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commit 93ba4b723404d68e3c7c7c93be1658df2c9c89be
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Feb 6 03:50:17 2026 -0600
FOR-RELEASE: Clarify item.
---
FOR-RELEASE | 10 +++++-----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/FOR-RELEASE b/FOR-RELEASE
index 9cbf59841..b0473cd3a 100644
--- a/FOR-RELEASE
+++ b/FOR-RELEASE
@@ -75,11 +75,11 @@ This file describes how to prepare 'groff' for a new
release.
$ git push origin tag 1.24.0.rc2
* Build and test a distribution archive again with "make distcheck".
- It's important to do this especially after tagging a first release
- candidate, because this increments the version number visible in
- installed file names (such as "/usr/share/groff/1.24.0") and in the
- archive file, so that it unpacks to an appropriately named source
- directory.
+ It's important to do this so that the archive unpacks to an
+ appropriately named source directory. It's even more important after
+ tagging a first release candidate, because doing so increments the
+ version number visible in installed file names (such as
+ "/usr/share/groff/1.24.0").
* For final releases, update the groff home page.
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