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@@ -25,6 +25,16 @@ Here are the steps to follow to create a new cairo release:
slim_hidden_def and slim_hidden_proto is needed in the cairo
implementation in the style of other similar calls.
+ In the unfortunate case that you have to push a snapshot out
+ (note, I said snapshot, not release) without the entire test
+ suite passing, here's the magic env vars to set when doing
+ 'make distcheck' and 'make release-publish' that will let you
+ get away with it. At any cost, never ever release without
+ (implied) distchecking. Every time we got around it, it turned
+ out to be a disaster. Anyway, here's the pass code:
+
+ DISPLAY= CAIRO_TEST_TARGET=" "
+
3) Fill out an entry in the NEWS file
Sift through the logs since the last release. This is most