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| author | David Mitchell <davem@iabyn.com> | 2009-08-12 16:50:09 +0100 |
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| committer | David Mitchell <davem@iabyn.com> | 2009-08-12 19:43:46 +0100 |
| commit | 54cd7feefc8c5a721e40bbc17735f0744c165975 (patch) | |
| tree | de14f080cf36d3ea3daeb9e45c18c5843ed976b3 | |
| parent | 9aa41cc32be72554b1c8a11d670dd3904be11d2e (diff) | |
| download | perl-54cd7feefc8c5a721e40bbc17735f0744c165975.tar.gz | |
release_managers_guide: mention testing perlbug
(cherry picked from commit 47b1f0962035bb360c3ab2d10009defe22415877)
| -rw-r--r-- | Porting/release_managers_guide.pod | 24 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index 622c575e95..1102ca72dd 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -661,6 +661,30 @@ Install an XS module, for example: I<You MAY SKIP this step for SNAPSHOT> +Check that the C<perlbug> utility works. Try the following: + + $ /path/to/perl/perlbug + ... + Subject: test bug report + Local perl administrator [yourself]: + Editor [vi]: + Module: + Category [core]: + Severity [low]: + (edit report) + Action (Send/Display/Edit/Subject/Save to File): f + Name of file to save message in [perlbug.rep]: + Action (Send/Display/Edit/Subject/Save to File): q + +and carefully examine the output (in F<perlbug.rep]>), especially +the "Locally applied patches" section. If everything appears okay, then +try it again, this time actually submitting the bug report. Check that it +shows up, then remember to close it! + +=item * + +I<You MAY SKIP this step for SNAPSHOT> + Wait for the smoke tests to catch up with the commit which this release is based on (or at least the last commit of any consequence). |