From: David Mitchell Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:55:27 +0000 (+0100) Subject: minor tweaks to release_managers_guide.pod X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=dc0a62a1fb49c5436d458316262c2453e0848f7f;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git minor tweaks to release_managers_guide.pod --- diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index f418197..09b9e07 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -279,6 +279,12 @@ README.vms needs special handling: 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 file to contain the git log command which would show @@ -293,6 +299,7 @@ correct incantation: replace the not-yet-created tag with C and see if git log produces roughly the right number of commits across roughly the right time period. + =item * Check some more build configurations, e.g. @@ -329,7 +336,9 @@ with git and a lack of Changes files. =head2 Building a release candidate (At this point you should already have performed the actions described in -L.) +L.) 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 @@ -502,6 +511,12 @@ on the previous filename to look for suitable candidates. =item * +If this was a maintenance release, then edit F to change +all the C (deferred) flags to C<.> (needs review). + + +=item * + If this was a major release, then =over