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@@ -16,13 +16,16 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
not mentioned there. If so, pleas add them, (and ask the
authors of the commits to update NEWS in the future).
-2) Increment the libnotmuch library version in lib/Makefile.local
+2) Verify that the library version in lib/Makefile.local is correct
- See the instructions there for how to increment it. The
- command below can be useful for inspecting header-file changes
- since the last release X.Y.Z:
+ See the instructions there for how to increment it.
- git diff X.Y.Z..HEAD -- lib/notmuch.h
+ The version should have been updated with any commits that
+ added API, but do check that that is the case. The command
+ below can be useful for inspecting header-file changes since
+ the last release X.Y:
+
+ git diff X.Y..HEAD -- lib/notmuch.h
Note: We currently don't plan to increment
LIBNOTMUCH_VERSION_MAJOR beyond 1, so if there *are*
@@ -30,7 +33,7 @@ repository. From here, there are just a few steps to release:
stop. Don't release. Figure out the plan on the notmuch
mailing list.
- Commit this change.
+ Commit this change, if any.
3) Run "make VERSION=X.Y release" which will perform the following steps: