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diff --git a/doc/release-howto.txt b/doc/release-howto.txt
index fc7bf4d6c408f88723c30b9f21345e9393bb1ee5..eff321bdbe65b4b41b2707a00881ed015c7f24d0 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/release-howto.txt
+++ b/doc/release-howto.txt
@@ -8,14 +8,8 @@
  * Changes on the git repository
    - update the version number everywhere it's needed
      · configure.ac
-     · extras/package/macosx/Resources/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
-     · extras/package/macosx/plugin/English.lproj/InfoPlist.strings
-     · extras/package/macosx/plugin/Info.plist
-     · extras/package/macosx/plugin/InstallerInfo.plist
-     · extras/package/macosx/vlc.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj 
-   - update the ChangeLog and NEWS files, as well as the Trac database:
-        LANG=C git log --since="01-01" --until="12-31" >! ChangeLog
-   - read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
+   - update the NEWS files, as well as the Trac database.
+     read all the commits and add important things to the NEWS file
    - update the milestones info on https://trac.videolan.org/vlc
    - Add a note about the matching contrib package in INSTALL.win32
    - Update OpenGPG key embedded in include/vlc_update.h if needed
@@ -90,6 +84,7 @@
  * Update the website
   - edit the /index.php /vlc/*.php pages
   - add a news item to news.msg
+  - update the front page OS dependant screenshots if the interface changed.
 
  * "Check for updates" functionality
   - add /opt/ftp/pub/videolan/vlc/X.X.X/vlc-X.X.X-announce
@@ -100,7 +95,7 @@
   - Update the list of files for the mirror check 
      (/var/www/local/mirrors.v.o/files)
   - Disable mirrors which haven't synced yet and possibly ganesh if there are
-    enough other mirrors
+    enough other mirrors (see http://mirrors.videolan.org/release.html)
 
  * Update the wiki
   - edit http://wiki.videolan.org/Template:VLC:latest_version
@@ -125,7 +120,7 @@
  * Announce on VersionTracker
   - ask Meuuh
 
- * Announce email
+ * Announce email and forum topic
   - write something along the lines of previous releases
   - post in videolan-announce (moderated), vlc et vlc-devel
     You are advised to add the author list for this version using