Re: [boost] Updated Development and Release Practices for 1.35.0

From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-22 20:31:50

Rene Rivera wrote:

> Beman Dawes wrote:
>> The Development and Release Practices trac wiki page has been updated. 
>> See http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/wiki/ImprovingPractices
> 
> Is there a rationale for the release structure, and specifically of the 
> location of the tags:
> 
> svn/boost/
>    release/
>      next/ (boost-root)
>      RC_1_35_0_n/ (boost-root)
>      1_35_0/ (boost-root)
> 
> Instead of:
> 
> svn/boost/
>    release/ (boost-root)
>    tags/
>      RC_1_35_0_n/ (boost-root)
>      1_35_0/ (boost-root)

I considered svn/boost/release/(boost-root) but was afraid it would be 
confused with the most recent release, since there is nothing to 
identify it as anything else.

> 
> ??
> 
> If the reason is to make the permissions easier to manage.

That's one part of the rationale. I also wanted a focal point for casual 
browers to find release related trees.

> Did you consider a more traditional svn structure of:
> 
> svn/boost/release/
>    trunk/ (boost-root)
>    tags/
>      RC_1_35_0_n/ (boost-root)
>      1_35_0/ (boost-root)

No, that approach didn't occur to me. I think I like it slightly better 
than my proposal.

Anyone else have an opinion on this?

--Beman