Re: [boost] [SVN]Best Practices for developers using SVN

From: Robert Ramey (ramey_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-03 11:56:52

David Abrahams wrote:
> on Wed Aug 01 2007, "Robert Ramey" <ramey-AT-rrsd.com> wrote:
>
>> Beman wrote:
>>> Right. Again, for avoidance of doubt: do you expect the development
>>> branch to be created from the stable branch, to make sure a passing
>>> test on the development branch translates to a passing test on
>>> stable after a merge. Correct ?
>>
>> Now you've hit upon the motivation for my original post.  I was under
>> the impression that the "trunk" would be the last released version.
>> It turns out that its not so.  But no matter.  With SVN there is no
>> special status accorded "trunk" we can just branch off the last
>> release.  The only think we need is a set of "Best Practices" (or
>> whatever one
>> wants to call it so we're all in sync.
>
> Ummm, so is that a "yes" or a "no?"

Yes, I expected that the RC_1_34_0 would become the new "trunk"
and that individual developers would merger their changes
from the "old trunk" into their development branches as needed.

Robert Ramey