I think the term you might be looking for is staging branch. I've considered making one for BGE patches. So, +1 from me for making such a branch.
On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:42 PM, Sergey Sharybin <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey guys, > > I know it's really a double-edged sword, but still. What about having > branch which: > > - Called somewhat clear what it is: like continous_integration (not the > best name in the world perhaps) > - It allows developers to commit stuff, regardless of the BCon level > - Mainly used dugin bcon3 and bcon4 for the work which can't go to master > just because because of bcon. > - All the commits to this branch are considered master-ready, no > WIP/experimental work in there is allowed > - Get;s merged into master after git is open > - No commits happening t bcon1,2 > - Naming could be improved > > Mainly motivation is coming from: > > - We're now trying to spend more time on patch reviews, and there are some > good patches which are ready for commit but can't go in because of BCon > level > - Leaving those patches open might lead to situation when we'll loose it > from the field of view and wouldn't commit during bcon1,2 > - There're some ongoing improvements from all the guys around, not just > core developers and would be nice if those patches are not getting rottened > or so > - All the devs are still free to work on the "fun" projects, and could have > some stuff cooked during bcon3,4 > > While it sounds like a good idea, i'm actually a bit skeptical about it. > Mainly because i would actually prefer everyone to concentrate on making > blender stable at bcon3,4. But on the other hand, we can't force all the > volunteers to wait, plus we can do some improvements at a spare time. So it > might actually work. > > This is actually a question to all the core developers: do you guys think > it might work (maybe with some tweaks to the workflow) and we should try or > it's somewhat just crazy? > > There might also be some other approaches to a problem i'm trying to solve, > those are also welcome! > > -- > With best regards, Sergey Sharybin > _______________________________________________ > Bf-committers mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers > _______________________________________________ Bf-committers mailing list [email protected] http://lists.blender.org/mailman/listinfo/bf-committers
