Re: [boost] Is merging to the release branch allowed again?

Subject: Re: [boost] Is merging to the release branch allowed again?
From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-12-01 08:49:48

On Nov 30, 2010, at 7:25 PM, Eric Niebler wrote:

> On 11/30/2010 2:23 PM, Beman Dawes wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Marshall Clow <mclow.lists_at_[hidden]>wrote:
>> 
>>> On Nov 30, 2010, at 6:44 AM, Hartmut Kaiser wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Since I hate holding back merging to the release branch to the last
>>>> minute
>>>> before the next release I would like to start doing this asap. Any idea
>>>> when
>>>> this might be allowed again?
>>> 
>>> It is my belief that once the release is made, the release branch is open
>>> for changes again.
>>> In fact, I merged files to the release branch last night.
>>> 
>>> If this is incorrect, then I'm sure one of the release managers will step
>>> up and slap me silly^H^H^H^ gently correct me.
>> 
>> Yep, OK to merge to release.
> 
> I guess you've now (indirectly) answered in the negative my question
> about a point release to address the type_traits vc-7.1 regression.
> That's too bad.

Sorry about that, Eric.

-- Marshall