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-- Let people know of a pending release, e.g. libcdio-devel@gnu.org; 
-  no major changes before release, please
-
-- test on lots of platforms; sourceforge compile farm, for example
-
-- "make distcheck" should work.
-
-- Look for/fix/apply patches and outstanding bugs on Savannah.
-
-- Go over Changelog and add NEWS. Update date of release.
-
-- Remove "git" from configure.ac's release name. E.g.
-    define(RELEASE_NUM, 23)
-    define(LIBVCD_VERSION_STR, 0.7.$1cvs)
-                                     ^^^
-    ...
-
-- make doxygen documentation
-  cd doc/doxygen; ./run_doxygen
-     remove any errors.
-
-- Make sure sources are current and checked in:
-    git pull
-
-- autogen.sh && make && make check
-
-- Tag release in git: 
-   cvs tag release-*0.83* .
-
-- "make distcheck" one more time
-
-- Get onto ftp.gnu.org. I use my perl program
-   gnu-ftp-upload libcdio 0.*80*
-
-   Also gnupload from the automake distribution.
-   /src/build/automake-1.10/lib/gnupload --to ftp.gnu.org:libcdio libcdio-0.82.tar.gz  (Use "is" password)
-
-- Update/Announce on Freshmeat:
-   http://freshmeat.net/add-release/36670/
-   (http://freshmeat.net/projects/libcdio/ "add release")
-
-  The NEWS file is your friend.
-
-- copy doxygen html to web pages:
-  cd libcdio-www/doxygen
-  rm *.html
-  cp ../../libcdio/doc/doxygen/html/*.html .
-  cvs update . 
-    for each "U" html *except libcdio.html* put back remove it 
-      with "rm" and "cvs remove"
-    for each new "?" html add it
-  cvs commit .
-
-- copy libcdio manual to web page:
-     cd libcdio-www
-     (cd ../libcdio/doc && make libcdio.html)
-     cp ../libcdio/doc/libcdio.html .
-     cvs commit libcdio.html
-
-- Bump version in configure.ac and add "git". See place above in 
-  removal. 
-
-