Release Version 2.64.

* NEWS: Mention the release.
* README: This release is stable.
* HACKING (release): Use dist-xz, not dist-lzma.

Signed-off-by: Eric Blake <ebb9@byu.net>

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0c2497a29f7a56d88ff8d1f3fdc050d3a8bbc6d2..9011143d44f389309321bb9866ad2fbd29317e6e 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 2009-07-26  Eric Blake  <ebb9@byu.net>
 
+       Release Version 2.64.
+       * NEWS: Mention the release.
+       * README: This release is stable.
+       * HACKING (release): Use dist-xz, not dist-lzma.
+
        Document some optional features in INSTALL.
        * doc/install.texi (Basic Installation): Mention that INSTALL is
        generic, and that not all packages implement all features.

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index 9cab4accb08e5197730300d64d6b3643a40ff479..6c0bfa1e3d983acd4c7243968059d36d8e8bf79b 100644 (file)
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -118,13 +118,13 @@ As much as possible, make sure to release an Autoconf that uses
 itself.  That's easy: just be in the top level, and run
 `tests/autoconf'.  Or install this autoconf and run `autoreconf -f'.
 
-** LZMA tarball creation
-Using the `dist-lzma' option of Automake requires Automake 1.10.1, and
-fails for everyone who does not have LZMA installed, so for now
+** XZ tarball creation
+Using the `dist-xz' option of Automake requires Automake 1.11, and
+fails for everyone who does not have xz installed, but for now
 Autoconf only requires Automake 1.10.  However, as maintainer, you
-should build an LZMA tarball.  By using Automake 1.10.1 or newer, you
-can run `make dist-lzma'; run this prior to the release target so that
-the release announcement will include the .tar.lzma file.
+should build an xz tarball.  By using Automake 1.11 or newer, you
+can run `make dist-xz'; run this prior to the release target so that
+the release announcement will include the .tar.xz file.
 
 ** Make the release
 Run `make {alpha,beta,major}' depending on which type of release this

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8bf819e52cd4414ac6ea152bce0ffa15c1dd286c..fc5730f29e37a5e77fd075b14055a9fbc2b1e62b 100644 (file)
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 GNU Autoconf NEWS - User visible changes.
 
-* Major changes in Autoconf 2.64 (2009-??-??) [stable]
+* Major changes in Autoconf 2.64 (2009-07-26) [stable]
   Released by Eric Blake, based on git versions 2.63b.*.
 
 ** Autoconf now requires GNU M4 1.4.6 or later.  Earlier versions of M4

diff --git a/README b/README
index 4b048a9d4f74878fbcbfe28c5454ca2640835dbb..2e4124b7f89fd054c62ab34f7ddc1513ae2d5d37 100644 (file)
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ of the package, where to report bugs, and a pointer to INSTALL for
 instructions on compilation and installation.  This removes the need
 to maintain many similar sets of installation instructions.
 
-Be sure to read BUGS (in particular since this is a beta release) and
-INSTALL.
+Be sure to read BUGS and INSTALL.
 
 Mail suggestions to autoconf@gnu.org, report bugs to
 bug-autoconf@gnu.org, and submit patches to autoconf-patches@gnu.org.