From: Ricardo Signes Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:43:24 +0000 (-0500) Subject: Revert "remove defunct "Changes" file step from RMG" X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=b82efa2756523858fed6b870daa591f440262303;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Revert "remove defunct "Changes" file step from RMG" This reverts commit 6642915e130e2410e5cc7d1e00a39aa7b8774d05. --- diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index f3a139a..8bdb58f 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ 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 @@ -327,6 +328,22 @@ 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.