version/NEWS preparing for 2022

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@61654 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

2 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS b/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS
index 0dbeb03ff65..b1e2cf46954 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/NEWS
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ Karl Berry, 2010.)
 <li>adapt to https://mirror.ctan.org now being available.
 <li>when install option create_formats=0, only refresh existing formats.
 
+<p>TeX Live 2021 released.
+
 <p><b>tlmgr 57705 (released 12feb21):</b>
 <li>use pure Perl solution to rmdir TL tree for uninstall.
 
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/doc/releng.txt b/Master/tlpkg/doc/releng.txt
index a567d28d19b..82f8fa28b08 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/doc/releng.txt
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/doc/releng.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 $Id$
-Public domain. Release engineering for TeX Live.
+Public domain. Release engineering for TeX Live, that is,
+notes on putting together the pretest and yearly release.
 
-Notes on putting together the pretest and yearly release --karl.
 See ./packages.txt for info on regular updates, adding/removing platforms, etc.
 
 Coordinate/announce schedule with:
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Coordinate/announce schedule with:
  general lists
 
 Check if pretest mirrors need renewing, talk to mirror admins if so:
- http://tug.org/texlive/mirmon/
+ https://tug.org/texlive/mirmon/
  /home/httpd/html/texlive/mirmon/tlpretest-mirrors.txt
 
 To stop updating of certain packages before the general freeze:
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ affecting production dirs, see:
  - diff new and old bindirs to see if there are interesting new programs:
   \ls /usr/local/texlive-rel/bin/x86_64-linux >/tmp/now
   \ls $ib >/tmp/new
-  comm -3 /tmp/now /tmp/new >/tmp/cm
+  comm -3 /tmp/now /tmp/new >/tmp/bd
  - in general, writing these news items takes considerable time, but
    it's important, because this summary of changes is what users want to know.
  - if new kpathsea file types (kpsewhich --help-formats), update kpathsea.texi.
@@ -45,23 +45,26 @@ affecting production dirs, see:
 
 5. When finalizing sources (any time in the new year, can be early,
     before initial builds in any case),
-   update version numbers, years, and copyright years in
-    (if not already done, of course; don't double-increment):
+   update version numbers, years, copyright years,
+   and/or remove /dev suffix in
+     (if not already done, of course; don't double-increment)
+     (and write ChangeLog entries):
   top level version.ac
   dvipdfm-x:configure.ac dvipdfmx.c xbb.c
   dvipsk:   configure.ac NEWS dvips.c dvips.h afm2tfm.c dvips.texi
-  mendexk,  
-  upmendex: configure.ac COPYRIGHT main.c
+  mendexk,
+  upmendex: COPYRIGHT main.c
   kpathsea: version.ac NEWS kpsewhich.c doc/kpathsea.texi texmf.cnf
   ptexenc:  version.ac
   web2c:    NEWS doc/web2c.texi
+  	    mplibdir/mp.w
             ptexdir/ptex-base.ch,ptex_version.h
             pdftexdir/pdftex.web pdftexdir/pdftex_version.h
             xetexdir/xetex.web xetexdir/xetex_version.h
             lib/printversion.c
   check *.c *.h sources in above for needed copyright year updates too.
   check tlpkg/dev/srclist.txt for automake major version update.
-  then reautoconf (~6min), rebuild (~25min).
+  then reautoconf (~4min), rebuild (~25min).
   install-tl, tlmgr.pl (copyright only)
   run ~karl/bin/tlversions to see+compare engine/etc. versions
   commit updates.