Hi,

To explicitly spell out a consequence of the branching of rel_3_16: if a
bugfix is pushed to main that is also intended for 3.16.x (or earlier), the
committer should also push it to rel_3_16.

Regards,

Galen

On Tue, Oct 28, 2025 at 10:30 AM Galen Charlton <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> rel_3_16 is now branched. The merge pause on main is now lifted, although
> committer discretion to push only either independent features to main or
> essential bugfixes to main and back branches is requested until the beta is
> released.
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
>
> On Mon, Oct 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM Galen Charlton <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Feature freeze for 3.16 will be at the end of the day today, followed by
>> me branching rel_3_16 tomorrow (28 October) morning in preparation for the
>> beta.
>>
>> "End of the day" can be interpreted expansively by committers; in
>> practice, what I'll be doing is declaring a brief merge pause for main
>> tomorrow morning in case any stabilization of main is needed, followed by
>> branching rel_3_16.
>>
>> Once rel_3_16 is branched, the merge pause for main will be lifted,
>> though I ask committers to hold off merging any new features or
>> enhancements that might make backporting bugfixes to rel_3_16 prior to the
>> general release of 3.16.0 particularly difficult.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Galen
>> --
>> Galen Charlton
>> Implementation and IT Manager
>> Equinox Open Library Initiative
>> [email protected]
>> https://www.equinoxOLI.org
>> phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
>> direct: 770-709-5581
>> <http://evergreen-ils.org>
>>
>
>
> --
> Galen Charlton
> Implementation and IT Manager
> Equinox Open Library Initiative
> [email protected]
> https://www.equinoxOLI.org
> phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
> direct: 770-709-5581
> <http://evergreen-ils.org>
>


-- 
Galen Charlton
Implementation and IT Manager
Equinox Open Library Initiative
[email protected]
https://www.equinoxOLI.org
phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
direct: 770-709-5581
<http://evergreen-ils.org>
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