From: Ricardo Signes Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:23:16 +0000 (-0500) Subject: remove defunct "Changes" file step from RMG X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6642915e130e2410e5cc7d1e00a39aa7b8774d05;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git remove defunct "Changes" file step from RMG --- diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index 8bdb58f..f3a139a 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ in having one for a snapshot, but it's not required). =back - =head2 Building a release - advance actions The work of building a release candidate for a numbered release of @@ -328,22 +327,6 @@ in particular, the "Coexistence with earlier versions of perl 5" section. =item * -I - -Update the F file to contain the git log command which would show -all the changes in this release. You will need assume the existence of a -not-yet created tag for the forthcoming release; e.g. - - git log ... perl-5.10.0..perl-5.12.0 - -Due to warts in the perforce-to-git migration, some branches require extra -exclusions to avoid other branches being pulled in. Make sure you have the -correct incantation: replace the not-yet-created tag with C and see -if C produces roughly the right number of commits across roughly the -right time period (you may find C useful). - -=item * - Check some more build configurations. The check that setuid builds and installs is for < 5.11.0 only.