Re: [boost] Proposal for development of new boost libraries under CVS

From: Beman Dawes (beman_at_[hidden])
Date: 2000-07-24 20:51:32

Jeremy wrote:

 >Isn't branching the solution to this problem?

Oh damn. I just 5 minutes ago created a pre-release directory as Dave 
suggested.  Are you saying there is a way to add files, directories, etc, 
as branches that could be ignored for releases until they were approved?  I 
had understood branches were a tool for development work on existing files, 
but hadn't realized the concept applied on a larger scale.

 >Also, we should have a convention for tag names for
 >boost releases/branches/etc.
 >
 >For the main line, how about:
 >  boost-1-16-1   (for the current release 1.16.1)

I used "release_1_16_1" for the initial tag.  Is that OK?  I started to use 
boost_1_16_1 but then realized everything in the repository is boost this 
or that, so thought "release" was more indicative.

 >
 >For branches, how about use the name of the new library:
 >  iterator-adaptors
 >  pattern-matching
 >
 >This also has the advantage that changes needed to common
 >files like config.hpp can be made and the revision history
 >will be appropriately recorded.

Thanks.  I'll try to do some more reading.

--Beman