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@@ -233,6 +233,42 @@ your system wide `/Library/LaunchDaemons` directory. Windows documentation is incomplete. Please submit suggestions. +## Development ## + +### Reconfiguring the Build System ### + +If you have edited any of the files used by the build system, such as the +`Makefile.am` files, you will need to reconfigure your source. + +To reconfigure the source run the following command from the root directory: + + autoreconf && ./confgure + +### Checking In Changes ### + +If your source directory has been configured or built you will need to clean +the generated files before checking into the repository by running the +following command: + + make local-clean + +If everything was successful you should now have a pristine checkout. + +### Preparing For Distribution ### + +To build the source for distribution you should then run the following command: + + ./configure && make distcheck + +If everything was successful you should see a `zip` file and/or a `tar.gz` file +sitting in the root directory ready for distribution. + +### Release Checklist ### + + 1. Update the `README` file with important information. + 2. Update the `NEWS` file with change information. + 3. Update the `acinclude.m4` file with version information. + [01]: http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/ [02]: http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/ [03]: http://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/ |