Re: [boost] format library missing from status tests

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2002-09-24 08:11:47

From: "Peter Dimov" <pdimov_at_[hidden]>

> From: "David Abrahams" <dave_at_[hidden]>
> > Maybe we should cancel the release branch and re-branch for release
next
> > week... the number of patches that are suddenly coming in since after
we
> > branched for 1.29.0 is quite astounding.
>
> The point of having a release branch is to let people work on unstable
> versions without affecting the RC, right? How do you cancel a release
branch
> under such circumstances?

It's only possible if the trunk hasn't been too destabilized yet.

Anyway, it was only a half-serious suggestion. My point is that if people
have patches which make the difference between Boost working and not
working on a given platform, they should try to post them before we branch
for release. After a release branch it becomes increasingly hard to roll
fixes into the branch and still get them into the trunk correctly.

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