Dev:Release

Basic process run-down, will fix up later:

Make sure the copyrights in README, the AUTHORS file and the about dialog list of contributors are up to date.

Bump version numbers and ETL/synfig dependencies in the configure.ac files.

Finalise the dates and SVN ids in NEWS.

svn export etl
cd etl
autoreconf -if
./configure
make distcheck
unp etl.tar.gz
cd etl.tar
./configure
make install
svn export synfig
cd synfig
libtoolize --ltdl --copy -f
autoreconf -if
./configure
make distcheck
unp synfig.tar.gz
cd synfig.tar
./configure
make install
svn export synfigstudio
cd synfigstudio
autoreconf -if
./configure
make distcheck
unp synfigstudio.tar.gz
cd synfigstudio.tar
./configure
make install

Test installed stuff.

Make tags and update the stable branch.

Write release notes based on the NEWS files.

Upload tarballs to sourceforge.

Update the Download, Releases, News/Draft, front, News, Roadmap pages.

Ping Atrus/pxegeek to download the tarballs, build windows versions and upload them to sourceforge.

Ping distros to upgrade their packages:

• fink: htodd
• Debian: pabs3 and KiBi
• Fedora:

Post a release announcement on the forums, sourceforge and get PaulWise (pabs) to update freshmeat and gnomefiles.org.

Send a short writeup to the folks at LWN.net.

Celebrate with a nice $BEVERAGE_OF_CHOICE

Start thinking about the Roadmap for the next release.