From c17bae2a8607479a9f8df7fc9e6defde2078909f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Noah Slater Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:14:29 +0000 Subject: rewrote and improved core documentation for clarity, utility and compatibility with Markdown git-svn-id: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/incubator/couchdb/trunk@642660 13f79535-47bb-0310-9956-ffa450edef68 --- DEVELOPMENT | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+) create mode 100644 DEVELOPMENT (limited to 'DEVELOPMENT') diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT b/DEVELOPMENT new file mode 100644 index 00000000..98278ede --- /dev/null +++ b/DEVELOPMENT @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +# 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. -- cgit v1.2.3