Re: [ITA] Perl distributions (in preparation of Perl 5.22)

[Ken Brown <kbrown at cornell dot edu>]

On 7/5/2015 2:02 AM, Achim Gratz wrote:
> David Rothenberger writes:
> > I've rebuilt the package as curr and not test and uploaded to my area. I
> > did not create the !ready file.
> >
> > Is this the right way to do this? Or should I release a test package?
>
> As long as you remember what you did it's going to be OK.  A test
> package might only be needed if someone else asks for it or you need
> testers.
>
> BTW, since we're still not having feedback from Volker Zell,

We did get feedback from him on a different issue:

  https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-apps/2015-06/msg00149.html

So I think it's clear that he won't be rebuilding his packages in the near future.

> the release of
> Perl v5.22 will have to happen later.  I am myself unavailable next week
> anyway.

Ken