NOTES ON RELEASING NEW VERSION OF NAGIOSPLUG

cvs update in main area
. tools/devmode, if feeling adventurous
check compilation

Update BUGS file, if this is a major release

Run cvs2cl.pl
commit new ChangeLog

Check configure.in and package.def with right version
cvs tag r1_4_1

checkout new version:
cd /tmp
rm -fr nagiosplug
cvs -z3 -d:ext:tonvoon@cvs.sourceforge.net:/cvsroot/nagiosplug co -r r1_4-alpha2 nagiosplug
cd nagiosplug
tools/setup
./configure
make dist

ftp upload.sf.net
anonymous/email
bin
cd /incoming
put file

SF -> Submit News about release.
List major changes. 
List all people on team involved. 
Add acknowledgement to contributors
Get URL to news item

SF -> Admin -> File Releases
Add a release to nagiosplug and create a file release
Name: 1.4-alpha2. Create release
Step 1: Add release notes pointing to news item
Step 2: add file
Step 3: *.tar.gz, Platform Independent, Source .gz
Step 4: Send notice

Send email to nagiosplug-help, nagios-announce with the news text