Re: [boost] [1.46.1] Release candidates available

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.46.1] Release candidates available
From: Eric Niebler (eric_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-10 23:00:22

On 3/11/2011 3:39 AM, Rene Rivera wrote:
> On 3/10/2011 1:14 PM, Henrik Sundberg wrote:
>> I've proposed this earlier:
>> Add a precommit check, when the release branch is locked, that checks
>> that any commit in the release path has a commit comment that is
>> prefixed with e.g. "Authorized: ". If not, return error and write a
>> description of how to proceed to stderr.
>>
>> The result is that no one commits by mistake, and that everyone can
>> understand what has happened and how to proceed.

I like it.

> Seems easy and reasonable. I'd likely make the comment more specific,
> like the trac comments. Something like: (authorized by beman). That way
> there's an audit trail.

Great. Rene, can I convince you to implement this hook? Beman, once it's
impemented, can you add it to your release procedures?

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Eric Niebler
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