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authorDave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>2011-09-16 09:07:52 -0500
committerDave Rolsky <autarch@urth.org>2011-09-16 09:08:16 -0500
commit84c2f6fdcbbbd74e5cf941b80fca8fa35d3f9816 (patch)
treeb3cee045709a71b27adf43844affe60886ece890
parentc39e29ea73d2e980123a57d737fb01a04f6e4d11 (diff)
downloadperl-84c2f6fdcbbbd74e5cf941b80fca8fa35d3f9816.tar.gz
Revert "Put Jesse's "How a Bill Becomes a Law" into perlhack (with editing)"
This reverts commit 6a945912f2861921b440402072b7053a1dc414a5.
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@@ -212,56 +212,8 @@ please explain why when you submit it.
=head2 Getting your patch accepted
-If you'd like to work on a significant change to the Perl core, there
-are some steps you can take to help us help you go from idea to
-accepted patch.
-
-Before you start coding, please write up a proposal for the idea and
-discuss it on the perl5-porters email list. This can save you a lot of
-time. In many cases, the porters will be able to guide you towards
-working something that fits in the Perl core. In some cases, they may
-simply reject the idea outright. That might be disappointing, but it's
-even more disappointing to actually write the patch only to have it
-rejected!
-
-Once your proposal has been discussed and you've done your hacking,
-there are a number of other things you can do to ensure that your patch
-gets a favorable reception.
-
-First, make sure your patch includes tests for new and/or changed
-behavior. Without comprehensive tests, it's extremely unlikely that
-your patch will be considered.
-
-Most significant changes will also require changes to the
-documentation. Patches that come with documentation updates are greatly
-preferred.
-
-Please add an entry to the F<pod/perldelta.pod> document describing
-your change. Don't worry about getting this exactly right, but do write
-something.
-
-If your change makes existing tests fail, then you must fix the tests.
-Patches that cause test failures will probably be rejected.
-
-If your change is not portable to all the platforms that we test Perl
-on, it will probably be rejected. Ask the p5p list for help with
-unfamiliar platforms.
-
-If your change causes a significant performance rejection, it will
-probably be rejected.
-
-Some changes may have an unknown impact on existing CPAN modules. We
-may ask you to smoke your change against some portion of CPAN. Ask for
-help on p5p. We're actively working on making this sort of smoke
-testing easier.
-
-If we're close to a freeze, your patch may be temporarily put on hold.
-See the F<Porting/release_schedule.pod> document for details on when
-freezes are scheduled.
-
-This may seem daunting, but the Perl 5 Porters will do our best to help
-you contribute to Perl. Don't be afraid to ask for help on the mailing
-list or IRC.
+If you are submitting a code patch there are several things that you
+can do to help the Perl 5 Porters accept your patch.
=head3 Patch style