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[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / Porting / pumpkin.pod

diff --git a/Porting/pumpkin.pod b/Porting/pumpkin.pod
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@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ and all the various auxiliary files that are part of the distribution.
 
 The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (or CPAN) is the place to go.
 There are many mirrors, but the easiest thing to use is probably
-http://www.perl.com/CPAN/README.html , which automatically points you to a
+http://www.cpan.org/README.html , which automatically points you to a
 mirror site "close" to you.
 
 =head2 Perl5-porters mailing list
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ some or all of the modules File::Basename, File::Spec, File::Path, and
 File::Copy to become aware of your native filesystem syntax and
 peculiarities.
 
+Remember to have a $VERSION in the modules.  You can use the
+Porting/checkVERSION.pl script for checking this.
+
 =item documentation
 
 If your operating system comes from outside UNIX you almost certainly
@@ -359,7 +362,7 @@ on obtaining and running metaconfig is in the F<U/README> file
 that comes with Perl's metaconfig units.  Perl's metaconfig units
 should be available on CPAN.  A set of units that will work with
 perl5.005 is in the file F<mc_units-5.005_00-01.tar.gz> under
-http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/id/ANDYD/ .  The mc_units tar file
+http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/ANDYD/ .  The mc_units tar file
 should be unpacked in your main perl source directory.  Note: those
 units were for use with 5.005.  There may have been changes since then.
 Check for later versions or contact perl5-porters@perl.org to obtain a
@@ -633,7 +636,7 @@ script.
 
 I find the F<makepatch> utility quite handy for making patches.
 You can obtain it from any CPAN archive under
-http://www.perl.com/CPAN/authors/Johan_Vromans/ .  There are a couple
+http://www.cpan.org/authors/Johan_Vromans/ .  There are a couple
 of differences between my version and the standard one. I have mine do
 a
 
@@ -1136,7 +1139,7 @@ but not so much that it posed any serious problems.
 
 =item Metaconfig worked for me
 
-My system at the time was Interactive 2.2, a SVR3.2/386 derivative that
+My system at the time was Interactive 2.2, an SVR3.2/386 derivative that
 also had some POSIX support.  Metaconfig-generated Configure scripts
 worked fine for me on that system.  On the other hand, autoconf-generated
 scripts usually didn't.  (They did come quite close, though, in some
@@ -1273,7 +1276,7 @@ reflection, I'd say leave libperl.so in $archlib.
 =head1 Upload Your Work to CPAN
 
 You can upload your work to CPAN if you have a CPAN id.  Check out
-http://www.perl.com/CPAN/modules/04pause.html for information on
+http://www.cpan.org/modules/04pause.html for information on
 _PAUSE_, the Perl Author's Upload Server.
 
 I typically upload both the patch file, e.g. F<perl5.004_08.pat.gz>
@@ -1281,7 +1284,7 @@ and the full tar file, e.g. F<perl5.004_08.tar.gz>.
 
 If you want your patch to appear in the F<src/5.0/unsupported>
 directory on CPAN, send e-mail to the CPAN master librarian.  (Check
-out http://www.perl.com/CPAN/CPAN.html ).
+out http://www.cpan.org/CPAN.html ).
 
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