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Revision: 11866 http://plplot.svn.sourceforge.net/plplot/?rev=11866&view=rev Author: airwin Date: 2011-08-09 22:42:00 +0000 (Tue, 09 Aug 2011) Log Message: ----------- Drop remarks about updating PROJECT_NUMBER in doc/Doxygen.in since that is now a configured item. Move Remarks about adjusting computer time to an Appendix (A3). Modified Paths: -------------- trunk/README.Release_Manager_Cookbook Modified: trunk/README.Release_Manager_Cookbook =================================================================== --- trunk/README.Release_Manager_Cookbook 2011-08-09 22:40:36 UTC (rev 11865) +++ trunk/README.Release_Manager_Cookbook 2011-08-09 22:42:00 UTC (rev 11866) @@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ (4) Publicity for the release announcement. (5) Immediate preparation for next release cycle -(A1) GNU Privacy Guard (gpg). -(A2) Creating a test tarball from trunk. +(A1) GNU Privacy Guard (gpg) +(A2) Creating a test tarball from trunk +(A3) Correct computer time (1) Install and test a local copy of the PLplot website: @@ -31,10 +32,6 @@ any changes to the examples themselves (i.e. pages added or removed from an existing example or entirely new examples). -Edit PROJECT_NUMBER in doc/Doxyfile.in to reflect the upcoming release -version number. (The doxygen documentation is now part of our -release so it is important to get the version number correct.) - Run (on a Linux host that is capable of building the documentation for the source tree that has all local changes) @@ -149,24 +146,6 @@ (IMPORTANT) commit it so it will also be available for the tagged release version, the release tarball, etc. -(While it is useful to have the correct time on your computer, this is no -longer strictly necessary). -Verify that your computer has the right date and time using the command date. -The easiest way to make sure the time and date are correct is to do the -following: -1. Install the debian ntpdate package. -2. Execute the command "/usr/sbin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org", which you will - have to do as root. -This will immediately change your system clock. It is not recommended if you -have other apps running on your system that expect time to increase in a -smooth and linear fashion. - -If you would like your computer to always have the correct time and date, you -can install the debian ntp package, which must be properly configured to work. -Some notes about how to do this can be found in the PLplot mailing list -archive. Look for the thread titled "PLplot 5.7.2 is now available" dated -Jan 22/23 2007. - Based on suggestions in the svn manual, the PLplot svn archive is configured as follows: @@ -365,3 +344,24 @@ where "display" is the general image viewer from the imagemagick suite of programmes. + +(A3) Correct computer time + +(While it is useful to have the correct time on your computer, this is no +longer strictly necessary). +Verify that your computer has the right date and time using the command date. +The easiest way to make sure the time and date are correct is to do the +following: +1. Install the debian ntpdate package. +2. Execute the command "/usr/sbin/ntpdate pool.ntp.org", which you will + have to do as root. +This will immediately change your system clock. It is not recommended if you +have other apps running on your system that expect time to increase in a +smooth and linear fashion. + +If you would like your computer to always have the correct time and date, you +can install the debian ntp package, which must be properly configured to work. +Some notes about how to do this can be found in the PLplot mailing list +archive. Look for the thread titled "PLplot 5.7.2 is now available" dated +Jan 22/23 2007. + This was sent by the SourceForge.net collaborative development platform, the world's largest Open Source development site. |