[parted-devel] [PATCH] Adjust the release instructions

[Brian C. Lane]

As written they wouldn't work. bootstrap and make maintainer-clean wipe
out the Makefiles so ./configure needs to be run AFTER they are.
---
 README-release | 16 ++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README-release b/README-release
index 286493d..0477f55 100644
--- a/README-release
+++ b/README-release
@@ -4,22 +4,26 @@ Here are most of the steps we (maintainers) follow when making a release.
 
     git checkout master; git pull
 
+* If not starting from a clean checkout run:
+
+  make maintainer-clean
+
 * Adjust shared-library settings, CURRENT:REVISION:AGE in both files,
   libparted/{fs/,}Makefile.am
   following the instructions in the comments there.
 
-* Run ./configure && make maintainer-clean
+* Commit the changes.
+
+* Ensure that you're on "master" with no uncommitted diffs.
+  This should produce no output: git checkout master; git diff
 
 * Ensure that the desired versions of autoconf, automake, etc.
   are in your PATH.  See the buildreq list in bootstrap.conf for
   the complete list.
 
-* Ensure that you're on "master" with no uncommitted diffs.
-  This should produce no output: git checkout master; git diff
-
-* Run bootstrap one last time.  This downloads any new translations:
+* Run ./bootstrap -- this downloads any new translations.
 
-    ./bootstrap
+* Run ./configure
 
 * Pre-release testing:
   Ensure that make check syntax-check succeeds.
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