[PATCH 4/6] docs: copy the 'gendocs.sh' script from Texinfo CVS repository

2012-12-08 Thread Stefano Lattarini
As well as the 'gendocs_template' file. And enhance the "make fetch" target to keep them synced. It's better than having to fetch these files by hand each time a release is to be made. * Makefile.am (FETCHFILES): List 'gendocs.sh' and 'gendocs_template'. (fetch): Fetch them, into 'lib/'. (EXRA_D

[PATCH 2/6] release: generate a stub for the release announcement

2012-12-08 Thread Stefano Lattarini
It's much better than having to write it my hand each time; after all, most of it is either boilerplate or a cope of NEWS entries. * Makefile.am (determine_release_type): Also set the shell variable '$announcement_type' appropriately. (print-release-type): Print the value of this new variable as w

[PATCH 0/6] More automation in the release procedure

2012-12-08 Thread Stefano Lattarini
Hello automakers. After some rounds of testing of 'maint', today I decided the time was almost ripe for a 1.12.6 release. Just after thinking that, I thought "Nooo, here it comes another load of clerical work required by the release process!". Well, I guess that is a clear indicator of missing a