github: Release distribution, Was: Re: Per-Object Flags for Autotool C++ library?

[Mike Mestnik]

On Sat, Nov 04, 2017 at 05:26:57PM -0400, Jeffrey Walton wrote:
> 
> Thanks. If you come across the docs on how to do it, then please pass it on :)
> 
> Here's the closest I have found:
> https://www.gnu.org/software/automake/manual/html_node/Basics-of-Distribution.html.
> But it lacks a list of actionable items, so I only have part of the
> picture. I don't have the experience to make the leap to what actually
> needs to be done. No one with the project has the experience, either.
> 
> I'm pretty sure the folks who jump up and down asking for Autotools
> don't know that much about it. I've reached out to the folks who were
> pressuring us for it but they have not responded or surfaced with
> suggestions or patches. I call them fan boi's :)
> 
> Jeff
> 
Also needing documentation and perhaps support from github is release tags.  
There might be a handful of solutions, like always including the autotool 
distribution files or having a branch specifically for release tags.