Geometry Boost List: [geometry] Extensions maintenance (was: Setting up Travis CI for Boost.Geometry)

Subject: [geometry] Extensions maintenance (was: Setting up Travis CI for Boost.Geometry)
From: Mateusz Loskot (mateusz_at_[hidden])
Date: 2014-11-10 16:01:12

On 10 November 2014 21:56, Adam Wulkiewicz <adam.wulkiewicz_at_[hidden]> wrote:
> Mateusz Loskot wrote:
>>
>> Regarding extensions that are broken, they either should be fixed
>> if actively maintained and supported
>> or moved to separate repository
>> if not maintained, orphaned and unsupported.
>
>
> I agree. Actually I think that we should ASAP release them (or some of them)
> and have no more extensions.

+1

>> That said, I'd rather consider, either dedicated
>> repository github.com/boostorg/geometry-extensions
>> or
>> Boost.Geometry team organization github.com/boostorg-geometry
>> where such repositories can be maintained:
>> github.com/boostorg-geometry/extensions-orphaned
>> github.com/boostorg-geometry/extensions-proposed
>>
>
> Then if there were no extensions new features would exist in forks of people
> working on them. The code would be merged into the main repository only if
> it was finished. It'd then be maintained properly.

Yes, it would make sort of extensions incubator with simple yet clear
development cycle supported by GH pull requests, etc., and safely
outside the upstream repo.

Best regards,
-- 
Mateusz  Loskot, http://mateusz.loskot.net