I don't see any problem either but I think a generic name is preferable. Can you actually "untag" the code? I thought once it was tagged it was there forever.
David --- "Craig R. McClanahan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I don't see aany problem with non-release tags like this. > > Craig > > On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, John McNally wrote: > > > Date: 07 Jul 2003 18:34:58 -0700 > > From: John McNally <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: Jakarta Commons Developers List > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: non-release (vendor/developer) tags > > > > Is there a policy in jakarta-commons on tagging the cvs repo? > > Here is my situation: I use dbcp in its current HEAD state. It is > > stable for my usage. However there is a critical bug and the desire > by > > developers to rewrite large portions of the code, essentially removing > > some code that was added since its last release. In the past when I > > have started a refactoring on a codebase that has had a long fairly > > stable period, but no release, I add a PRE_SOME_CHANGE type of tag. > If > > I added such a tag to dbcp should I expect that it will persist > > "forever"? In httpd, I see tags that start with the developer name. > > Presumably, it is then up to that developer to remove the tag, if they > > no longer require it; and others should leave it alone. Are such > > developer tags acceptable in jakarta-commons? Would non-release tags > be > > better marked by the developer that made it, or should more generic > > names be used? > > > > If I were to create a PRE_SOME_CHANGE tag, I would be inclined to > leave > > it for posterity, in the event someone else had started depending on > it, > > and would expect others to leave it alone as well. But if it was > > JMCNALLY_1, I would remove it as soon as I was able to move to a > > released state and it would give others the ability to contact me if > > they wondered if the tag had outlived its usefulness. > > > > john mcnally > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
