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add release dates to NEWS files * NEWS, etc/NEWS.1, etc/NEWS.2, etc/NEWS.3: Add known release dates to Summary lines. * etc/CHECKLIST: Note that release date info should be added to NEWS file Summary lines. Add item for updating release history wiki page.
author John W. Eaton <jwe@octave.org>
date Wed, 15 Mar 2017 09:13:38 -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.  Include release date in Summary header.

  * 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.

  * Update http://wiki.octave.org/Release_History page.