perl5160delta: Document wrap_op_checker

[perl5.git] / Porting / release_managers_guide.pod

diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index a1680ec..67cd001 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -674,7 +674,13 @@ C</tmp/perl-5.x.y-pretest/bin/perl -V> are as expected,
 especially as regards version numbers, patch and/or RC levels, and @INC
 paths. Note that as they have been been built from a git working
 directory, they will still identify themselves using git tags and
-commits.
+commits. (Note that for an odd-numbered version, perl will install
+itself as C<perl5.x.y>). C<perl -v> will identify itself as:
+
+ This is perl 5, version X, subversion Y (v5.X.Y (v5.X.Z-NNN-deadbeef))
+
+where 5.X.Z is the latest tag, Z the number of commits since this tag,
+and C<< deadbeef >> commit of that tag.
 
 Then delete the temporary installation.
 
@@ -1216,6 +1222,8 @@ to link to this new release. Then make a pull request to Leo Lapworth.
 If this fails for some reason and you cannot cajole anybody else into
 submitting that change, you can mail Leo as last resort.
 
+This repository can be found on L<github|https://github.com/perlorg/perlweb>.
+
 =for checklist end
 
 =head1 SOURCE