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| author | David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org> | 2011-10-20 19:13:59 -0400 |
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| committer | David Golden <dagolden@cpan.org> | 2011-10-20 19:13:59 -0400 |
| commit | 098d30ef64526b6be015618912ebd6c26804d9da (patch) | |
| tree | 713ede5744a66f9a77e5d0956cf16a8ba87b046b | |
| parent | 7dfc19adb38f5449154d7238f5079efbe7dee447 (diff) | |
| download | perl-098d30ef64526b6be015618912ebd6c26804d9da.tar.gz | |
Add a release announcement template to Porting
This makes it just a little bit easier for release managers
and also fixes the perennial north-hemisphere bias in the future
release date.
| -rw-r--r-- | MANIFEST | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Porting/release_announcement_template.txt | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Porting/release_managers_guide.pod | 1 |
3 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
@@ -4634,6 +4634,7 @@ Porting/perlhist_calculate.pl Perform calculations to update perlhist Porting/podtidy Reformat pod using Pod::Tidy Porting/pumpkin.pod Guidelines and hints for Perl maintainers Porting/README.y2038 Perl notes for the 2038 fix +Porting/release_announcement_template.txt Porting/release_managers_guide.pod Release Manager's Guide Porting/release_schedule.pod Schedule for future releases Porting/rt_list_patches A tool to help you apply patches from RT diff --git a/Porting/release_announcement_template.txt b/Porting/release_announcement_template.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1bfd5a3681 --- /dev/null +++ b/Porting/release_announcement_template.txt @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ + [EPIGRAPH] + + -- [ATTRIBUTION] + +We are [SYNONYM FOR 'pleased'] to announce Perl [VERSION], the [N-TH] +development release of Perl 5.15. + +You will soon be able to download Perl [VERSION] from your favorite CPAN +mirror or find it at: + +https://metacpan.org/release/[AUTHOR]/perl-[VERSION]/ + +SHA1 digests for this release are: + + [TAR.GZ SHA1] perl-[VERSION].tar.gz + [TAR.BS2 SHA1] perl-[VERSION].tar.bz2 + +You can find a full list of changes in the file "perldelta.pod" located in +the "pod" directory inside the release and on the web. + +[ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS SECTION FROM PERLDELTA] + +We expect to release Perl [NEXT BLEAD VERSION] on [FUTURE DATE]. The next +major stable release of Perl 5, version 5.16.0, should appear in May 2012. + +[YOUR SALUATION HERE] diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index fbb778ff3b..1aa95a0869 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -840,6 +840,7 @@ Be sure to commit your change: Mail p5p to announce your new release, with a quote you prepared earlier. +Use the template at Porting/release_announcement_template.txt =head3 update epigraphs.pod |