README.developer

This is a collection of notes for the gnupod developers.
Nothing interesting for users.
These aren't the droids you're looking for. Move along! :-)

Minimal testing:
> gnupod_INIT.pl /mnt/empty
> gnupod_addsong
> mktunes.pl
> tunes2pod.pl --force
> mktunes.pl
> check if your ipod can read the result

Release checklist
* technical
  * Set new version in first line of configure.ac
    (actually this should happen after the release so that
     already during development the new versions are tagged
     as <VERSION>-DEVEL)
  * run autotests
  * make release and sign with the gpg key
  * upload to blinkenlights.ch and ftp.gnu.org
    (see http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Automated-Upload-Procedure )
* pr
  * Update http://www.blinkenlights.ch/ccms/ipod(e).html
  * Update http://www.gnu.org/software/gnupod/
  * Add news item on http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnupod
    ( this will also show up on http://planet.gnu.org/ )
  * Update latest release http://freshmeat.net/projects/gnupod/
  * Announce new release on bug-gnupod mailing list
  * Announce new release on info-gnu@gnu.org
    ( http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/maintain.html#Announcements )
  * Contact Debian package maintainer of "gnupod-tools"
    (currently Raphael Bossek <bossekr at debian.org> )

Upstream contacts
* MP3::Info
  * Dan Sully < daniel @ electricrain . com >
  * http://bugs.slimdevices.com/