In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated
<http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/c9e350647da2299099e45701f65fff206b6f3237?hp=f9adac4bab4646369b772cec99f277e6c8980f0e>
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commit c9e350647da2299099e45701f65fff206b6f3237
Author: Matthew Horsfall <wolfs...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Jun 23 08:31:47 2014 -0400
Update makerel to provide a helpful error message if chmod fails on
@writables
M Porting/makerel
commit a420fd353d8d17e191cc6bc52683c079112c910c
Author: Matthew Horsfall <wolfs...@gmail.com>
Date: Mon Jun 23 08:15:11 2014 -0400
Update RMG to mention new policy of perlhist containing RMs names.
M Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
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Summary of changes:
Porting/makerel | 14 ++++++++++++--
Porting/release_managers_guide.pod | 7 +++----
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Porting/makerel b/Porting/makerel
index 8739c29..f83abbb 100755
--- a/Porting/makerel
+++ b/Porting/makerel
@@ -161,8 +161,18 @@ my @writables = qw(
win32/config_H.vc
uconfig.h
);
-system("chmod u+w @writables") == 0
- or die "system: $!";
+
+my $out = `chmod u+w @writables 2>&1`;
+if ($? != 0) {
+ warn $out;
+ if ($out =~ /no such file/i) {
+ warn "Check that the files above still exist in the Perl core.\n";
+ warn "If not, remove them from \@writables in Porting/makerel\n";
+ }
+ exit 1;
+} else {
+ warn $out if $out;
+}
chdir ".." or die $!;
diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index f61a79c..bc1b9bc 100644
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -754,10 +754,9 @@ Add an entry to F<pod/perlhist.pod> with the release date,
e.g.:
David 5.10.1 2009-Aug-06
-Make sure that the correct pumpking is listed in the left-hand column, and
-if this is the first release under the stewardship of a new pumpking, make
-sure that his or her name is listed in the section entitled
-C<THE KEEPERS OF THE PUMPKIN>.
+List yourself in the left-hand column, and if this is the first release
+that you've ever done, make sure that your name is listed in the section
+entitled C<THE KEEPERS OF THE PUMPKIN>.
I<If you're making a BLEAD-FINAL release>, also update the "SELECTED
RELEASE SIZES" section with the output of
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