[DOC PATCH] Reference 5.12 release in perlfaq
[email protected] (Paul Johnson) Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:35:33 +0200
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--3V7upXqbjpZ4EhLz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline -- Paul Johnson - [email protected] http://www.pjcj.net --3V7upXqbjpZ4EhLz Content-Type: text/x-diff; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="0001-Reference-5.12-release-in-perlfaq.patch" From 96164f91bf5f7320b2344c60e68cda2b1fc5650d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Johnson <[email protected]> Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:25:33 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Reference 5.12 release in perlfaq --- pod/perlfaq1.pod | 8 ++++---- 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/pod/perlfaq1.pod b/pod/perlfaq1.pod index 288374b..d6f7814 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq1.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq1.pod @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ users the informal support will more than suffice. See the answer to There is often a matter of opinion and taste, and there isn't any one answer that fits everyone. In general, you want to use either the current stable release, or the stable release immediately prior to that one. -Currently, those are perl5.10.x and perl5.8.x, respectively. +Currently, those are perl5.12.x and perl5.10.x, respectively. Beyond that, you have to consider several things and decide which is best for you. @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ problems others have if you are risk averse. =item * -The immediate, previous releases (i.e. perl5.8.x ) are usually maintained +The immediate, previous releases (i.e. perl5.10.x ) are usually maintained for a while, although not at the same level as the current releases. =item * @@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ major versions of Perl; no one is going to take Perl 5 away from you. There are really two tracks of perl development: a maintenance version and an experimental version. The maintenance versions are stable, and -have an even number as the minor release (i.e. perl5.10.x, where 10 is the +have an even number as the minor release (i.e. perl5.12.x, where 12 is the minor release). The experimental versions may include features that don't make it into the stable versions, and have an odd number as the -minor release (i.e. perl5.9.x, where 9 is the minor release). +minor release (i.e. perl5.13.x, where 13 is the minor release). =back -- 1.6.3.3 --3V7upXqbjpZ4EhLz--