Subversion Tarball Release Procedure
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1. Update CHANGES to contain all the latest changes.  Commit.

2. Update working copy to head.  Also, make sure that your working
   copy contains apr, apr-util, neon, and the Docbook tools (XSL, FOP).

3. Bump product version number in svn_version.h and CHANGES.  Commit.

4. ./dist.sh [ARGS ...]  (see dist.sh for details about ARGS).

5. Test the tarball:

   a.  tar xfz subversion-rXXXX.tar.gz;  cd subversion-rXXXX
     
   b.  ./configure --disable-shared --enable-maintainer-mode

   c.  make

   d.  make check

   e.  subversion/clients/cmdline/svn co http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk

6. [OPTIONAL] Upgrade server to head, then repeat step 5e.

7. Post tarball to the Downloads web page.

8. Update status webpage.

9. Post news item, send announcement to dev and announce lists.

10. Make a tag in http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/tags/

11. If necessary, post newest versions of docs to web sites.