X-Git-Url: http://erislabs.net/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=top%2FREADME-release;h=d9f86b15532617208673765fa4468cedb4e1d29f;hb=2408f02086a20c0a02241cd4a1cf11f126a95fe3;hp=69841d20eb673b720bdd5d66da830c6ff1c46570;hpb=b6772983c800c6faee7fc793b83975afb6d58bcc;p=gnulib.git

diff --git a/top/README-release b/top/README-release
index 69841d20e..d9f86b155 100644
--- a/top/README-release
+++ b/top/README-release
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ Here are most of the steps we (maintainers) follow when making a release.
 
 * start from a clean, up-to-date git directory.
 
-    git checkout master; git pull
-
-* Run ./configure && make maintainer-clean
+    make -k maintainer-clean || { ./configure && make maintainer-clean; }
+    git checkout master
+    git pull origin master
 
 * Ensure that the desired versions of autoconf, automake, etc.
   are in your PATH.  See the buildreq list in bootstrap.conf for
@@ -16,14 +16,12 @@ Here are most of the steps we (maintainers) follow when making a release.
 * Ensure that you've pushed all changes that belong in the release
   and that the NixOS/Hydra autobuilder is reporting all is well:
 
-      http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/gnu/@PACKAGE@-master
-
-* Run bootstrap one last time.  This downloads any new translations:
+    http://hydra.nixos.org/jobset/gnu/@PACKAGE@-master
 
-    ./bootstrap
+* Run "./bootstrap && ./configure".  This downloads any new translations:
 
 * Pre-release testing:
-  Ensure that make check syntax-check succeeds.
+  Ensure that "make check syntax-check" succeeds.
 
 * Run "make distcheck"
 
@@ -40,7 +38,7 @@ Here are most of the steps we (maintainers) follow when making a release.
     # "TYPE" must be stable, beta or alpha
     make TYPE
 
-* Test the tarball.  copy it to a few odd-ball systems and ensure that
+* Test the tarball.  Copy it to a few odd-ball systems and ensure that
   it builds and passes all tests.
 
 * While that's happening, write the release announcement that you will