Start from a fresh copy by running the command
	      make maintainer-clean-recursive in the
	      directory where you checked out Lire's source code.
	    
Make sure that there are no tarballs in the
		  extras
		  subdirectory.
		
Set the version and prepare the source tree by
                running the command ./bootstrap. (You
                can overwrite the pre-cooked version by doing e.g.
                 echo `date +%Y%m%d`-R-f-jvb-1 > VERSION
                .  Make sure your version hasn't got too many
                characters. Non-GNU tar chokes if pathnames in the
                archive are too long.)
	    
Generate Makefiles
Run ./configure
Build Lire and create the tarball by running the command
	      make distcheck. 
	    
This will build a tarball
	      lire-
	      and then make sure that the content of this tarball can
	      be built and installed. If that command fails, Lire
	      isn't ready to be released. Fix the errors before making
	      the release.
	    version.tar.gz
Sign Lire's tarball with your public key. To do
	      this with GnuPG™, run gpg --detach-sign
	      --armor
	      lire-.
	    version.tar.gz
A file
	      lire-
	      will be created. Publish this file together with the
	      tarball. Now, people downloading the tarball can verify
	      its integrity by downloading the .asc as
	      well as your public key, and running version.tar.gz.ascgpg
	      --verify
	      lire-.
	    version.tar.gz.asc