Re: [boost] Boost 1.61.0 Release Candidate 1

Subject: Re: [boost] Boost 1.61.0 Release Candidate 1
From: Vicente J. Botet Escriba (vicente.botet_at_[hidden])
Date: 2016-05-03 13:22:23

Le 03/05/2016 16:56, Robert Ramey a écrit :
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> I'm sure somewhere we have a "tool", git command, script or whatever 
> which can create a report which shows which libraries have differences 
> between develop and master branches in a concise way.  So maybe the 
> release procedure should start with a generation and display of this 
> report followed by nagging of developers to get them in sync. Once 
> they're in sync, developers would be admonished not to check into 
> develop until the master is checked.  One great thing about git is 
> that it lets me easily create a temporary local branch in which I can 
> store my local changes then merge them into develop as soon as the 
> release ships.  To summarize:
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> a) announce intention to ship master
> b) encourage developers to sync develop to master
> c) prepare summary report of differences
> d) review tests on master branch, ship beta, etc.  cycle until done.
> e) ship release, open master and develop for changes.
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> we want to maintain the distinction between master and develop. But 
> during a hopefully short time, they should be in sync.
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When I have to fix a bug I need to commit in develop so that I can check 
if this is a fix and if there is no regressions.

Vicente