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| author | Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org> | 2010-08-12 18:32:16 +0200 |
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| committer | Florian Ragwitz <rafl@debian.org> | 2010-08-15 20:43:22 +0200 |
| commit | 45ce95313acf9eefe6005f1a598b291e461d9431 (patch) | |
| tree | 75cc982b9fa51adc524b8a157b42a840ab036b54 /Porting/release_managers_guide.pod | |
| parent | beeec492daca10de7e6f32d0689c6854448e5e7c (diff) | |
| download | perl-45ce95313acf9eefe6005f1a598b291e461d9431.tar.gz | |
Add a note on API versions for release managers
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diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index bdf37e47ae..fa1895fb2d 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -314,6 +314,13 @@ this line in README.vms needs special handling: rename perl-5^.10^.1.dir perl-5_10_1.dir +When doing a blead release, also make sure the C<PERL_API_*> constants in +F<patchlevel.h> are in sync with the with the version you're releasing, unless +you're absolutely sure the release you're about to make is 100% binary +compatible to an earlier release. When releasing a stable perl version, the +C<PERL_API_*> constants C<MUST NOT> be changed as we aim to guarantee binary +compatibility in maint branches. + Commit your changes: $ git st |