>> From: Stefan Monnier via "Emacs development discussions." >> <[email protected]> [...] >> - After NN.1 is released, I expect much fewer people run the `emacs-NN` >> branch, so any regression risks remaining undetected before the next >> (minor) release. If the regression is detected earlier, it'll likely >> be detected by someone running `master` and there's a chance that the >> fix will make it only to `master` if we don't notice the link to the >> previous bug-fix or don't notice that that previous bug-fix was >> installed in `emacs-NN`. > > The problems for which we install fixes on the release branch after > NN.1 release come from 2 sources:
Just to clarify: The paragraph I wrote above talks regressions due to new bug-fixes installed on the `emacs-NN` branch, not regressions present in NN.1. Rereading just now made me realize that it wasn't obvious at all. >> - As changes accumulate on `master` and people work on it, it gets >> gradually harder for people to figure it if a bug-fix is safe for the >> `emacs-NN` branch. > They should ask the maintainers. The above applies to all "people", including the maintainers. === Stefan
