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authorJesse Vincent <jesse@bestpractical.com>2011-04-02 19:54:59 +0800
committerJesse Vincent <jesse@bestpractical.com>2011-04-02 19:54:59 +0800
commit22be966705ee27262d7982bffd9dbb293ef8417e (patch)
tree848c36f84279669bd83856aac0283ee9152f6b16 /Porting
parent84a01a7110bb6c25a23d1805b0997a64ab63f5f1 (diff)
downloadperl-22be966705ee27262d7982bffd9dbb293ef8417e.tar.gz
Add a note to the RMG about the fact that you should run tests after
bumping the perl version
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diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index 62691c52bb..be55bcfcde 100644
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -296,6 +296,14 @@ 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.
+
+
+Test your changes:
+
+ $ ./Configure -des -Dusedevel
+ $ make
+ $ make test
+
Commit your changes:
$ git st