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Version 4.2.1 released. * configure.ac (OCTAVE_VERSION): Now 4.2.1. (OCTAVE_PATCH_VERSION): Now 1. (OCTAVE_COPYRIGHT): Update year to 2017. (OCTAVE_RELEASE_DATE): Set to 2017-02-22. * NEWS: Update for release.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Wed, 22 Feb 2017 13:16:59 -0500
parents a6d13c62fccf
children df0fb2cb820b
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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.