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index 05f730f92..fec91e8a7 100644
--- a/docs/release
+++ b/docs/release
@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ How to prepare a new release
make distclean; make devel CC=g++; make multi CC=g++
sh autogen.sh
- make distclean; ./configure; make
make distclean; ./configure CC=g++; make
in the cloned repository to test compilation with both gcc and g++.
+ Note that it is normally not necessary to test standard C
+ compilation with the `configure`, `meson`, and `cmake` build tools
+ since this is done by the CI process of 'gitlab.freetype.org' for
+ every commit.
+
. Test C++ compilation for 'freetype-demos' too (using `git clone` as
above).
@@ -73,13 +77,14 @@ How to prepare a new release
#!/bin/sh
- VERSION=2.10.4
+ VERSION=2.12.0
SAVANNAH_USER=wl
SOURCEFORGE_USER=wlemb
+ GPG_KEY_ID=BE6C3AAC63AD8E3F
#####################################################################
- GPG='/usr/bin/gpg --batch --no-tty'
+ GPG="/usr/bin/gpg --batch --no-tty --local-user $GPG_KEY_ID"
version=`echo $VERSION | sed "s/\\.//g"`
@@ -177,11 +182,15 @@ How to prepare a new release
'freetype-web' repository.
. Announce new release on 'freetype-announce@nongnu.org' and to
- relevant newsgroups.
+ relevant newsgroups. The text should include
+
+ - SHA256 checksums of all files,
+ - instructions how to verify the bundles using the `.sig` file data,
+ - the PGP public key used to sign the archives.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-Copyright (C) 2003-2021 by
+Copyright (C) 2003-2023 by
David Turner, Robert Wilhelm, and Werner Lemberg.
This file is part of the FreeType project, and may only be used,