Release process changes

This commit does not change any installed code.
- The tarball now includes pre-built documentation, removing the build dependency on asciidoc from the PKGBUILD.
- The tarball is now xz compressed.
- News is updated.

.gitattributes

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+.gitattributes export-ignore
+.gitignore export-ignore

Makefile

@@ -60,25 +60,26 @@ install-docs: docs
 docs:
 	$(MAKE) -C $@
 
-tarball: netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz
-netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz:
-	-rm -rf netcfg-$(VERSION)
-	mkdir -p netcfg-$(VERSION)
-	cp -r docs config rc.d src scripts src-wireless systemd contrib Makefile LICENSE README netcfg-$(VERSION)
-	sed -i "s/NETCFG_VER=.*/NETCFG_VER=$(VERSION)/" netcfg-$(VERSION)/scripts/netcfg
-	tar -zcvf netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz netcfg-$(VERSION)
-	rm -rf netcfg-$(VERSION)
+tarball: netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.xz
+netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.xz: | docs
+	cp scripts/netcfg{,.orig}
+	sed -i "s/NETCFG_VER=.*/NETCFG_VER=$(VERSION)/" scripts/netcfg
+	git stash save -q
+	git archive -o netcfg-$(VERSION).tar --prefix=netcfg-$(VERSION)/ stash
+	git stash pop -q
+	mv scripts/netcfg{.orig,}
+	tar --exclude-vcs --transform "s%^%netcfg-$(VERSION)/%" -uf netcfg-$(VERSION).tar docs/
+	xz netcfg-$(VERSION).tar
 
-pkgbuild: netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz
-	sed -e "s/%pkgver%/$(VERSION)/" -e "s/%md5sum%/$(shell md5sum netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz | cut -d ' ' -f 1)/" contrib/PKGBUILD > PKGBUILD
+pkgbuild: PKGBUILD
+PKGBUILD: netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.xz
+	sed -e "s/%pkgver%/$(VERSION)/" -e "s/%md5sum%/$(shell md5sum netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.xz | cut -d ' ' -f 1)/" contrib/PKGBUILD > PKGBUILD
 
-upload: netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz
-	md5sum netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz > MD5SUMS.$(VERSION)
-	scp netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.gz MD5SUMS.$(VERSION) archlinux.org:/srv/ftp/other/netcfg/
+upload: netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.xz
+	md5sum netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.xz > MD5SUMS.$(VERSION)
+	scp netcfg-$(VERSION).tar.xz MD5SUMS.$(VERSION) archlinux.org:/srv/ftp/other/netcfg/
 
 clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C docs clean
-	-@rm -vrf netcfg-$(VERSION) 2>/dev/null
-	-@rm -vrf pkg 2>/dev/null
-	-@rm -vf PKGBUILD *.gz MD5SUMS.* 2>/dev/null
+	-@rm -vf PKGBUILD *.xz MD5SUMS.* 2>/dev/null
 

NEWS

@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@ version 2.7
 - add support for PPPoE connections
 - add support for profile backgrounding in net-profiles (FS#23934)
 - add interactive wifi connection tool wifi-menu
-- add netcfg option to reconnect an interface
-- assorted fixes
+- add netcfg option to reconnect an interface (-R) (FS#28196)
+- rename the option to disconnect an interface (was: -i, now: -D)
+- stop suggesting profile-scripting through /etc/network.d/hooks as it was
+  unused and the {PRE,POST}_{UP,DOWN} variables work just fine (FS#27496)
+- assorted fixes (FS#24599, FS#26370, FS#26607, FS#28022)
 
 version 2.6.8
 - fix broken 802.11 in non-wireless setups (FS#25473)

contrib/PKGBUILD

@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@ url="http://archlinux.org"
 license=("BSD")
 backup=(etc/iftab etc/conf.d/netcfg)
 depends=("coreutils" "dhcpcd>=4.0" "iproute2")
-makedepends=('asciidoc')
+#makedepends=('asciidoc')  # The source tarball includes pre-built documentation.
 optdepends=('dialog: Required for menu based profile and wifi selectors'
             'bridge-utils: To set up bridge connections'
             'wpa_supplicant: required for wireless network support'
             'wpa_actiond: Required for automatic wireless connection with rc.d/net-auto-wireless'
             'ifplugd: Required for automatic wired connection with rc.d/net-auto-wired'
             'wireless_tools: Required for net-rename'
            )
-source=(ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/netcfg/netcfg-${pkgver}.tar.gz)
+source=(ftp://ftp.archlinux.org/other/netcfg/netcfg-${pkgver}.tar.xz)
 arch=(any)
 md5sums=('%md5sum%')
 

docs/.gitignore

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 *.1
 *.5
 *.8
+*.html