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List:       perl5-porters
Subject:    Re: 1b7a0411f8b7cab causing "use warnings" to set errno with
From:       Dave Mitchell <davem () iabyn ! com>
Date:       2009-06-30 21:39:45
Message-ID: 20090630213945.GH10432 () iabyn ! com
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On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 03:06:17AM -0400, Michael G Schwern wrote:
> Dave Mitchell wrote:
> > 1. Leave 5.10.1 at 0.86_01
> > 2. upgrade 5.10.1 to 0.88 , backport those fixes, then locally bump the
> >    version  number to 0.88_01
> > 3. upgrade 5.10.1 to 0.89_01 (but we don't like shipping development
> >     releases in maint)
> > 4. Wait a few days in the hope that a shiny 0.90 will appear on CPAN.
> 
> #1 is right out.  It would be silly to hold back Test::More because of two
> lines of test patches.
> 
> #3 is right out, do not ship 0.89_01.  subtest() is not ready for prime time.
> 
> I'd go with #2.  They're inconsequential test fixes, one is core specific.  I
> wouldn't even bump the version number.
> 
> Or I can shove out 0.90 as 0.88 + the little fixes.  With the magic of git its
> almost too easy.  I'd do it now but I have a policy against 3am releases.

0.90 would be my most favoured solution (as its less work for me :-)

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