[svn:parrot] r37447 - trunk/docs/project

[allison at svn.parrot.org]

Author: allison
Date: Sun Mar 15 19:02:15 2009
New Revision: 37447
URL: https://trac.parrot.org/parrot/changeset/37447

Log:
[cage] Restore instructions for collapsing minor development changes to the
bytecode into one version change (deleted in r23083). Add details on exact
steps, and relation to support policy.

Modified:
   trunk/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod

Modified: trunk/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod
==============================================================================
--- trunk/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod	Sun Mar 15 18:38:48 2009	(r37446)
+++ trunk/docs/project/release_manager_guide.pod	Sun Mar 15 19:02:15 2009	(r37447)
@@ -106,6 +106,22 @@
 
 =item g
 
+If this is a developer release, or there have been no new entries to the
+F<PBC_COMPAT> file, skip this step.
+
+If this is a supported release, and new entries to F<PBC_COMPAT> have been
+added since the last supported release, make a new entry with a new major
+version number for this release at the top of the list.
+
+  3.0     2007.10.17      coke    released 0.4.17
+
+Delete all minor version numbers since the last major bytecode version number,
+as these are only used in development and not relevant to the bytecode support
+policy. (Those changes are all included within the major version number
+increase for the supported release.)
+
+=item h
+
 Make sure everything works:
 
  $ make realclean