Notes on releasing

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+NOTES ON RELEASING NEW VERSION OF NAGIOSPLUG
+
+cvs update in main area
+. tools/devmode, if feeling adventurous
+check compilation
+
+Run cvs2cl
+commit new ChangeLog
+
+cvs tag r1_4_0-alpha2
+
+checkout new version
+cd /tmp
+rm -fr nagiosplug
+cvs -z3 -d:ext:tonvoon@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nagiosplug co -r 1_4_0-alpha2 nagiosplug
+cd nagiosplug
+tools/setup
+./configure
+make dist
+
+ftp upload.sf.net
+anonymous/email
+bin
+cd /incoming
+put file
+
+SF -> Submit News about release.
+Get URL to news item
+
+SF -> Admin -> File Release System
+Edit nagiosplug and create a file release
+name: 1.4.0alpha2. Commit
+Step 1: Add release notes pointing to news item
+Step 2: add file
+Step 3: *.tar.gz, Platform Independent, Source .gz
+Step 4: Send notice
+
+Send email to nagiosplug-help, nagios-announce, nagiosplug-devel
+
+Change version number in configure.in
+