Adding technotes about the release system and about adding apps/screenshots to the wxWidgets.org front page

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docs/tech/index.txt

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ tn0018.txt   How to add a new font encoding/charset to wxWidgets
 tn0019.txt   Special notes about writing wxMSW code
 tn0020.txt   Binary Compatability and wxWidgets
 tn0021.txt   How to add a new wxUSE_XXX preprocessor constant
+tn0022.txt   Working with the the wxWidgets release system
+tn0023.txt   Adding a new app/screenshot to the wxWidgets.org front page
 
 
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docs/tech/tn0022.txt

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+                  Working with the the wxWidgets release system
+                    =====================================
+
+Currently, to generate the release tarballs, wxWidgets uses a script which 
+reads from a series of manifest files to determine which files should be
+installed for a particular port. This document explains how to alter the list 
+of files that are distributed in the release tarballs.
+
+The scripts are located in the <wxWidgets root>/distrib/scripts folder, with 
+create_archives.sh doing most of the work to create the actual tarballs. 
+pre-flight.sh runs the entire process of doing a checkout, building the releases, 
+and putting them into the <wxWidgets root>/deliver folder. The manifest files
+are located in the <wxWidgets root>/distrib/scripts/manifests folder and
+they have a .rsp extension for historical reasons.
+
+
+Adding/removing a file from releases
+------------------------------------
+
+First, you must decide which tarballs you'd like to make the change to, in 
+order to determine which manifest file(s) the file should appear in.
+
+Below is a list of each port and the primary manifest files that are used to 
+generate that release. The "ALL" in the list is not for wxALL, it means that
+those manifests are where things that go in all ports should be.
+
+tarball     primary manifests
+-------     ----------------
+ALL         generic.rsp
+wxBase      base.rsp
+wxMSW       msw.rsp, wince.rsp
+wxOS2       os2.rsp
+wxGTK       gtk.rsp
+wxMAC       mac.rsp cocoa.rsp
+wxMotif     motif.rsp
+wxMGL       mgl.rsp
+wxX11       x11.rsp
+       
+Once you've decided which manifest file is most appropriate to add your file
+in, then open that manifest and add a line with your file(s) at the bottom.
+The file(s) should give the path relative to the wxWidgets root directory,
+like so:
+
+docs/tech/tn0033.txt
+
+At the current time, wildcards in filenames are also accepted. Once the files are
+added, they should show up in releases when distrib/scripts/pre-flight.sh is run.
+
+

docs/tech/tn0023.txt

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+           Adding a new app/screenshot to the wxWidgets.org front page
+                    =====================================
+                    
+To add a new app/screenshot to the front page, you first will need to have the 
+following:
+
+1. The application Name
+2. A URL for the application
+3. A series of screenshots for the app
+
+Each screenshot should have a 300 pixel width. A height around 225 pixels is 
+preferred, but it's more important to keep the aspect ratio of the screenshot.
+Screenshot format is not important, but the important thing is to use the format
+that gives you the best ratio of picture compression and size. Also, please 
+make sure the screenshots all have the app name in them.
+
+Once you have the screenshots and info ready, take the following steps to 
+update the web site:
+
+1) Put the screenshots in <wxWebSite root>/site-v2/images/front_screens
+
+2) Open <wxWebSite root>/site-v2/index.php
+
+3) Look for the "$apps = array();" line. Below it will be a series of items,
+which are the data used for each app shown in the front page screenshots.
+
+Add a new line at the bottom, with the following format:
+
+$apps[] = array(appname, appurl, array(screenshot1, screenshot2, ...));
+
+The screenshot1, etc. filenames should not have any path to them. They should
+just be the filename. The actual shown screenshot is chosen at random from
+the list of screenshots, so order, etc. doesn't matter.
+
+Once you've done this, the new app w/screenshots should appear on the front page!