How to release GRASS 5 binaries:

0. Check version string:

   src/CMD/VERSION

   Check if no M/C conflicts are there before tagging.

   Update the PDF-docs on server. Run html/Gmakefile (activate postscipt-
   target, convert to PDF in dist.$ARCH/documents/postscript, upload to
   server)


1. Build GRASS:
 
 o wipe out binaries, (re-)compile everything, incl NVIZ without PG:
     make distclean
     rm -rf /usr/local/grass5/*
     configure --enable-postgres=no
     make
     
 o compile G3D tools
     gmake5 src.contrib/GMSL/g3d

 o compile PostgreSQL modules:
     configure --enable-postgres=yes
     make pre-compile
     gmake5 src.garden/grass.postgresql

 o compile s.vol.rst from extra directory (if you have..., it is not 
   distributed with sources)

 o check, if libgdal is in place in $GISBASE/lib/
   Get Linux version here:
     ftp://gdal.velocet.ca/pub/outgoing/libgdal-linux-grass.tar.gz
    (Note: check ldd libgdal.1.1.so:
     ftp://gdal.velocet.ca/pub/outgoing/libstdc++-libc6.2-2.so.3)
   Get GDAL sources at:
    http://www.remotesensing.org/gdal/

   Run again
    gmakelinks5
   or 
    gmakelinks5 |wc -l
   
   Should be > 400 modules.


2. Package GRASS bins with

   make bindist


3. Publish it on web site:
 - grass5x_y_bin.tar.gz
 - grass5install.sh

4. Tell others about it:
 - related announcement press release at:

 Our GRASS web site: /announces/

 news:comp.infosystems.gis
 http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/dailynews/
 http://spatialnews.geocomm.com/submitnews.html (Free News Posting Service)
 http://freshmeat.net/projects/grass/?highlight=GRASS
 http://www.remotesensing.org/submit/submit.php3
 http://www.newsforge.com/submit.pl
 http://osx.macnn.com/
 http://www.gis-news.de/

 ... where else?

Cheers

 Markus