Devel::Cover Release Process

  1. Update Changes

    • Add important changes
    • Credit the author as appropriate
    • Include github and RT numbers
  2. Check it in

    • git commit -m "Add Changes" Changes
  3. Update Contributors

  4. Check it in

    • git commit -m "Update Contributors" Contributors
  5. Update $Latest_t in Makefile.PL

    • Update test for obsolete development version skipping via $LATEST_RELEASED_PERL variable in Devel::Cover::Test.pm
    • Update version number in Makefile.PL
  6. Check it in

    • git commit -am "Bump version number"
  7. Run basic tests

    • perl Makefile.PL && make
    • make test
  8. Test against all versions

    • make all_test
  9. Return to base perl version

    • perl Makefile.PL && make
  10. If there's a new stable release of perl:

    • dc install_dzil
  11. Make the release

    • dzil release