Merge branch 'fix-pr11806' into maint

[platform/upstream/automake.git] / HACKING

diff --git a/HACKING b/HACKING
index e3153cc..6966384 100644 (file)
--- a/HACKING
+++ b/HACKING
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@
   running "make fetch".  In case any file in the automake repository
   has been updated, commit and re-run the testsuite.
 
+* Ensure that the copyright notices of the distributed files is up to
+  date.  The maintainer-only target "update-copyright" can help with
+  this.
+
 * Update NEWS.
 
 * Update the version number in configure.ac.
@@ -234,10 +238,10 @@
   ./bootstrap.sh && ./configure && make && make check && make distcheck
 
 * Run "make git-tag-release".
-  This will run the maintainer checks, check that the NEWS file is
-  up-to-date, check that the local git repository and working tree
-  are clean and up-to-date, and create a proper signed git tag for
-  the release (based on the contents of $(VERSION)).
+  This will run the maintainer checks, verify that the local git
+  repository and working tree are clean and up-to-date, and create
+  a proper signed git tag for the release (based on the contents
+  of $(VERSION)).
 
 * Run "make git-upload-release".
   This will first verify that you are releasing from a tagged version