In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/b58fbdf5435d95b4f46a14e4da3b782dfb46b1cb?hp=8d9a83214024695752d0961cb59df65d4124ef98>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit b58fbdf5435d95b4f46a14e4da3b782dfb46b1cb Author: James E Keenan <[email protected]> Date: Fri Dec 30 09:58:17 2016 -0500 Discuss Porting/sync-with-cpan -- the simpler usage -- first. Incorporate feedback from Aaron Crane. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: Porting/release_managers_guide.pod | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index d148c21d8f..86f5e41c38 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -245,6 +245,15 @@ have some extra changes. =head3 How to sync a CPAN module with a cpanE<sol> distro +In most cases, once a new version of a distribution shipped with core has been +uploaded to CPAN, the core version thereof can be synchronized automatically +with the program F<Porting/sync-with-cpan>. (But see the comments at the +beginning of that program. In particular, it has not yet been exercised on +Windows as much as it has on Unix-like platforms.) + +If, however, F<Porting/sync-with-cpan> does not provide good results, follow +the steps below. + =over 4 =item * @@ -326,12 +335,6 @@ If everything is ok, commit the changes. For entries with a non-simple C<FILES> section, or with a C<MAP>, you may have to take more steps than listed above. -F<Porting/sync-with-cpan> is a script that automates most of the steps -above; but see the comments at the beginning of the file. In particular, -it has not yet been exercised on Windows, but will certainly require a set -of Unix tools such as Cygwin, and steps that run C<make> will need to run -C<nmake> instead. - =head3 dual-life CPAN module stability Ensure dual-life CPAN modules are stable, which comes down to: -- Perl5 Master Repository
