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v1.1.9	    2005/07/16

* release:
  + Added -keeptest option to allow preservation of test files.
    Useful with -test-only and for debugging problems.

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v1.1.8	    2005/07/16

* release:
  + Added ENV_KEEP configuration key for release.conf: Specifies a
    list of environment variables that should be preserved from
    the calling process.

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v1.1.7	    2003/07/19

* release:
  + Added -notest option for skipping the test build phase.
  + Added check for .dep and .rpm files when copying project built
    distribution bundles.
  + Some documentation updates.

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v1.1.6	    2002/10/31

* release:
  + Added -snapmode option to facilitate CVS snapshot releases of
    projects.
  + Added -umask option (and UMASK conf variable) to set the process
    umask.

* logcmd:
  - Remove capturing of SIGCHLD since the signal can be generated
    successful commands before the call to close(), leading to bogus
    log entries.

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v1.1.5	    2002/07/30

* logcmd:
  + New script for logging the output of a program.  Comes in handy
    for logging command errors to a file when invoked during an
    automatted process like cron.

    The script is self-contained, so it can be used outside of
    the devtools context (i.e. it does not use lib/CommandUtil.pm).

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v1.1.4	    2002/05/28

* release:

  + Added ability to set the PATH to use via configuration file.

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v1.1.3	    2002/05/15

* release:
  
  - Rolled back to where two builds are done: test and final.  The
    reason is that final needs to be exported on a specific tag,
    mainly for proper expansion of CVS keywords like '$'Name'$'
  + Added -force-tag option to force rtag, regardless.
  * Some more code mucking to work-around problems with CVS's export
    command in client/server mode.

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v1.1.2	    2002/05/07

* Project moved to savannah.gnu.org as part of the MHonArc project.
  Will host releases at www.mhonarc.org.

* release:

  + Will check for $HOME/.release.conf for default configuration settings.
  . Modified how test directory is exported to work-around a
    cvs export bug.
  + Will preserve CSH_RSH envariable for cases where interaction with
    CVS respository is via ssh.
  + Will preserve ssh-agent environment variables for cases where
    interaction with CVS respository is via ssh.

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v1.1.1	    2002/04/18

* release:

  . Only one build is now done instead of two.  The cvs export command
    is used in a test directory initially.  If no errors, the test
    directory is renamed to the release directory.

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v1.1.0	    2002/03/31

* Default licensing is now the GPL.  No explicit licensing was
  specified previously.

* release:

  + Added support for site-wide configuration.  This should make the
    program more portable by not having to tweek the source for
    a given site.  I.e.  Settings that were hard coded constants,
    like the releases directory, can now be specified by via a
    configuration file.  This allows a site to customize settings
    that are not modifiable via the command-line.

  + More POD added.

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v1.0.2	    2002/03/31

* release:
  + Added -makefile option to specify the name of the project makefile
    to use.
  . The value of the -news option is considered to be relative to
    the project root.  This was not the case before (which is probably
    a bug).

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v1.0.1	    2002/02/10

* release:
  + Script now sets _RELEASE_MODE and _RELEASE_VERSION environment
    variables.  _RELEASE_MODE is set to "1" and _RELEASE_VERSION is
    set the version of the release.  These variables can be used
    by the make/build process of the project.

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v1.0.0	    2002/02/10

This project has a history of being developed during the various jobs
I have had as I have carried along these tools where I have gone.
Now, I have brought it home, and if I work at other places that
can benefit from these tools (mainly to make my work easier), this
project will continuely be forked.

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$Id: NEWS,v 1.19 2005/07/16 21:54:37 ehood Exp $