Re: [boost] [1.46.1] Release candidates available

Subject: Re: [boost] [1.46.1] Release candidates available
From: Beman Dawes (bdawes_at_[hidden])
Date: 2011-03-12 07:47:08

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 11:00 PM, Eric Niebler <eric_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 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?

Sounds good to me!

--Beman