describe the commands needed to build the documetation and post it in

the FTP area of python.org

pep-0101.txt

@@ -213,7 +213,33 @@ How to Make A Release
       Once Fred is done, there can be no further checkins on the
       branch in the Doc/ directory -- not even by the RM.
 
-      Basically, if it's in Doc/, Fred will take care of it.
+      Building the documentation is done using the Makefile in the
+      Doc/ directory.  Once all the external tools are installed (see
+      the "Documenting Python" manual for information on the required
+      tools), use these commands to build the formatted documentation
+      packages::
+
+        $ make clobber
+        ...
+        $ make PAPER=a4 paperdist
+        ...
+        $ make distfiles
+        ...
+
+      The packages can be installed on the FTP server using commands
+      like these:
+
+        $ VERSION=`tools/getversioninfo`
+        $ TARGET=/ftp/ftp.python.org/pub/python/doc/$VERSION
+        $ ssh creosote.python.org mkdir $TARGET
+        $ scp *-$VERSION.* creosote.python.org:$TARGET
+
+      XXX What's needed to describe posting the documentation on the
+      website should be added here, or there should be a link to a
+      document in the python.org site management documentation.
+
+      XXX Someone who knows how to build the HTML Help format should
+      add a description of that process.
 
   ___ Tim Peters grabs the HTML Help format and uses this to build the
       Windows installer.