On 04/08/17 12:10 , Richard Haselgrove wrote: > In that case, the workflow document linked by David earlier > - https://boinc.berkeley.edu/trac/wiki/AdminReleaseManagement - contains > totally unnecessary extra work steps:
Indeed. > * Clone branch: clone https://github.com/boinc/boinc.git into new dir > w/ version num The wording "clone branch" is at least confusing and even wrong when read out of context. The line is incomplete and inconsistent. Also, using TortoiseGit (being a Windows Explorer context menu extension) as the canonical example isn't a good choice. One should use platform independent descriptions that help everyone. The git CLI or even GUIs like GitKraken and SourceTree are certainly better suited for that purpose. But first things first. These issues can be addressed in a general overhaul. > * android: TODO; Oliver: textual representation, numerical value (increment) > in 7.6, it's 146, so use 147 FYI, that's already been taken care of (for Android at least) via: https://github.com/BOINC/boinc/issues/1864 The desktop manager's still pending though. > The only reasons I can see for creating a new directory are: > To create clean build folders for the development tools to work in Yes, but even that is not necessary. You can (and should) always check for and handle untracked files using "git status" (ignore or add them). You may also stash away pending working tree changes using "git stash". Working in multiple copies of a repo can be more confusing to beginners than sticking to a single one that's properly managed. > To create an offsite archival backup in case of disaster No. If you want your local repo backed up, just push it to a remote of your choice. Typically that's your personal fork on GitHub. Cheers, Oliver
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