Remove the MANIFEST check from the release guide

We already have porting tests catching this. I really don't see how this could
end up being screwed or how it'd be more likely at this point during the release
process than at any other time.

diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
index a33acf4..fbb778f 100644 (file)
--- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
+++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod
@@ -508,21 +508,6 @@ cherry-pick it back).
     $ git commit -m 'Update Module::CoreList for 5.x.y' dist/Module-CoreList/lib/Module/CoreList.pm
 
 
-=head3 check MANIFEST
-
-Check that the manifest is sorted and correct:
-
-    $ make distclean
-    $ git clean -xdf # This shouldn't be necessary if distclean is correct
-    $ perl Porting/manicheck
-
-If manicheck turns up anything wrong, update MANIFEST and begin this step again.
-
-    $ ./configure -des -Dusedevel
-    $ make test_porting
-    $ git commit -m 'Update MANIFEST' MANIFEST
-
-
 =head3 update perlhist.pod
 
 I<You MUST SKIP this step for a RC release>

diff --git a/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat b/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat
index fc9d85f..20454dd 100644 (file)
--- a/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat
+++ b/t/porting/known_pod_issues.dat
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ porting/expand-macro.pl     Verbatim line length including indents exceeds 79 by    2
 porting/how_to_write_a_perldelta.pod   There is no NAME        1
 porting/how_to_write_a_perldelta.pod   Verbatim line length including indents exceeds 79 by    3
 porting/pumpkin.pod    Verbatim line length including indents exceeds 79 by    9
-porting/release_managers_guide.pod     Verbatim line length including indents exceeds 79 by    9
+porting/release_managers_guide.pod     Verbatim line length including indents exceeds 79 by    8
 porting/release_managers_guide.pod     Verbatim paragraph in NAME section      1
 porting/release_schedule.pod   There is no NAME        1
 symbian/perlutil.pod   Verbatim line length including indents exceeds 79 by    4