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+- Ensure that your Git repository is configured correctly:
+ http://mxe.cc/#committers
+- Ensure all stable commits have been merged to master
+- run `make cleanup-style`
+- check html with http://validator.w3.org/
+- get list of new packages:
+ git diff --name-status stable..master | grep 'A.*.mk$' | gsed -n 's,A.*src/\(.*\)\.mk,\1\,,p' | tr '\n' ' '
+- call for testers:
+ github issue
+ MXE mailing list
+ use the following to check for new/changed requirements:
+ http://htmlpreview.github.io/?https://raw.github.com/mxe/mxe/master/index.html
+...
+
+- Fast-forward the stable branch to master:
+ git checkout stable
+ git merge --ff-only master
+ git push
+- Announce in mailing lists, forums, etc.
+ MXE mailing list
+ Freecode.com (formerly Freshmeat.net)
+ MinGW mailing list
+ Hacker News (news.ycombinator.com)