Re: [boost] Let's not forget the release

Subject: Re: [boost] Let's not forget the release
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-06-08 07:55:07

Daniel James wrote:
> On 8 June 2014 12:37, Peter Dimov <lists_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> >
> > That said, the idea that modules need to freeze their master branch is a 
> > SVN relic. We are more evolved now; only the master branch of the 
> > superproject needs to freeze, and we can do that simply by stopping the 
> > script that updates the submodules on it.
>
> We still need a way to include non-breaking changes from submodules.

Do you mean an automated way? If so, and if this requires modules to not 
update their master branches while a release is in progress... what was the 
point of the whole exercise?