What about simply forking a release branch now, and then we work on stabilizing and debugging THAT
branch?
As and when new fixes go into the trunk, we can merge those fixes into the branch. Ideally, the
release branch will not take in new features from the trunk, but only fixes to bring the branch
towards stability for final release. I'd recommend using Release Candidates.
I'd be the first one to offer to test the release branch in the effort to bring it to release
status. If there _is_ a release branch, I'll be basing my work on that branch rather than the
trunk, anyway.
If no one else is familiar with this branching strategy, I may be willing to take on the admin
work for this. Just let me know when my deadlines and what my deliverables will be.
Jonathon
Si Chen wrote:
The SVN right now is in reasonably good shape in my opinion -- it's been
more stable in the past, but there's also been a lot of times when it's
a lot less stable. I think we need to get the framework to a stable
point and resolve any critical applications bugs, and then it should be
a pretty good release.
Having said that, is it better to create a release branch now, or wait a
little bit? This would depend on everybody's development plans. I
notice David and Andy are doing a lot of things in the framework and
base methods and that there have been some bugs that are being fixed.
Could the next few days, week, or two weeks be spent primarily
addressing these issues without a lot of new features being committed?
If so, then it'd be better to wait until then. Otherwise, let's just
make the release branch before a whole bunch of new but not necessarily
critical features or refactorings arrive.
Shi Yusen wrote:
+1 for creating a release branch.
Also, without responses the branch will basically just include
whatever it includes.
As an training course, I have arranged a man to test current HEAD in
different enviroments.
I think the release branch can be created now.
Regards,
Shi Yusen/Beijing Langhua Ltd.
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