This is the procedure used to release a new version of IPC::DirQueue, recorded here as an aide-memoire.
svn up
svn log > CHANGES
make tardist
Upload the new tarball using cpan-upload.
Send this mail:
Hi --
Version x.xx of IPC::DirQueue is now released, and should be showing up on CPAN rsn. Changes since x.xw:
[cut and paste from CHANGES file]
Then bump the version for the next release:
vi lib/IPC/DirQueue.pm
/VERSION
[bump]
svn commit -m "RELEASED VERSION 0.08" lib/IPC/DirQueue.pm
Done!