[Xen-changelog] [xen master] release technician checklist: More explicit XEN_EXTRAVERSION

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commit ef341eca8c1a52058da9ca1108d91c9c051a4297
Author:     Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 11 15:25:45 2019 +0000
Commit:     Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Fri Nov 29 15:51:21 2019 +0000

    release technician checklist: More explicit XEN_EXTRAVERSION
    
    In particular, say clearly that X.Y-unstable should be thus, not
    X.Y.0-unstable.
    
    Signed-off-by: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
    Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
---
 docs/process/release-technician-checklist.txt | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/docs/process/release-technician-checklist.txt 
b/docs/process/release-technician-checklist.txt
index ebf338c9d4..f4bee4ee13 100644
--- a/docs/process/release-technician-checklist.txt
+++ b/docs/process/release-technician-checklist.txt
@@ -59,7 +59,11 @@ t=RELEASE-$r
 * change xen-unstable xen/Makefile XEN_EXTRAVERSION
 # if main version number has changed (eg 4.7 -> 4.8) rerun ./autogen.sh
 * rerun ./autogen.sh to update version number in configure
-#    - XEN_EXTRAVERSION should be `.0-rc$(XEN_VENDORVERSION)'
+#    - XEN_EXTRAVERSION should be as follows
+#      `.0-rc$(XEN_VENDORVERSION)'       during freeze, first rc onwards 
(including staging, before branching)
+#      `-unstable$(XEN_VENDORVERSION)'   unstable aka unfrozen staging (or 
unstable branch, after branching)
+#      `.0$(XEN_VENDORVERSION)'          actual release of Xen X.Y.0 (aka 
first actual release of Xen X.Y)
+#      `.Z$(XEN_VENDORVERSION)'          actual release of Xen X.Y.Z (stable 
point realase)
 #
 #    - turn off debug on stable branches, if not already done
 #           - tools/Rules.mk
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