Re: [boost] New release procedure?

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2003-03-05 11:35:49

"Jeff Garland" <jeff_at_[hidden]> writes:

>> > 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.
>> 
>> 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>".
>
> So this is something each developer would do when merging to
> the branch from MAIN if they want 'extra' information 
> in CVS about where the merge took place?  If this is 
> correct, I'm generally opposed to this extra step as
> I don't see what it is going to buy you above and beyond
> what you can get in CVS log command.  Am I missing
> something?

If you make a big change on the trunk and need to merge to the
branch, and then you do it again, you want

     cvs merge -jmerged_to_RC_whatever -jHEAD

In order to make the merge work properly.  If the release manager
doesn't tag the head at the merge point, the first person to merge
from trunk to branch messes up that arrangement.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com