Re: SPEC UPDATE: [rt.cpan.org #55602] Bug #12239 was a mistake

On Apr 20, 2010, at 10:53 AM, Jan Dubois wrote:

> Yes, it does matter:
> 
> 1) CPAN modules bundled in Perl releases are supposed to have a matching
>   CPAN release.  Exceptions are meant for emergencies only.

See http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2010/04/msg158700.html.

> 2) It makes the job of the core committer a lot easier if they can just
>   upgrade the module in its entirety without having to manually extract
>   a minimal patch.

That's true for blead, but not for maint anymore, IIUC. We'll see what Jesse tells RJBS.

Best,

David