Hmm, Not sure what the outcome is here. Here's my perspective....
Cutting an Alpha branch is a waste of time isn't it ? Let's face facts we are not adding function into 1.6 (HEAD) prior to cutting 1.5 final (due mainly to or quick release mentality - which I like). So, therefore, we are only branching at 1.5 alpha as a way of "time stamping" that "this was the release code" (and this can and should be done in other ways right?).
If anyone does want to start coding 1.6 then it is they who should branch and then merge into HEAD when we have released 1.5.
Branching at 1.5 release is absolutely fine and correct. We can then parallel fix, if necessary.
John Hawkins
| "Damitha Kumarage"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
27/01/2005 06:07
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 10:01:07 +0600, Samisa Abeysinghe wrote
> On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 09:44:13 +0600, Damitha Kumarage
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 00:23, John Hawkins wrote:
> > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > C support is done.
> > >
> > > re the release in general. We would much prefer it if an Alpha branch could
> > be cut but HEAD is where all fixes go into?
> >
> > We need to branch now for alpha and beta and final release will be done on
that
> > branch. All the fixes for 1.5 branch will be continued on that branch.
> > That means that we have to separately maintain that branch for that perticular
> > release. We did not do this
> > up until now. As we discussed
> > We should start keeping the releases(APIs) stable at least from 1. 5 release.
> > That means when a user point a bug in a perticular release we should not
say to
> > him, use the latest one. Instead we should fix it on the perticular release
> > branch and if needed do a minor release on that branch(kind of a patch
> > release). Shall we start this from 1.5? any ideas?
>
> This certainly sounds very good. However, would it not add burden as
> far as maintanance is concerned.
> Given that we now have nightly builds in place, would it be that
> unfair to ask for trying the latest?
Is it possible to run the whole ant test suite on a branch?
damitha
>
> Thanks,
> Samisa...
> >
> > ~
> >
> > Is that possible?
> > see above
> > Our local build takes the src from HEAD and it would be very bad news if we
> > had to change it :-(
> >
> > I hope above will solve your problem
> >
> > damitha
> >
> > >
> > > Is that OK?
> > >
> > > John.
> > >
> > >
> > > John Hawkins
> > >
> > Damitha Kumarage
> > hSenid Software International (PVT) Ltd(Web: www.hsenid.com)
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> >
> > Lanka Software Foundation (http://www.opensource.lk)
> >
> >
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Damitha Kumarage
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