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Some updates to the patching policy
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schwern committed Jan 24, 2010
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3) DO add any new dependencies in Build.PL

3a) If you're not sure what version to depend on, pick the version
you have installed. That's safest.

4) DON'T update MANIFEST. Its automated and will just cause
conflicts.

5) DON'T update Changes. It will cause conflicts when merging.
The release manager will handle it.

6) DO write tests.
6) DO write tests. Otherwise the release manager has to.

7) DO write documentation. Otherwise the release manager has to.

7) DO write documentation.
8) Commit ONE THING AT A TIME. Preferrably use a branch for each
feature. It makes it much easier to integrate.

8) You can either send patches to schwern+perl5i@pobox.com or
9) You can either send patches to schwern+perl5i@pobox.com or
(preferred) issue a github pull request.

Thanks for patching!

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