From deeb9a52d2a3db6f3f363e1f958a32ca19dde6e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sergei Trofimovich <slyich@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2023 19:14:35 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] README-maint.mdown: add step-by-step to push xmms2 release

---
 README-maint.mdown | 15 +++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)

diff --git a/README-maint.mdown b/README-maint.mdown
index eaafe3bb0..d53fe7324 100644
--- a/README-maint.mdown
+++ b/README-maint.mdown
@@ -14,3 +14,18 @@ Here is the step-by-step:
 6. Commit the result: `git commit utils/wafgen.conf wscript waf`
 
 Done!
+
+How to cut a new release
+------------------------
+
+There are a few steps as well:
+
+1. Update `BASEVERSION=` in wscript to name new release.
+2. Update `NEWS` file to mention highlights.
+3. Run `utils/tag-xmms2.sh`: it will extract the tag from `BASEVERSION`
+   and will propose `git `commands to run.
+4. Run proposed `git` commands to create the commit and a tag.
+5. Run `utils/gen-tarball.py` to generate release tarball.
+6. Push the release commit and tag: `git push --tags origin master`.
+7. Create the release out of pushed tag and upload resulting release
+   tarball via github UI.