svn commit: r54243 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng

[Glen Barber]

Author: gjb
Date: Thu Jun 11 18:06:01 2020
New Revision: 54243
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/54243

Log:
  Add additional files that need editing prior to starting the final release
  build.
  
  Sponsored by:	Rubicon Communications, LLC (netgate.com)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml	Thu Jun 11 17:44:58 2020	(r54242)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/freebsd-releng/releng-building.xml	Thu Jun 11 18:06:01 2020	(r54243)
@@ -268,6 +268,40 @@ KERNEL="GENERIC64"</programlisting>
       <package>misc/freebsd-release-manifests</package> in the Ports
       Collection, as well.</para>
 
+    <para>In preparation for the release build, several files need to
+      be updated:</para>
+
+    <informaltable frame="none" pgwide="0">
+      <tgroup cols="2">
+	<thead>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry>File to Edit</entry>
+	    <entry>What to Change</entry>
+	  </row>
+	</thead>
+
+	<tbody>
+	  <row>
+	    <entry><filename>sys/conf/newvers.sh</filename></entry>
+	    <entry>Update the <varname>BRANCH</varname> value to
+	      <literal>RELEASE</literal></entry>
+	  </row>
+
+	  <row>
+	    <entry><filename>UPDATING</filename></entry>
+	    <entry>Add the anticipated announcement date</entry>
+	  </row>
+
+	  <row>
+	    <entry><filename>lib/csu/common/crtbrand.c</filename></entry>
+	    <entry>Replace <literal>__FreeBSD_version</literal> with
+	      the value in
+	      <filename>sys/sys/param.h</filename></entry>
+	  </row>
+	</tbody>
+      </tgroup>
+    </informaltable>
+
     <para>After building the final <literal>RELEASE</literal>, the
       &branch.relengx; branch is tagged as &branch.releasex; using the
       revision from which the <literal>RELEASE</literal> was built.