Make alpha

The 'make alpha' makefile target in the kent source tree is used to build the CGI binaries and related data files into the /usr/local/apache/cgi-bin/ hierarchy.

After a new browser feature is developed the 'make alpha' is used to deliver this feature to the genome-test browser to allow QA and other users of genome-test to begin testing the new feature.

To use the 'make alpha' procedure, keep in mind the following:

• use a local filesystem to the development machine to save compile time
• use a completely clean checkout of the source tree to use only top-of-tree source
• email notify browser staff when install is done so everyone is aware that genome-test has changed