Moved how to release file from wiki to a readme file

Author: josdejong

misc/how_to_release.md

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+How to release CHAP Links Library
+
+This page describes the steps required to built packages for the visualization components, and deploy them on the github pages of the project.
+
+Replace the name **Component** in the deployment steps for the name of the component that is being deployed (Timeline, Graph, Network, etc).
+
+# Javascript
+
+The Javascript version of Component is located at js/src/component
+
+- Open the javascript project in a Javascript IDE
+  - Update @date in the header of component.js
+  - Update @version in the header of component.js
+  - Open CHANGELOG and add a new section for the new version. Write down the main changes.
+  - Ensure the documentation under component/doc is updated according to the changes
+- Open a console
+
+  - Go to js/src/component
+  - Run `sh package.sh`
+
+  This will update the JsDoc, minify the code, package the code into component.zip, 
+  and copy the package to js/bin.
+
+# Google Web Toolkit
+
+The Google Web Toolkit (GWT) version of Component is located at gwt/src/component
+
+- Open the project of Component in Eclipse
+  - Copy the updated javascript files into the GWT project under com/chap/links/public and refresh the project.
+  - Update the @date in the header of the file .com.chap.links.Component.java
+  - Ensure the GWT version is adjusted to the changes in the Javascript version of Component.
+- Open a console
+
+  - Go to gwt/src/Component
+  - Run `sh package.sh`
+
+  This will generate javadoc, create a jar file, package it into chap-links-component.zip, and copy the package to gwt/bin.
+
+- TODO: examples must also be updated
+
+
+# Github pages
+
+- Copy the Javascript package component.zip from js/bin to the github pages project under js/files.
+- Open a console
+
+  - Go to js/files
+  - Run `sh unpack.sh`
+
+  This will unpack the Javascript package for online usage of examples and documentation.
+
+- Copy the new GWT package gwt-links-component.zip to the github pages project under gwt/files.
+- Open a console
+
+  - Go to gwt/files
+  - Run `sh unpack.sh`
+
+  This will unpack the GWT package for online usage of examples and documentation.
+
+- Open a console
+
+  - Go to /
+  - Run `sh savefilesmap.sh`
+  
+  This will update the file files.json containing the site map.
+
+- Commit and push the gh-pages project to Github.