From 4592428789709e459662bc3ecbfa142cd912dfad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ricardo Signes Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:19:13 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] suggestion to use GET URL --- Porting/release_managers_guide.pod | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod index 8bdb58f..b63f858 100644 --- a/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod +++ b/Porting/release_managers_guide.pod @@ -788,6 +788,16 @@ a new release with a new minor version or RC number. (Login, then select 'Upload a file to CPAN') +If your workstation is not connected to a high-bandwidth, +high-reliability connection to the Internet, you should probably use the +"GET URL" feature (rather than "HTTP UPLOAD") to have PAUSE retrieve the +new release from wherever you put it for testers to find it. This will +eliminate anxious gnashing of teeth while you wait to see if your +15 megabyte HTTP upload successfully completes across your slow, twitchy +cable modem. I: if your upload is partially successful, you +may need to contact a PAUSE administrator or even bump the version of +perl. + Upload both the .gz and .bz2 versions of the tarball. =item * -- 2.7.4