I noticed on iOS the commits going into next are mirrored on master.

For Android that was not done.

What is the correct process?

On 2/20/13 10:12 AM, "Michal Mocny" <mmo...@chromium.org> wrote:

>oooo I didn't know that.  Thanks!
>
>
>On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Becky Gibson
><gibson.be...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thank you, Michael!  I do usually go a git push --dry-run to check that
>>I
>> am pushing what I expect but I'll try the diff as well.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 1:07 PM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org>
>>wrote:
>>
>> > So there is also http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/CuttingReleases which
>> may
>> > be useful (esp Taggin section).
>> >
>> > As far as the confusion with the two branch names: "topic_branch" is
>>your
>> > local working branch for a bugfix/feature, and "to_be_merged" is
>>really
>> > "temporary_new_name_for_a_branch_to_do_rebase_in".  I usually skip
>>that
>> > step and take the risk or rebasing in topic_branch (aside: this may
>> > negatively affect diffs if you push updates for a
>>review-edit-re-review
>> > cycle -- but this isn't an issue for cordova).
>> >
>> > Do not checkout 'next' into your master branch.  Update your local
>> branches
>> > to include the remote next branch (with 'git pull apache' with no
>>branch)
>> > then you can switch to the next branch locally, apply your patch
>>there,
>> and
>> > push to that remote branch directly.  Later, merge that commit into
>> master
>> > locally, and push that.
>> >
>> > Do not push to apache next from your local master, or else you will
>>push
>> > all the changes.
>> >
>> > I agree, this is a little confusing, but after a few practice runs it
>> > should be easy to figure out.  You should probably also check what
>>would
>> be
>> > pushed with 'git diff apache/[target-branch]' or tag on --stat to
>>that to
>> > just see that files that would signal a quick "uh-oh".
>> >
>> > I'll work to update the wiki later today, and likely others will have
>> more
>> > tips on how to make sure we don't make mistakes.
>> >
>> > -Michal
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Becky Gibson <gibson.be...@gmail.com
>> > >wrote:
>> >
>> > > Can someone please provide a "git cordova release process for
>>dummies"
>> > > example to make sure I do the release commits and merges properly
>>(the
>> > > committerWorkflow example didn't help me as I didn't understand the
>> > > topic_branch and to_be_merged distinction)
>> > >
>> > > At any rate, can I do a git checkout apache next into my "master"
>> branch?
>> > >  Then I can checkout my working_branch,  rebase master (which
>>contains
>> > the
>> > > next code) checkout master, merge my fix and push apache next.
>> > > git checkout apache next
>> > > git checkout working_branch_with_fix
>> > > git rebase master
>> > > git checkout master
>> > > git merge working_branch_with_fix
>> > > git push apache next
>> > >
>> > > and then repeat this for apache master with the possibility of
>>needing
>> to
>> > > use -ff when I merge.   Am I on the right track?
>> > >
>> > > humbled by git,
>> > > -becky
>> > >
>> > > On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 5:22 PM, Marcel Kinard <cmarc...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > >
>> > > > Nice! Thanks, Andrew!
>> > > >
>> > > > -- Marcel Kinard
>> > > >
>> > > > On Feb 7, 2013, at 2:59 PM, Andrew Grieve <agri...@chromium.org>
>> > wrote:
>> > > >
>> > > > > The doc's not up-to-date, but I think we ended on consensus for
>>the
>> > > code
>> > > > > version. I've taken a stab at updating the wiki pages:
>> > > > >
>> > > > > http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/CordovaAndGit  -- Added the idea
>>of
>> > > > having
>> > > > > both a master and a next branch
>> > > > > http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/CommitterWorkflow  -- Added
>>Jesse's
>> > > > version
>> > > > > of the "which branch - in code"
>> > > > > http://wiki.apache.org/cordova/CuttingReleases  -- Changed
>>tagging
>> > > > > instructions to refer to the "next" branch
>> > > > >
>> > > > >
>> > > > > On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Marcel Kinard
>><cmarc...@gmail.com>
>> > > > wrote:
>> > > > >
>> > > > >> With 2.5 starting, it appears time to poke this thread.
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> - Is the Google doc refreshed with the latest consensus?
>> > > > >> - If so, should the Google doc be transferred to a wiki page?
>> > > > >> - Have the necessary branches been created?
>> > > > >> - Are we all in the boat, and understand how to row this beast?
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> -- Marcel Kinard
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >> On Jan 24, 2013, at 5:14 PM, Jesse <purplecabb...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>> Nice Shaz, but I was hoping it was a github style network
>> > > visualization
>> > > > >>> that included a few versions worth of merges.
>> > > > >>> Who wants to draw that?
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:05 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>>> Inline image got mangled, here it is linked:
>>http://cl.ly/MOrD
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:39 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>>> Thanks for the pseudocode Andrew, seems simpler to
>>understand
>> ;)
>> > > > >> Jesse's
>> > > > >>>>> re-factor makes it even easier. Here's my contrib for those
>> more
>> > > > >> visually
>> > > > >>>>> inclined:
>> > > > >>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>
>> > > > >>>>> [image: Inline image 2]
>> > > > >>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>
>> > > > >>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Andrew Grieve <
>> > > agri...@chromium.org
>> > > > >>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>> Nice! even simpler. :)
>> > > > >>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 3:44 PM, Jesse <
>> purplecabb...@gmail.com
>> > >
>> > > > >> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>> Thanks for clarifying Andrew. et al, I guess I was
>> > > > mis-understanding
>> > > > >>>>>> some
>> > > > >>>>>>> of the earlier discussion around naming stuff.
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>> So everything is going to master all the time, and we only
>> care
>> > > > about
>> > > > >>>>>>> 'next' if we are inReleaseMode and it is a bug fix?
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>> if(inReleaseMode && isBugFix) {
>> > > > >>>>>>>   commitToBranch('next');
>> > > > >>>>>>>   mergeBranch('next').into('master');
>> > > > >>>>>>> }
>> > > > >>>>>>> else {
>> > > > >>>>>>>   commitToBranch('master');
>> > > > >>>>>>> }
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Andrew Grieve <
>> > > > >> agri...@chromium.org
>> > > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>> Just to clarify - there should be *no* using of the git
>> > > > >>>>>> cherry-picking
>> > > > >>>>>>>> command, only git merge.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>> Jesse - not sure what you're referring to with "branch
>>must
>> be
>> > > > named
>> > > > >>>>>> x".
>> > > > >>>>>>>> The latest revision of the proposal has only two
>>branches:
>> > > master
>> > > > >> and
>> > > > >>>>>>> next.
>> > > > >>>>>>>> Do you mean you don't like the name "next"?
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>> Maybe the proposal will seem simpler if put in the form
>>of
>> > code
>> > > :)
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>> if (!inReleaseMode) {
>> > > > >>>>>>>>   commitToBranch('master');
>> > > > >>>>>>>> } else {
>> > > > >>>>>>>> if (isBugFix) {
>> > > > >>>>>>>>   commitToBranch('next');
>> > > > >>>>>>>>   mergeBranch('next').into('master');
>> > > > >>>>>>>> } else {
>> > > > >>>>>>>>   commitToBranch('master');
>> > > > >>>>>>>> }
>> > > > >>>>>>>> }
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 3:06 PM, Braden Shepherdson <
>> > > > >>>>>> bra...@chromium.org
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> Most of the time the flow will be unchanged: push to
>> master.
>> > > > >>>>>> Tagging
>> > > > >>>>>>>> things
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> we already know how to do; that doesn't change.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> The only new flow for most people is cherrypicking bug
>> fixes
>> > > from
>> > > > >>>>>>> master
>> > > > >>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> next, which we can give examples of. Plus that could
>>remain
>> > the
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> responsibility of the main platform maintainers, who are
>> > doing
>> > > > the
>> > > > >>>>>>>> tagging.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> Braden
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Jesse <
>> > > purplecabb...@gmail.com>
>> > > > >>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:09 AM, Braden Shepherdson <
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> bra...@chromium.org
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> The founding goal we're trying to accomplish here is
>>that
>> > we
>> > > > >>>>>> don't
>> > > > >>>>>>>> want
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> everyone sitting on changes to be in the next version
>> while
>> > > we
>> > > > >>>>>> use
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> master
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> to prep a release.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> I don't think having one branch for prepping the
>>release
>> > and
>> > > > >>>>>>> another
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> for
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> main development is a lot of bureaucracy.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> It is not, the 'branch must be named x' is mainly
>>where I
>> > have
>> > > > >>>>>>>> concerns.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> Really I just want things simple.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Jesse MacFadyen <
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> purplecabb...@gmail.com
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I have been quietly listening on this thread, but
>> thought
>> > I
>> > > > >>>>>>> should
>> > > > >>>>>>>> at
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> least share my opinion.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think adding contribution rules helps anyone.
>> Git
>> > is
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> complicated enough as it is, and this just all seems
>> like
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> bureaucracy.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I think master should always contain the latest
>>stable
>> > code,
>> > > > >>>>>> and
>> > > > >>>>>>> be
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> periodically tagged with rc's and versions.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> All work should be done in personal forks and feature
>> > > > >>>>>> branches.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> If the latest tag of master is an rc, then we should
>> only
>> > be
>> > > > >>>>>>>> merging
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> bugfixes, until the release.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Immediately after tagging a version we decide which
>> > feature
>> > > > >>>>>>>> branches
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> and pull requests to pull in, and go for it.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't think this is much different from what we
>>have,
>> > but
>> > > I
>> > > > >>>>>>> think
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> that is good.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> The suggestions thus far, while interesting, don't
>> > increase
>> > > > >>>>>> our
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> velocity in my opinion. Also, I can also pretty much
>> > > guaranty
>> > > > >>>>>>> I'll
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> screw it up for the next 3-4 versions. ( because I'm
>> dumb
>> > )
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Jesse
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On 2013-01-24, at 5:53 AM, Andrew Grieve <
>> > > > >>>>>> agri...@chromium.org>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 4:58 PM, Michael Brooks <
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> mich...@michaelbrooks.ca
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Before we move forward, I have a few questions about
>> the
>> > > > >>>>>> "no
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> master"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> approach.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> There is *no* master branch, so that
>>community-driven
>> > pull
>> > > > >>>>>>>> requests
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> will
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> forced to think about which branch to request
>>against.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - Andrew, can you cite other projects that do not
>>use a
>> > > > >>>>>> master
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> branch?
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> This project is my first time using git / github, so
>>I
>> > don't
>> > > > >>>>>> have
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> much
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> draw from. I was going off of others' suggestions on
>> this
>> > > > >>>>>> thread
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> when I
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> proposed the names.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - On Github, you must have a default branch. If not
>> > > > >>>>>> master, it
>> > > > >>>>>>>> must
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> something else. So, users are not forced to think
>>about
>> > the
>> > > > >>>>>>>> branch
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> send
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> a pull request again... they will likely just use
>>the
>> > > > >>>>>> default.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Hmm, good point. The goal is to get people
>>downloading
>> > > > >>>>>> Cordova
>> > > > >>>>>>> for
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> use
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> end up with Stable, and for developers to send pull
>> > requests
>> > > > >>>>>>>> against
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> dev.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> With a forced default branch, I don't think we can
>> > > accomplish
>> > > > >>>>>>> this.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> - Why is the "stable" branch not just "master"?
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> My thinking was that it's not obvious whether Master
>>==
>> > > > >>>>>> bleeding
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> edge,
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> or
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Master == Stable version. Using the names "dev" and
>> > "stable"
>> > > > >>>>>>> makes
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> it a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> bit
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> clear.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> So... If github forces us to have a default branch,
>>I'm
>> > > > >>>>>> thinking
>> > > > >>>>>>>> that
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> having users send pull requests against "dev" is more
>> > > > >>>>>> valuable
>> > > > >>>>>>> than
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> having
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> people download the latest "stable" by default. If
>> people
>> > > are
>> > > > >>>>>>>> pulling
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> code
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> from github rather than from our release .zip files,
>> then
>> > > > >>>>>> it's
>> > > > >>>>>>>> likely
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> they
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> want to hack on it anyways, or that they want the dev
>> > > > >>>>>> version to
>> > > > >>>>>>>> see
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> if
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> bugs are fixed.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Soo.... Here's version #3! If anyone can think of
>>how to
>> > > > >>>>>> keep the
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> three
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> branches while addressing being forced to have a
>>default
>> > > > >>>>>> branch,
>> > > > >>>>>>>> feel
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> free
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> to speak up! :)
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Cordova repositories have two main branches:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 1. master
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 2. next
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Topic branches exist for collaborating on features,
>>or
>> for
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> code-review
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> purposes.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Cordova uses tags to label releases.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - Each release candidate has a tag. e.g. "2.2.0rc1"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - Each release has a tag. e.g. "2.2.0"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - The "latest" tag points to the last stable release
>> (this
>> > > > >>>>>>> follows
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> npm
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> conventions)
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 1. The "next" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - This branch is used only when in the process of
>>doing
>> a
>> > > > >>>>>>> release.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - All tags are created from this branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - All release-candidate bug-fixes are done on this
>> branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 2. The "master" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - When not in the release-process, all commits are
>>made
>> > here
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - When in the release-process, all non-bugfix commits
>> are
>> > > > >>>>>> made
>> > > > >>>>>>>> here
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> - This is where topic-branches are merged into.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> Cutting a release:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 1. git checkout next && git merge --ff-only master
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Test test test!
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Fix bugs by committing them directly to "next" and
>> then
>> > > > >>>>>> doing
>> > > > >>>>>>> a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> non-ff
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> merge of next into master
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Tag release candidate
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Repeat steps 2-4 as necessary
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Tag the release (both by version and by updating
>>the
>> > > > >>>>>> "latest"
>> > > > >>>>>>>> tag)
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Create distribution .zip file
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Test one last time using the dist files
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> Michael
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 11:25 AM, Brian LeRoux <
>> > b...@brian.io
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm liking it. Start in 2.5?
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:19 PM, Filip Maj <
>> > f...@adobe.com
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Looks great Andrew!
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If everyone's on board, how are we going to test
>>run
>> > > > >>>>>> this?
>> > > > >>>>>>>> Flip a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> switch
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at a certain point, give it a shot with one repo
>>for
>> > one
>> > > > >>>>>> RC?
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/22/13 12:29 PM, "Andrew Grieve" <
>> > > > >>>>>> agri...@chromium.org>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Braden, you're right. I've now done some local
>> playing
>> > > > >>>>>>> around
>> > > > >>>>>>>> in
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> git,
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have an updated proposal that uses merges
>>instead of
>> > > > >>>>>>> deleting
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>> branches.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PTAL:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cordova repositories have three main branches:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. stable
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. next
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. dev
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Topic branches also exist for collaborating on
>> > > > >>>>>> features, or
>> > > > >>>>>>>> for
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> code-review
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> purposes.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is *no* master branch, so that
>> community-driven
>> > > > >>>>>> pull
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> requests
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> will
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forced to think about which branch to request
>> against.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. The "stable" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Sits at the latest stable release of cordova
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - This changes only when doing fast-forward
>>merges
>> > from
>> > > > >>>>>>> "next"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. The "next" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - This branch is used only when in the process of
>> > doing
>> > > > >>>>>> a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> release.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - All tags (both stable and RC) are done on this
>> > branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - All release-candidate bug-fixes are done on
>>this
>> > > > >>>>>> branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. The "dev" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - This is where non-release-candidate commits are
>> done
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - This is where topic-branches are merged into.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cutting a release:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. git checkout next && git merge --ff-only dev
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Test test test!
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Fix bugs by committing them directly to "next"
>> and
>> > > > >>>>>> then
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> doing a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> non-ff
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> merge of next into dev
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Tag release candidate
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Repeat steps 2-4 as necessary
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Tag the release
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Create distribution .zip file
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Test one last time using the dist files
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. git checkout stable && git merge --ff-only
>>next
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Braden
>>Shepherdson
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <bra...@chromium.org>wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think deleting and recreating branches with
>>the
>> > same
>> > > > >>>>>> name
>> > > > >>>>>>>> can
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> cause
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> badness in git[1] because of remotes. It's not
>> really
>> > > > >>>>>> the
>> > > > >>>>>>>> same
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> branch
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> terms of commits, and git thinks that your old
>> stable
>> > > > >>>>>> and
>> > > > >>>>>>> the
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> new
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> stable
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> differ by all of each of their commits. Tags
>>can be
>> > > > >>>>>> moved
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> arbitrarily,
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so I
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> think stable makes sense as a tag. I'm not sure
>> about
>> > > > >>>>>> how
>> > > > >>>>>>>> best
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> handle
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> next.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [1]
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>
>> > > > >>
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>
>>http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11844581/git-delete-and-recreate-branc
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> h
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 11:31 AM, Andrew Grieve
>><
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> agri...@chromium.org
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Michal's attending hackathons for the week, and
>> I'm
>> > > > >>>>>> not
>> > > > >>>>>>> sure
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> we
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> need
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a hang-out for this, as I think we really are
>> quite
>> > > > >>>>>> close
>> > > > >>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> resolving
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this. I'd really like to resolve this ASAP so
>>that
>> > we
>> > > > >>>>>>> don't
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> need
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> code-freeze for this release.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Here's a proposal:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cordova repositories have three main branches:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. stable
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. next
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. dev
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Topic branches also exist for collaborating on
>> > > > >>>>>> features,
>> > > > >>>>>>> or
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> for
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> code-review
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> purposes.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is *no* master branch, so that
>> > community-driven
>> > > > >>>>>> pull
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>> requests
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> will
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forced to think about which branch to request
>> > against.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. The "stable" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Sits at the latest stable release of cordova
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - No one ever commits to the "stable" branch.
>>It
>> > > > >>>>>> exists
>> > > > >>>>>>> only
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> as
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> short-cut for checking out the latest stable
>>tag.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. The "next" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - This branch exists only when in the process
>>of
>> > > > >>>>>> doing a
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> release.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - All tags (both stable and RC) are done on
>>this
>> > > > >>>>>> branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - When a stable tag is done:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  - The existing "stable" branch is deleted
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  - A new "stable" branch is created from
>>"next".
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  - The "next" branch is deleted.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. The "dev" branch.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - This is where all commits are done
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - This is where topic-branches are merged into.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Cutting a release:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1. Create "next" from the HEAD of "dev"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2. Test test test!
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3. Fix bugs by committing them to "dev" and
>>then
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> cherry-picking
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> them
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> into
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "next"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4. Tag release candidate
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5. Repeat steps 2-4 as necessary
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6. Tag the release
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7. Create distribution .zip file
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8. Test one last time using the dist files
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9. Delete "stable"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 10. Create a new "stable" by branching from the
>> HEAD
>> > > > >>>>>> of
>> > > > >>>>>>>> "next"
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 11. Delete the "next" branch
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Michal Mocny
>><
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> mmo...@chromium.org>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Just going to throw out one of my personal
>> > > > >>>>>> requirements
>> > > > >>>>>>> for
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> whatever
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> proposal we come up with, so it doesn't get
>>lost:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> * Feature branches are great for feature work
>> > and/or
>> > > > >>>>>>> large
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> sweeping
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changes, as are JIRA bugs for tracking them,
>>but
>> > > > >>>>>> cordova
>> > > > >>>>>>>> has
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> many
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trivial issues that could be fixed with
>> "drive-by"
>> > > > >>>>>>> patches
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> that
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> require
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> little friction to commit as possible.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:05 PM, Marcel
>>Kinard <
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> cmarc...@gmail.com
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> How about if there is a specific straw man
>> > proposal
>> > > > >>>>>> at
>> > > > >>>>>>> the
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> beginning
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the face-time? Then the folks that are in
>> > agreement
>> > > > >>>>>>> won't
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> need
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything ;-)
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Seriously, making adjustments to something
>> > tangible
>> > > > >>>>>> is
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> easier
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> than
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> instantiating it from scratch. A volunteer
>>for a
>> > > > >>>>>> very
>> > > > >>>>>>>> simple
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> writeup
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wiki?
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- Marcel Kinard
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 1/14/2013 10:06 PM, Michal Mocny wrote:
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Okay gentlemen, I think there have been
>> countless
>> > > > >>>>>> good
>> > > > >>>>>>>>> points
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> made
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> parties, but also some bike-shedding.
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Perhaps it is time to schedule some
>>face-time
>> to
>> > > > >>>>>> better
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> articulate
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> some
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the finer points, and to help come to some
>> > > > >>>>>> consensus?
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -Michal
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> --
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> @purplecabbage
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>> risingj.com
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>> --
>> > > > >>>>>>> @purplecabbage
>> > > > >>>>>>> risingj.com
>> > > > >>>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>
>> > > > >>>>>
>> > > > >>>>
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>>
>> > > > >>> --
>> > > > >>> @purplecabbage
>> > > > >>> risingj.com
>> > > > >>
>> > > > >>
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > >
>> >
>>

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