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+## A checklist to be used after Geeqie has been updated
+
+Before compiling the sources, carry out the following actions when necessary:
+
+* Update ```org.geeqie.Geeqie.appdata.xml.in``` with the latest released version and date
+* If source files have been added or removed from ```.src/``` directory, resync ```./po/POTFILES.in```   
+```
+cd ./po  
+./regen_potfiles.sh | patch -p0  
+```
+* Keep translations in sync with the code  
+```
+cd ./po  
+make update-po  
+```  
+* Update the the timezone database  
+```
+./scripts/zonedetect/create_timezone_database
+```
+
+After compiling the sources, carry out the following actions when necessary:  
+
+* Generate a new AppImage (note that this should be run on a **20.04 system**)  
+```
+./scripts/generate-appimage.sh <location of GeeqieWeb/appimages folder>
+```
+* Copy Help html files to ```<location of GeeqieWeb/help folder>```
+* Copy ```geeqie.desktop``` to ```<location of GeeqieWeb/ folder>```  
+* Copy ```org.geeqie.Geeqie.appdata.xml``` to ```<location of GeeqieWeb/ folder>```  
+* Upload to GeeqieWeb  
+