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build: Enable Autotools 'distcheck' target to complete successfully. * Makefile.am: Add built file 'ChangeLog' to list of files to delete during distclean.
author Rik <octave@nomad.inbox5.com>
date Fri, 18 May 2012 13:09:07 -0700
parents 987ecd306f3f
children a6d13c62fccf
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Things to do before making a release:

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

  * 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.