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3.8.0 release candidate 1 * configure.ac (OCTAVE_VERSION): Bump to 3.8.0-rc1. (OCTAVE_API_VERSION_NUMBER): Set to 49. (OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE): Set to 2013-12-04.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:40:33 -0500
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.