DEVELOPERNOTES

This file is not distributed with the program. It outlines some notes for
developers readying a set of files for distribution.

git checkout:
$ git clone https://github.com/coppit/grepmail.git

Check for any open issues and recent test failures:
- http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=grepmail
- http://www.cpantesters.org/distro/G/grepmail.html

Checklist for a release:
- Be sure to add new test cases for new features
- Make sure version number increases.
- Add version changes to CHANGES
- Add new module dependencies to Makefile.PL, and update README
- Make sure there are no uncommitted changes:
  git status
- Clean and test:
  make realclean
  perl Makefile.PL
  make test TEST_AUTHOR=1
  make distcheck # Update MANIFEST and MANIFEST.SKIP if necessary.
  make disttest
- Make the dist:
  make dist
- Install the distribution file elsewhere to test it.
- Upload to CPAN:
    http://pause.perl.org/pause/authenquery
  or
    cpan-upload grepmail-X.XX.tar.gz
- Tag the release for easy retrieval later
  git tag -a v5.3111 -m 'Version 5.3111'
- Push changes to github:
  git push
- Make a backup in old
  rm -rf old; rsync -r --cvs-exclude --exclude=.git * old
- Copy the grepmail file for speed tests:
  cp grepmail grepmail.old