Re: [boost] Which CVS release procedure?

From: David Abrahams (david.abrahams_at_[hidden])
Date: 2001-12-19 10:54:35

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]>

>
> > (2) seems simpler for the
> > Boost case, where the time between freeze and release will be short, and
> > the number of fixes is more likely to be small.
>
> Another reason to branch would be to allow for post-release fixes just in
case a
> bug is found after the release.  In this case the patch can be applied to
the
> branch without having to worry about changes that might have been checked
into
> the main.

That seals it for me.

-Dave