Re: [boost] SVN repo structure... [was: Subversion structure in KDE]

From: Marcus Lindblom (macke_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-05-31 04:32:13

David Abrahams wrote:
> on Wed May 30 2007, Stefan Seefeld <seefeld-AT-sympatico.ca> wrote:
>
>   
>> Rene Rivera wrote:
>>     
>>> [boost-svn]
>>>     boost
>>>       stable (full boost tree here)
>>>       devel (full boost tree here)
>>>       branches
>>>         my_branch (full boost tree here)
>>>         cmake_a (full boost tree here)
>>>         cmake_b (full boost tree here)
>>>       tags
>>>         boost_1_33_1 (full boost tree here)
>>>         boost_1_34_0 (full boost tree here)
>>>     sandbox
>>>       devel
>>>         xml (partial boost tree here)
>>>         explore  (partial boost tree here)
>>>       branches
>>>         xml_b0 (partial boost tree here)
>>>         explore_b0  (partial boost tree here)
>>>       tags
>>>         xml_for_review (partial boost tree here)
>>>         explore_for_review  (partial boost tree here)
>>>       
>> I'm still not convinced that the branching in the sandbox
>> should happen outside the projects (as opposed to let each
>> sandbox project organize its own substructure), but I don't
>> have a strong opinion there.
>>     
>
> I agree with Stefan.  And that goes for the non-sandbox areas too.  
> What is the point of pushing **library-specific** branches and tags up
> to the top level?
>   
I agree too. Things that have different release cycles should not be 
mixed unnecessarily.

Additionally, one could also set up a completely different repository 
for the sandbox, to make logs/history less cluttered. Has that been 
considered?

/Marcus