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+Release Method
+==============
+
+As of 2.0, the release process is much simpler. Edit the
+Changelog with the version number and any last updates.
+
+vi doc/ChangeLog
+git commit doc/ChangeLog
+
+
+ Change version numbers in the VERSION file:
+
+vi VERSION
+git commit VERSION
+
+
+ Make the files
+
+ Note that it also does "make dist-check", which checks
+ the build rules for various packages.
+
+make dist
+
+
+ Validate that the packages are OK. If so, tag the release.
+
+ Note that this does NOT actually do the tagging! You will
+ have to run the command it prints out yourself.
+
+make dist-tag
+
+
+ Sign the packages. You will need the correct GPG key for this
+ to work.
+
+make dist-sign
+
+
+ Push to the FTP site. You will need write access to the FTP site
+ for this to work.
+
+make dist-publish