Re: Do we still want develop branch?

From: Andrey Semashev (andrey.semashev_at_[hidden])
Date: 2023-11-06 16:32:46

On 11/6/23 19:26, Robert Ramey via Boost wrote:
> On 11/6/23 6:51 AM, Andrey Semashev via Boost wrote:
>> On 11/6/23 06:40, Robert Ramey via Boost wrote:
>>> On 11/5/23 1:10 PM, Andrey Semashev via Boost wrote:
>>>> Then there's the recurring problem that led to this post - people
>>>> forget to merge to master from time to time.
>>>
>>> FWIW - I merge to develop when Marshall makes his announcement of the
>>> release date.  So it's only once every 3 months.  Not a huge burden. BUT
>>> it means that any breakage in other libraries due to changes in the
>>> serialization library aren't discover until it's late in process.
>>
>> I'm not sure I understand. Are you saying you merge new features to
>> master rather than develop? If so, you may be causing problems to your
>> downstream users, as they are doing the opposite.
> 
> I develop and merge into the develop branch.
> 
> When marshal announces a release, I merge the develop branch into the
> master branch.  What is confusing about this?

Above you wrote that you merge to *develop* on Marshall's announcement.
If you meant *master* then then that's fine.