* Information for developers

** How to create a release

- Run =./mknews <old_version_tag>= and cut'n'paste the information you
  want in [[file:NEWS][NEWS]] file
- update [[file:NEWS][NEWS]] file to feature the new version number and code
  name. Pan release number and title are extracted from this file, so
  please make sure that the first line of the file is:
  #+begin_example
  <version number> "<title>" <whatever>
  #+end_example
- commit the changes
- create a signed tag on master
- push the modifications and tag
- click on release button on gitlab
- send a mail to all pan mailing lists.

** Useful links

- [[https://developer.gnome.org/documentation/index.html][GNOME Developer Documentation]]
