view etc/CHECKLIST @ 20269:3ccc2d02e64b stable release-4-0-0

Version 4.0.0 released. * configure.ac (OCTAVE_VERSION): Now 4.0.0. (OCTAVE_MAJOR_VERSION): Now 4. (OCTAVE_MINOR_VERSION): Now 0. (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION): Now 0. (OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE): Set to 2015-05-23.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Sat, 23 May 2015 10:35:40 -0400
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Things to do before making a release:

  * Update the version number and release date in configure.ac.

  * Update version number and release year in CITATION.

  * Update the NEWS file.

  * Update the NEWS-<VERSION>.html, index.in, news.in, and download.in
    files for the web site.

  * Copy tarballs to ftp.gnu.org.

  * Post a release announcement to the help@octave.org and
    info-gnu@gnu.org lists.