Repository: ant
Updated Branches:
  refs/heads/master d02ecf6fe -> 55ddb5517


update for our 2-branch model


Project: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/repo
Commit: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/commit/55ddb551
Tree: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/tree/55ddb551
Diff: http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/diff/55ddb551

Branch: refs/heads/master
Commit: 55ddb551710bda588206caba23e8b8ab0b15b856
Parents: d02ecf6
Author: Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org>
Authored: Sat Apr 9 12:11:26 2016 +0200
Committer: Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org>
Committed: Sat Apr 9 12:11:26 2016 +0200

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 CONTRIBUTING.md | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
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http://git-wip-us.apache.org/repos/asf/ant/blob/55ddb551/CONTRIBUTING.md
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diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 79f94be..3f45cf2 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -23,11 +23,24 @@ changes on the
 first. This way you can make sure you're not wasting your time on
 something that isn't considered to be in Ant's scope.
 
+Branches
+--------
+
+The master branch is where we develop the next release of Ant 1.10.x -
+any patch or PR against this branch must be buildable using Java8.
+
+The branch 1.9.x is where we develop the next release of Ant 1.9.x -
+any patch or PR against this branch must be buildable using Java5.
+
+Please state clearly whether you are targeting 1.9.x or 1.10.x -
+usually we port changes from 1.9.x to 1.10.x but not necessarily the
+other way around.
+
 Making Changes
 --------------
 
 + Create a topic branch from where you want to base your work (this is
-  usually the master branch).
+  usually the master or the 1.9.x branch, see above).
 + Make commits of logical units.
 + Respect the original code style:
   + Only use spaces for indentation.

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