* data/c.m4 (b4_null, b4_case): Define.

[bison.git] / HACKING

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 8db72959f6f396f89cf685d85ec60b8f3e725a08..b54572a77df9b775181247e7f7d68e2c8ed2acb9 100644 (file)
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -66,18 +66,17 @@ release:
 
 * Release Procedure
 
+** Try to get the *.pot files to the Translation Project at least one week
+before a stable release, to give them time to translate them.
+
 ** Tests
 See above.
 
 ** Update the foreign files
-Running `make update' in the top level should make it all for you.
-This covers PO files too.  Beware that it happens that some PO files
-contain serious problems and are rejected by recent Gettext releases:
-fix them all, and complain to the Translation Project!
-
-Note that there might be *new* PO files.  Don't forget to update the
-whole machinery, which not only includes LINGUAS, but `cvs add'ing the
-PO files too.
+Running `./bootstrap' in the top level should update them all for you.
+This covers PO files too.  Sometimes a PO file contains problems that
+causes it to be rejected by recent Gettext releases; please report
+these to the Translation Project.
 
 ** Update NEWS
 The version number, *and* the date of the release (including for
@@ -107,13 +106,19 @@ In configure.ac.  Run `make', check this in.
 
 ** Announce
 Complete/fix the announcement file, and send it at least to
-info@gnu.org (if a real release, or a ``serious beta''),
-bison@gnu.org, and translation@iro.umontreal.ca.
+info-gnu@gnu.org (if a real release, or a ``serious beta''),
+bug-bison@gnu.org, help-bison@gnu.org, bison-patches@gnu.org,
+and translation@iro.umontreal.ca.
+
+Send the same announcement on the comp.compilers newsgroup by sending
+email to compilers@iecc.com.  Do not make any Cc as the moderator will
+throw away anything cross-posted or Cc'ed.  It really needs to be a
+separate message.
 
 
 -----
 
-Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 This file is part of GNU Bison.
 
@@ -129,5 +134,5 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with GNU Bison; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to the Free
-Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA
-02111-1307, USA.
+Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+02110-1301, USA.