Re: [boost] New release procedure?

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-05 10:32:01

At 09:50 AM 3/5/2003, David Abrahams wrote:

 >Beman Dawes <bdawes_at_[hidden]> writes:
 >
 >...
 >> Dave, what did you mean by that? It sounds like you expect the
 >> RC_1_30_0 tag to go on the main trunk and some other tag on the
 >> branch.
 >
 >No.
 >
 >> What is the point of that? How are the tags used?
 >
 >The point is that if there are multiple merges from the trunk to the
 >branch, you'll need something to mark the version on the trunk of the
 >previous merge.  At the point you first create the branch, the
 >previous merge point is the same as the branch point.

Ah! That makes sense.

 >The multiple merge thing is probably much less of an issue when
 >working from trunk to branch, but it still could be useful to have
 >the tag.  I would call the tag "merged_to_<branch name>".

OK, I'll add that to the procedure.

 >Does that clear up my concern?

Yes, thanks. I'll aim to get the new tag and procedure page in place later 
today.

--Beman