Update release document with more details.

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@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ svn export https://llvm.org/svn/llvm-project/cfe/branches/release_<i>XX</i> clan
tar -czvf - llvm-X.X | gzip &gt; llvm-X.X.tar.gz
tar -czvf - llvm-test-X.X | gzip &gt; llvm-test-X.X.tar.gz
tar -czvf - llvm-gcc4.2-X.X.source | gzip &gt; llvm-gcc-4.2-X.X.source.tar.gz
tar -czvf - clang-X.X.source | gzip &gt; clang-X.X.source.tar.gz
tar -czvf - clang-X.X | gzip &gt; clang-X.X.tar.gz
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@ -213,16 +213,22 @@ Building the Release</a></div>
<div class="doc_text">
The build of <tt>llvm</tt>, <tt>llvm-gcc</tt>, and <tt>clang</tt> must be free
of errors and warnings in both debug and release modes. If both debug and
release builds are clean, then the release passes build qualification.
of errors and warnings in both debug, release, and release-asserts builds.
If all builds are clean, then the release passes build qualification.
<ol>
<li>debug: ENABLE_OPTIMIZED=0</li>
<li>release: ENABLE_OPTIMIZED=1</li>
<li>release-asserts: ENABLE_OPTIMIZED=1 DISABLE_ASSERTIONS=1</li>
</ol>
</div>
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<div class="doc_subsubsection"><a name="build">Build LLVM</a></div>
<div class="doc_text">
<p>
Build both debug and release (optimized) versions of LLVM on all supported
platforms. Direction to build llvm are
Build both debug, release (optimized), and release-asserts versions of
LLVM on all supported platforms. Direction to build llvm are
<a href="http://llvm.org/docs/GettingStarted.html#quickstart">here</a>.
</p>
</div>
@ -239,8 +245,9 @@ release builds are clean, then the release passes build qualification.
<li>
Build the LLVM GCC front-end by following the directions in the README.LLVM
file. The frontend must be compiled with c, c++, objc (mac only),
objc++ (mac only) and fortran support.
Be sure to build with LLVM_VERSION_INFO=X.X, where X is the major and
objc++ (mac only) and fortran support. </li>
<li>Please boostrap as well.</li>
<li>Be sure to build with LLVM_VERSION_INFO=X.X, where X is the major and
minor release numbers.
</li>
@ -257,7 +264,7 @@ release builds are clean, then the release passes build qualification.
Binary Distribution</a></div>
<div class="doc_text">
<p>
Creating the Clang binary distribution (release/optimized) requires
Creating the Clang binary distribution (debug/release/release-asserts) requires
performing the following steps for each supported platform:
</p>
@ -291,11 +298,11 @@ Details</a></div>
<tr><th>Architecture</th><th>OS</th><th>compiler</th></tr>
<tr><td>x86-32</td><td>Mac OS 10.5</td><td>gcc 4.0.1</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-32</td><td>Linux</td><td>gcc 4.2.X, gcc 4.3.X</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-32</td><td>FreeBSD</td><td>gcc ?</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-32</td><td>mingw</td><td>gcc ?</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-32</td><td>FreeBSD</td><td>gcc 4.2.X</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-32</td><td>mingw</td><td>gcc 3.4.5</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-64</td><td>Mac OS 10.5</td><td>gcc 4.0.1</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-64</td><td>Linux</td><td>gcc 4.2.X, gcc 4.3.X</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-64</td><td>FreeBSD</td><td>gcc?</td></tr>
<tr><td>x86-64</td><td>FreeBSD</td><td>gcc 4.2.X</td></tr>
</table>
</p>
@ -311,7 +318,12 @@ Building the Release</a></div>
A release is qualified when it has no regressions from the previous
release (or baseline). Regressions are related to correctness only and not
performance at this time. <b>Regressions are new failures in the set of tests that
are used to qualify each product and do not include anything not in the list.</b>
are used to qualify each product and only include things on the list.
Ultimately, there is no end to the number of possible bugs in a release. We
need a very concrete and definitive release criteria that ensures we have
monotonically improving quality on some metric. The metric we use is
described below. This doesn't mean that we don't care about other things,
but this are things that must be satisfied before a release can go out</b>
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