rename perl-5^.10^.1.dir perl-5_10_1.dir
+
+=item *
+
+Review and update INSTALL to account for the change in version number;
+in particular, the "Coexistence with earlier versions of perl 5" section.
+
=item *
Update the F<Changes> file to contain the git log command which would show
if git log produces roughly the right number of commits across roughly the
right time period.
+
=item *
Check some more build configurations, e.g.
=head2 Building a release candidate
(At this point you should already have performed the actions described in
-L</"Actions prior to the first release candidate">.)
+L</"Actions prior to the first release candidate">.) You should review
+that section to ensure that everything there has done, and to see whether
+any of those actions (such as consistency checks) need to be repeated.
=over 4
=item *
+If this was a maintenance release, then edit F<Porting/mergelog> to change
+all the C<d> (deferred) flags to C<.> (needs review).
+
+
+=item *
+
If this was a major release, then
=over