New module attribute 'Applicability'.

[gnulib.git] / top / maint.mk

diff --git a/top/maint.mk b/top/maint.mk
index f0fdee4..be061a6 100644 (file)
--- a/top/maint.mk
+++ b/top/maint.mk
@@ -750,12 +750,21 @@ alpha beta stable: $(local-check) writable-files no-submodule-changes
        $(MAKE) news-check
        $(MAKE) distcheck
        $(MAKE) dist XZ_OPT=-9ev
-       $(MAKE) -s announcement RELEASE_TYPE=$@ > /tmp/announce-$(my_distdir)
+       $(MAKE) $(release-prep-hook) RELEASE_TYPE=$@
+       $(MAKE) -s emit_upload_commands RELEASE_TYPE=$@
+
+# Override this in cfg.mk if you follow different procedures.
+release-prep-hook ?= release-prep
+
+.PHONY: release-prep
+release-prep:
+       case $$RELEASE_TYPE in alpha|beta|stable) ;; \
+         *) echo "invalid RELEASE_TYPE: $$RELEASE_TYPE" 1>&2; exit 1;; esac
+       $(MAKE) -s announcement > /tmp/announce-$(my_distdir)
        if test -d $(release_archive_dir); then                 \
          ln $(rel-files) $(release_archive_dir);               \
          chmod a-w $(rel-files);                               \
        fi
-       $(MAKE) -s emit_upload_commands RELEASE_TYPE=$@
        echo $(VERSION) > $(prev_version_file)
        $(MAKE) update-NEWS-hash
        perl -pi -e '$$. == 3 and print "$(noteworthy)\n\n\n"' NEWS