In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/3b2d14782fbfa2afbd16c5ee36653a25675e6fc5?hp=050166318aca495d181c53df119efab77ddad029>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit 3b2d14782fbfa2afbd16c5ee36653a25675e6fc5 Author: Andy Dougherty <[email protected]> Date: Fri Mar 8 13:13:04 2013 -0500 Minor corrections to descriptions of files in Porting/. Try to explain a little more how the metaconfig information is intended to be used. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: Porting/README.pod | 15 ++++++++++----- 1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/Porting/README.pod b/Porting/README.pod index a800636..b584ce6 100644 --- a/Porting/README.pod +++ b/Porting/README.pod @@ -91,11 +91,13 @@ F<config_h.SH> after metaconfig. =head2 F<config.sh> -This file was produced by running the F<Configure> script. It holds all the -definitions figured out by F<Configure>. Should you modify one of these -values, do not forget to propagate your changes by running C<Configure -der>. -You may instead choose to run each of the F<.SH> files by yourself, or -C<Configure -S>. +This file is a sample F<config.sh> file. F<config.sh> is normally +produced by running the F<Configure> script. It holds all the definitions +figured out by F<Configure>. If you are unable to successfully run +F<Configure> on your system, copy this sample file to F<config.sh> +at the top of the perl source tree and edit it to suit your system. +Then propagate those values by running C<Configure -S>. This sample +file is normally updated each time F<Configure> is updated. =head2 F<core-cpan-diff> @@ -176,6 +178,7 @@ This script creates a tag for every p4raw-id. This file is built by F<metaconfig>. This file contains a description of all the shell variables whose value is determined by the Configure script. +It later gets incorporated into the pod for F<Config.pm>. =head2 F<how_to_write_a_perldelta.pod> @@ -280,6 +283,8 @@ Applies F<podtidy> to a file. =head2 F<pumpkin.pod> Pumpkin - Notes on handling the Perl Patch Pumpkin And Porting Perl. +Many of these are out of date or superceded by other documents in +this directory. =head2 F<README.y2038> -- Perl5 Master Repository
