Re: [release] Boost 1.85.0

From: Marshall Clow (mclow.lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2024-05-27 17:17:45

On May 27, 2024, at 8:39 AM, Andrey Semashev via Boost <boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> 
> On 5/27/24 18:06, Peter Dimov via Boost wrote:
>> Andrey Semashev wrote:
>>>> Something's really wrong with release tagging.
>> 
>> I've looked at a few of these at random and I believe that
>> the common theme is that the boost-1.85.0 tag is always
>> the same as the boost-1.85.0.beta1 tag, even when the
>> library has changes between beta and release.
> 
> Do you know where tags for submodules are created? I found this:
> 
> https://github.com/boostorg/release-tools/blob/38ed0545ff2e0cd1f27a3aa6fbd0576d474acfec/ci_boost_release.py#L918-L925
> 
> but it looks like it only creates the tag for the superproject.
> 
> I suspect, git submodules aren't synchronized with the superproject when
> tags are created.

Here’s how the tags are created
(From https://github.com/boostorg/wiki/wiki/Releases%3A-Preparing)

> Tag the release in git. Make sure the correct versions of the super project and submodules are checked out, and then do something like:
> 
> git tag boost-1.78.0
> git submodule foreach 'git tag boost-1.78.0'
> git push origin boost-1.78.0
> git submodule foreach 'git push origin boost-1.78.0’

— Marshall