=item sickle.activestate.com
This is the canonical name of the host on which the perl repository
-resides. Its IP address is 199.60.48.20.
+resides.
=item foo
The value of this is the name by which Perforce knows your
host's workspace. You need to pick a name (normally, your
-Perforce username, a dash, and your hostname)
+Perforce username, a dash, and your host's short name)
when you first start using the perl repository and then
stick with it.
Once these three environment variables are set, you can use the
perforce p4 client exactly as described in its documentation.
After setting these variables and connecting to the repository
-for the first time, you should use the C<p4 user> and
-C<p4 client> commands to tell perforce the details of your
-new username and your new client workspace specifications.
+for the first time, you should use the C<p4 user> command to
+set a valid email address for yourself. Also use the C<p4 client>
+command to specify your workspace specifications for each
+individual client from which you will interact with the repository.
=head1 Ending a Repository Session
Note: the output of "p4 describe" is not in proper diff format, use
the F<Porting/p4genpatch> to get a diff-compatible format.
+(Note that it may be easier to get one already prepared: grep
+L<perlhack> for APC, and append eg "/diffs/12345.gz" to one of the
+URLs to get a usable patch.)
% p4 diff -se ./... # have I modified something but forgotten
# to "p4 edit", easy faux pas with autogenerated