From: Philip Newton <pne@cpan.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 17:05:58 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: Porting/patching.pod: update version number format
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Porting/patching.pod: update version number format
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diff --git a/Porting/patching.pod b/Porting/patching.pod
index 7fd376b..3849051 100644
--- a/Porting/patching.pod
+++ b/Porting/patching.pod
@@ -256,13 +256,13 @@ This should work for most patches:
       emacs MANIFEST
       (make changes)
       cd ..
-      diff -c perl5.008_42/MANIFEST.old perl5.008_42/MANIFEST > mypatch
+      diff -c perl5.7.42/MANIFEST.old perl5.7.42/MANIFEST > mypatch
       (testing the patch:)
-      mv perl5.008_42/MANIFEST perl5.008_42/MANIFEST.new
-      cp perl5.008_42/MANIFEST.old perl5.008_42/MANIFEST
+      mv perl5.7.42/MANIFEST perl5.7.42/MANIFEST.new
+      cp perl5.7.42/MANIFEST.old perl5.7.42/MANIFEST
       patch -p < mypatch
       (should succeed)
-      diff perl5.008_42/MANIFEST perl5.008_42/MANIFEST.new
+      diff perl5.7.42/MANIFEST perl5.7.42/MANIFEST.new
       (should produce no output)
 
 =head2 Submitting your patch
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ and post patch.uue with a note saying to unpack it using
 
 The subject line on your patch should read
 
-    [PATCH 5.xxx_xx AREA] Description
+    [PATCH 5.x.x AREA] Description
 
 where the x's are replaced by the appropriate version number.
 The description should be a very brief but accurate summary of the
@@ -296,11 +296,11 @@ problem (don't forget this is an email header).
 
 Examples:
 
-    [PATCH 5.004_04 DOC] fix minor typos
+    [PATCH 5.6.4 DOC] fix minor typos
 
-    [PATCH 5.004_99 CORE] New warning for foo() when frobbing
+    [PATCH 5.7.9 CORE] New warning for foo() when frobbing
 
-    [PATCH 5.005_42 CONFIG] Added support for fribnatz 1.5
+    [PATCH 5.7.16 CONFIG] Added support for fribnatz 1.5
 
 The name of the file being patched makes for a poor subject line if
 no other descriptive text accompanies it.
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ Daniel Grisinger <dgris@dimensional.com>
 
 =head1 Author and Copyright Information
 
-Copyright (c) 1998 Daniel Grisinger
+Copyright (c) 1998, 1999 Daniel Grisinger
 
 Adapted from a posting to perl5-porters by Tim Bunce (Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk).