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| author | James E Keenan <jkeenan@cpan.org> | 2017-02-27 12:24:25 -0500 |
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| committer | James E Keenan <jkeenan@cpan.org> | 2017-06-01 09:00:14 -0400 |
| commit | ca31f56c9ea43ef6c05c38da5542fb95a322f2c1 (patch) | |
| tree | 33d2f5cfa044f641f8ef99e8854df2c9aff73b9a /pod/perlgit.pod | |
| parent | 223483699b06992e953eb5468dbc63a71b52fb3e (diff) | |
| download | perl-ca31f56c9ea43ef6c05c38da5542fb95a322f2c1.tar.gz | |
When and how to use Devel::PatchPerl to repair older builds.
Following recommendation by Matthew Horsfall.
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diff --git a/pod/perlgit.pod b/pod/perlgit.pod index d05a29d6d7..d8d75c1cb0 100644 --- a/pod/perlgit.pod +++ b/pod/perlgit.pod @@ -481,6 +481,13 @@ the "first commit where the bug is solved". C<git help bisect> has much more information on how you can tweak your binary searches. +Following bisection you may wish to configure, build and test perl at +commits identified by the bisection process. Sometimes, particularly +with older perls, C<make> may fail during this process. In this case +you may be able to patch the source code at the older commit point. To +do so, please follow the suggestions provided in +L<perlhack/Building perl at older commits>. + =head2 Topic branches and rewriting history Individual committers should create topic branches under |