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diff --git a/Porting/pumpkin.pod b/Porting/pumpkin.pod index c46bd2907a..9416266ab3 100644 --- a/Porting/pumpkin.pod +++ b/Porting/pumpkin.pod @@ -299,17 +299,7 @@ program for this. You can also use Both commands will also list extra files in the directory that are not listed in MANIFEST. -The MANIFEST is normally sorted, with one exception. Perl includes -both a F<Configure> script and a F<configure> script. The -F<configure> script is a front-end to the main F<Configure>, but -is there to aid folks who use autoconf-generated F<configure> files -for other software. The problem is that F<Configure> and F<configure> -are the same on case-insensitive file systems, so I deliberately put -F<configure> first in the MANIFEST so that the extraction of -F<Configure> will overwrite F<configure> and leave you with the -correct script. (The F<configure> script must also have write -permission for this to work, so it's the only file in the distribution -I normally have with write permission.) +The MANIFEST is normally sorted. If you are using metaconfig to regenerate Configure, then you should note that metaconfig actually uses MANIFEST.new, so you want to be sure @@ -1312,4 +1302,4 @@ All opinions expressed herein are those of the authorZ<>(s). =head1 LAST MODIFIED -$Id: pumpkin.pod,v 1.15 1998/04/23 17:03:48 doughera Released $ +$Id: pumpkin.pod,v 1.17 1998/06/30 17:00:06 doughera Released $ |