
    "cvs rtag -r v9_0 v9_0_0rc1 bind9" (release branch).
 
- - Export the source tree in to a fresh directory by
-   running "cvs export", as in "cvs export -rv9_0_0b3 bind9"
-
- - Build the kit:
+ - Build the release kit:
 
+        cd <temporary directory>
+	cvs export -r v9_0_0rc2 bind9
 	cd bind9
 	sh configure
 	make kit
 
  - Build bind9 from the kit on at least one machine
-   and test it
+   and test it.
 
  - If problems are found at this stage, fix them, move the
    release tag up using "rtag -F", and respin the kit.
@@ -104,7 +94,7 @@ release.
    and sign them with the ISC signing PGP key:
    "pgp -sba bind-9.0.0b3.tar.gz -u 0x51BAB2ED"
 
- - Fix the permissions permissions on the signature file:
+ - Fix the permissions on the signature file:
 
 	chmod 644 bind-9.0.0b3.tar.gz.asc
 
@@ -118,9 +108,10 @@ release.
 
  - Copy the distribution and PGP signature files to the FTP site:
 
-     ssh isrv4.pa.vix.com "mkdir /udir/ftp/isc/bind9/9.0.0b4"
-     scp bind-9.0.0b4.tar.gz bind-9.0.0b4.tar.gz.asc \
-	isrv4.pa.vix.com:/udir/ftp/isc/bind9/9.0.0b4
+     ver=9.0.0rc2
+     ssh isrv4.pa.vix.com "mkdir /udir/ftp/isc/bind9/$ver"
+     scp bind-$ver.tar.gz bind-$ver.tar.gz.asc \
+	isrv4.pa.vix.com:/udir/ftp/isc/bind9/$ver
 
  - Download using FTP (or Netscape) and verify the PGP signature again