Re: p4

> > + finish my YAPC talk
> > + create a short (perl) script that shows me the unit
> >   out of the Configure diff
> 
> l1:/pro/3gl/CPAN 127 > diff2unit.pl 17011 17041 17097 17156 17239 17278 17339 17489 17522 17671 17698 17715 17731 17739 17827 17866 17879
> Reading Units 528
> 17011/  1
> 17011/  2
> 17041/  1
> 17097/  1
> 17156/  1
> 17239/  1
> 17278/  1
> 17278/  2
> 17339/  1
> 17489/  1
> 17489/  2
> 17489/  3
> 17522/  1
> 17671/  1
> 17671/  2
> 17671/  3
> 17671/  4
> 17671/  5
> 17671/  6
> 17671/  7
> 17698/  1 Extensions.U
> 17715/  1 d_modfl.U
> 17715/  2 d_modfl.U
> 17715/  3
> 17731/  1
> 17731/  2
> 17739/  1 prefix.U
> 17827/  1 usenm.U
> 17827/  2
> 17866/  1
> 17879/  1 gccvers.U
> l1:/pro/3gl/CPAN 128 >
> 
> A good start. Andy patched in his meta-doc-patch, the .U files in
> metaconfig/dist-3.0at70b [1]
> 
> Which files should *I* edit. the files there, or the files in metaconfig/U [2]
> and how do the files in [1] promote to [2], and how does p4 know?

You should edit [2], the metaconfig/U, since that's where Perl's
metaconfig picks up the units to regenerate Configure and config_h.SH.
The transfer from [1] to [2] has to be done manually.  The difference
between [1] and [2] is that [1] is the "official metaconfig tree",
and the [2] is the modified units used to build the Perl Configure.

(Yes, it would perhaps make sense to create, say, dist-3.1, that would
merge back in the changes from the Perl units.)

> I guess that the promotion for [1] to [2] is like rebuilding metaconfig, and I
> am to p4 edit the files in 3.0at70b
> 
> right?

No.  For now, edit files in [2], in metaconfig/U.  If you take a look
at metaconfig/U, you will find a lot of files that live dual lives, in
metaconfig/U, and in 3.0at70b.  The default is to prefer the
metaconfig/U versions over the 3.0at70b versions.

> > + backport the Configure changes
> > + modify makedepend to `tag' the units
> > + modify makedepend to incorporate Andy's CBU wishes
> > + find out how those changes can actually be used :)

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