[6737] README-hacking update

[Gavin D. Smith]

Revision: 6737
          http://svn.sv.gnu.org/viewvc/?view=rev&root=texinfo&revision=6737
Author:   gavin
Date:     2015-10-31 10:57:40 +0000 (Sat, 31 Oct 2015)
Log Message:
-----------
README-hacking update

Modified Paths:
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    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/README-hacking

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChangeLog     2015-10-30 22:57:38 UTC (rev 6736)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog     2015-10-31 10:57:40 UTC (rev 6737)
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2015-10-31  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
+
+       * README-hacking: Mention purposes of subdirectories, couple of 
+       more checks for a release.
+
 2015-10-30  Gavin Smith  <address@hidden>
 
        * install-info/install-info.c (parse_input): Initialize 

Modified: trunk/README-hacking
===================================================================
--- trunk/README-hacking        2015-10-30 22:57:38 UTC (rev 6736)
+++ trunk/README-hacking        2015-10-31 10:57:40 UTC (rev 6737)
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
 diagnostics; however, removing all possible warning messages, or
 warnings with nonfree compilers, is explicitly not a goal.
 
+Gnulib
+------
+
 This distribution also uses Gnulib (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib)
 to share common files.  Gnulib files used in Texinfo are checked in to
 the repository.  If you get automake/conf/etc. errors from ./autogen.sh,
@@ -64,6 +67,18 @@
   svn propedit svn:ignore gnulib/lib).
 
 
+Subdirectories in repository
+----------------------------
+
+In addition to the subdirectories listed in README, there are these 
+directories in the source control repository:
+
+makeinfo/  - Implementation of makeinfo in C, distributed before version 5.0
+texi2html/ - Perl program to generate HTML from Texinfo, superseded by texi2any
+parsetexi/ - Incomplete reimplementation of Texinfo::Parser in C
+
+
+
 
 About running the Texinfo programs from a development source tree:
 
@@ -112,6 +127,7 @@
 Steps for making a release (pretest or official):
 
 - When close to official release:
+check at latest automake/autoconf/gettext version, and mention in NEWS
 special pleading with bug-texinfo / beebe / platform-testers to try.
 check OpenCSW build reports at
   https://buildfarm.opencsw.org/buildbot/waterfall?category=texinfo
@@ -133,6 +149,7 @@
 (cd tp && ./maintain/change_perl_modules_version.sh auto)
   -- this updates all the version numbers in the Perl modules
 sync texi2html/test/ results with tp/.
+check that texindex version is updated properly
 ensure building standalone modules for CPAN still works.
 make V=1 pdf and fix underfull/overfull boxes.