Changes should mirror version number

   Message-Id: <200203071104.LAA17200@tempest.npl.co.uk>

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diff --git a/Porting/pumpkin.pod b/Porting/pumpkin.pod
index d1784e4..1749b22 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/pumpkin.pod
+++ b/Porting/pumpkin.pod
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ need feedback on your patch, go ahead and issue it and promise to
 incorporate that feedback quickly (e.g. within 1 week) and send out a
 second patch.
 
+If you update the subversion number, you may need to change the version
+number near the top of the F<Changes> file.
+
 =head2 run metaconfig
 
 If you need to make changes to Configure or config_h.SH, it may be best to
@@ -582,6 +585,9 @@ ought to go in the Changes file or whether they ought to be available
 separately in the patch file (or both).  There is no disagreement that
 detailed descriptions ought to be easily available somewhere.
 
+If you update the subversion number in F<patchlevel.h>, you may need
+to change the version number near the top of the F<Changes> file.
+
 =head2 Todo
 
 The F<Todo> file contains a roughly-catgorized unordered list of