update release process docs

[fw/altos] / Releasing

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@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ These are Bdale's notes on how to do a release.
 
        git tag -a <version>
 
-       git-buildpackage --git-ignore-new
+       - make sure checked-out tree is "clean" so git won't complain
 
-               use --git-ignore-new so trash in checked-out tree doesn't
-               cause the build to fail!
+       git-buildpackage
 
                at this point, we have Debian packages
 
@@ -18,6 +17,9 @@ These are Bdale's notes on how to do a release.
 
                this pushes packages for each platform to web site
 
+       - copy the relevant release notes file from doc/ to 
+           /home/bdale/web/altusmetrum/AltOS/releases/<rev>
+
        - go edit ~/web/altusmetrum/AltOS/releases/<rev>.mdwn to include
          release date and explicit ref to dir contents so the AltOS page
          shows versioned links, commit and push
@@ -26,6 +28,10 @@ These are Bdale's notes on how to do a release.
 
                this pushes fresh documents to the web site
 
+       sudo debian/rules clean
+
+               leave the build tree in an unclutterd state
+
 Testing before a release
 
        To verify that a build works, the following need to be checked